Social Work
Fossil Creek Farm: 'It hugs you'
Children and teens with mental health issues are entranced when they spend time at Fossil Creek Farm just outside Nelson. The donkey Holly senses when she should snuggle close and the rhythm of egg… Audio
Fossil Creek Farm: 'It hugs you'
Children and teens with mental health issues are entranced when they spend time at Fossil Creek Farm just outside Nelson. The donkey Holly senses when she should snuggle close and the rhythm of egg…
AudioSavage: new film depicts brutality of New Zealand gang life
New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer of a gang. Porirua-raised writer and director… Video, Audio
Providing Social Work During Lockdown?
University of Otago Social and Community Work Associate Professor Emily Keddell and Brenda Pilott, from Social Service Providers Aotearoa talk about moving social work online during lockdown, and the… Audio
Rory Truell: social work through the pandemic
As Secretary-General of The International Federation of Social Workers, New Zealander Rory Truell leads an organisation responsible for representing and supporting five million professional social… Audio
Youth worker credited with reduction in violence at Northland high school
Dargaville High is crediting a drastic drop in violent behaviour and an improvement to its student's mental wellbeing to a youth worker's unique initiative. Video, Audio
Three Minutes Max: Tommy Kapai Wilson on uplifting babies from their mothers
Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Tommy Wilson from the Te Tuinga Whanau Suport Services Trust on the issue of babies being uplifted from their mothers and why… Audio
A Helping Hand for Green Fingered Youth
FarmHand connects young people with permanent work or further education through hands-on outdoor work experience. The 9-week intensive course is run by the Malcam Trust, a youth-focused training… Audio
A Helping Hand for Green Fingered Youth
FarmHand connects young people with permanent work or further education through hands-on outdoor work experience. The 9-week intensive course is run by the Malcam Trust, a youth-focused training…
AudioChild found alone by cleaners in Vulnerable Children office
A child was found by after-hours cleaners at a Ministry for Vulnerable Children office in Takapuna last week after social workers forgot about him, one worker told RNZ's Phil Pennington. Audio
Registration of Chief Social Worker
The country's top social worker has recently applied for registration, despite previous assertions he didn't need to. After years of calls from within the profession for all social workers to be… Audio
Family Court judges beg for more social workers in Masterton
Family Court judges wrote this month to the Deputy Director of the Social Development Ministry and the Children's Commissioner to ask for more social workers. Audio
State abuse claim lodged with Waitangi Tribunal
Survivors of abuse in state care have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal alleging Maori children were singled out to be placed in institutions, where they were abused. Audio
Overhaul for Child Youth and Family
The Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley discusses the interim expert panel report for transforming Child Youth and Family. The report recommends a major overhaul of Child Youth and Family, to… Audio
