Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan’s A Guide to Rocks takes top children’s book prize
“Seeing Finn now, as this young boy who’s so expressive and beautiful and open and sensitive and just…
Children’s author Lucas Remmerswaal fails to overturn assault on child conviction in Whangārei mall
Remmerswaal has published several children’s books and travelled the country giving presentations in schools about financial literacy. The…
Marokopa children’s mother describes Tom Phillips as a ‘dictator’, says she objected to Netflix doco
In the first public interview since her children were found, Christey told Mata she was “dead set against”…
Asbestos in kids’ play sand: Safety claims under scrutiny as regulators use supplier’s assessment for official advice
According to internal emails reportedly seen by The Guardian, WorkSafe NZ had challenged recall notices in Australia “from…
Northland campaign aims to boost young children’s language skills
“There’s a very low number of actual words that they’re using, so their vocabulary is very restricted.” Easterbrook…
River Island recalls kids’ clothes in UK over serious chemical risk
All sizes of the affected clothing have been recalled. Tests found brooches on the items contained excessive levels…
Former Rotorua woman Jane Searle appointed Children’s Commissioner
“Jane has a deep understanding of issues faced by children today, informed by more than 15 years’ combined…
Waikato businessman David Anderson jailed for sex acts in Auckland with underage girls
“I am of the view your meetings with the victims were well planned and orchestrated. The range of…
New Zealand play sand asbestos finding prompts urgent minister meetings
Urgent meetings to be held Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer said he was taking the matter…
Anorexic child repeatedly denied admission to children’s ward, parents felt ‘helpless’
Clinical notes from the Central Regional Eating Disorder Service (CREDS) showed Lucas was losing weight and had a…
Consumer NZ urges parents to avoid cheap Temu toys after UK recall
Simon Gallagher, manager consumer services at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) said it had received…
The Good Vitamin Co says no allergens found in recalled gummies despite reports of reactions
Further testing after additional complaints also failed to identify a cause. A full customer recall of the gummies…