Foster Care
Fundraising NZ leg of solo sailor's global circumnavigation
Young American sailor Elana Connor is circumnavigating the world onboard her 10 metre yacht, raising money for children in foster care. Getting caught up in the initial Covid lockdown here forced a… Audio
Foster carers under pressure
Foster care families around the country are under pressure during the lockdown due, with children with developmental trauma, financial worries, pressure from birth families for access and no or… Audio
Government to review payments to foster carers
The first ever full review of government payments to support foster carers has been announced.
Valerie Mason-John: from orphan to inspiration
Valerie Mason-John had the odds stacked against her from the moment her mother abandoned her as an infant. Her upbringing in foster homes and orphanages lead to a life of addiction, crime, eating… Audio
Insight: Foetal Alcohol - Damaging Baby Brains
It's thought there could be several thousand New Zealand babies born every year with brains damaged in the womb by alcohol after their mother's drank while pregnant. Philippa Tolley investigates… Video, Audio
Peace on Pepin: Bush restoration woos tourists to tiny island
Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef… Audio
Peace on Pepin: Bush restoration woos tourists to tiny island
Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef…
AudioFoster carers call for pay to encourage more carers
Foster carer Angie Rogerson, says there aren't enough foster carers for neglected children because they are left out of pocket by the actual cost of the job. Mrs Rogerson says if the Government paid… Audio
PJs for foster kids
Foster Hope is a voluntary organisation putting together backpacks for children going into foster care. They're currently appealing for pyjamas, which many foster children have never owned before. Audio
Former state ward, Tupua Urlich
Throughout his childhood in state care, young Aucklander Tupua Urlich felt he had no voice. From the age of five to 15 he was bumped around a fractured social welfare system, living in more than 10… Audio
'CYFS need to listen to carers'
A Porirua family, who have fostered children, explain the problems they and their relatives have had with CYFS bouncing kids from family to family. Audio
Kids probably no better off in state care
Children are bounced from one placement to the next and may not be better off as a result of state intervention, the Children's Commissioner says. Audio
A foster mother's story
Karen Scott shares the very personal story of taking in a five-year-old foster child and why she felt she had no choice but to return him to Child Youth and Family. Karen's foster son exhibited… Audio
