How are Australian parents responding to the social media ban for under-16s?
Social media bans may now be law but for many families, the main enforcers of the new rules…
Parents of toddler with leukaemia call for Māori Italian stem cell donors
It wasn’t until they were faced with this reality that Nicoll and her family realised how much ancestry…
Schools, parents face new headache after clothing provider Uniform Hub collapses
“We understand that there is significant financial pressure at the start of the year, and this news may…
Rotorua affordable rentals: First tenants move into Home in Place development
It aimed at addressing housing affordability for “moderate-income” essential workers in healthcare, education and emergency services. The 28…
Auckland Grammar seeking over $1800 in voluntary donations from parents
Thirty-seven Auckland state high schools don’t ask parents for voluntary donations, while 21 do. Parents don’t have to…
Manukau Institute of Technology childcare centre to shut, parents in lurch and jobs at risk
The childcare centre is located at MIT’s North campus in Ōtara and is open to MIT staff, students,…
Government unveils ‘compassionate’ changes for parents of stillborn children
“Whetūrangitia was created with compassion and cultural safety at its heart. Enabling parents to complete a stillbirth registration…
Auckland woman stole $1.4m to buy house after alleged crypto savings vanished
“The theft committed by the employee … has had a profound effect,” the judge said before citing the…
Nervous parents want answers after asbestos found in kids’ magic sand products
“I think he’s probably going to be fine, but just to be safe, I’m going to have him…
I got my son’s disability diagnosis 13 years ago. That day rushed back with Tylenol-autism headlines
Hearing President Donald Trump link Tylenol use during pregnancy to the development of autism in children, without evidence,…
Conjoined twins in PNG could be sent to Germany for surgery after Australia hopes fall through
The parents of conjoined twins in Papua New Guinea who had hoped to send their babies to Sydney…
Brisbane State High School apologises after teaching wrong topic for Year 12 exam
One of Queensland’s top state high schools has apologised to students and parents after admitting it taught the…