Latest Child and Youth Issues Headlines
Evidence For Free School Lunches: The Bigger Picture Benefits
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:44:33 +1300 | Public Health Communication Centre
There’s ample evidence demonstrating free school lunch programmes provide wide benefits across schools, households and communities according to public health researchers. ACT Minister David Seymour wants to reduce the spending on Aotearoa New Zealand’s ...More >>
Pharmac-initiated Lengthy Review A Waste Of Valuable Time And Resources, Says Rare Disorders NZ
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:10:17 +1300 | Rare Disorders NZ
Rare Disorders NZ is very concerned that Pharmac will not extend access to life-saving medicines for children with rare disorders in line with child cancer patients under Rule 8.1bMore >>
Dental Association Urges Government To Switch Off Sugar Tap In Schools
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:33:56 +1300 | New Zealand Dental Association
The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) is urging Government health and education ministries to agree and implement some simple measures to help improve the oral health of our nation’s adolescents this World Oral Health Day (observed 20 March). NZDA ...More >>
Sudan Conflict: 24 Million Children Exposed To A Year Of Brutality And Rights Violations, UN Committee Says
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:22:54 +1300 | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee urges Sudan to immediately take all urgent and necessary measures to end these severe violations and fulfill its commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.More >>
Climate School Strike on April 5th
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:43:02 +1300 | School Strike 4 Climate Otautahi
School Strike for Climate Ōtautahi is holding our biggest strike yet to bring about action on intersectional climate and social justice issues in Aotearoa. Students and adults alike will unite and take to the streets on April the 5th. As the current ...More >>
Unite Union Offers Support To Freyberg Students Facing Disciplinary Action Over Protest
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:51:54 +1300 | Unite Union
Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ...More >>
Te Ātiawa And Outward Bound Celebrate The Success Of Inaugural Course
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:53:01 +1300 | Outward Bound
Revives a Tohi Rite in Waitohi, a ritual last performed by 28th Māori Battalion More >>
CAB Launches Youth Website And Report
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:50:45 +1300 | Citizens Advice Bureau
On Wednesday 13th March the CAB launched two exciting new CAB youth-focused projects. One is the new CAB Youth Tool Kete website which contains information about legal rights and responsibilities and ways forward, and covers key issues raised by CAB’s ...More >>
The Wiggles Groove Across Aotearoa
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:56:41 +1300 | The Public Good
Get Ready To Sing, Dance & Groove With The Wiggles’ Wiggle Groove Tour! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/aa331649d2f262196b03.jpeg" width="720" height="384"> Embark on a musical adventure ...More >>
New Migrants Lead NZ For Childhood Vaccination
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:49:53 +1300 | University of Auckland
One in four New Zealanders was born overseas and new migrants are ahead of other Kiwis when it comes to vaccinating their babies. Migrant families are more likely than other New Zealanders to vaccinate their babies on time, according to new University ...More >>
Save The Children To Present Oral Submissions On Victims Of Sexual Violence And Ram Raids Offending Bills
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:36:03 +1300 | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey and Chief Executive Heidi Coetzee will today present two oral submissions to the Select Committee. 11am - Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill 11.10am ...More >>
Aya And The Butterfly
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:15:00 +1300 | Birdlife Productions
A child’s journey back to happiness with puppetry, music and more! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/9bf627336e84b08a3eb0.jpeg" width="509" height="720"> ‘Aya and the Butterfly’ ...More >>
Academic Witch-hunted For Criticising Military Boot Camps For Young Offenders
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:28:22 +1300 | Socialist Equality Group
By Tom Peters, Socialist Equality Group New Zealand’s far-right government and sections of the media this week launched a furious witch-hunt against an academic who criticised plans to cut spending on school lunches and to establish military ...More >>
Black Market For Vapes Emerges In Schools
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:24:12 +1300 | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
A black market for vapes has sprung up in schools, while toddlers are getting their hands on their older siblings’ vapes. These are just some of the shocking stories the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ’s youth vape educators hear from students ...More >>
Royston Health Trust Commits To Further Funding Of Learn To Swim And Water Safety Programme
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:57:40 +1300 | Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust
The Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust is excited to announce the extension of the Royston Health Trust Learn to Swim and Water Safety Programme for children across Hawke's Bay. Following the resounding success of the initial pilot in 2023 ...More >>
Alternative Aid Delivery In Gaza: Children Do Not Have Time To Wait - Save The Children
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:47:15 +1300 | Save The Children
Children in Gaza dying from starvation and disease cannot wait for the time it may take to build a temporary port off the Strip, or for the hope that aid dropped out of planes will reach them, Save the Children said. While welcoming efforts to provide ...More >>
Ryan Bridge Is Shaking Things Up For Good
Sat, 9 Mar 2024 14:21:11 +1300 | Child Cancer Foundation
Ryan Bridges is one of hundreds of New Zealand volunteers around the country generously donating their time to collect vital funds for Child Cancer Foundation’s annual Street Appeal today and tomorrow. CEO Monica Briggs was elated to hear from Bridge ...More >>
Highest Ranked Catholic Church Officials In NZ Accused Of Child Sexual Assault Sought High-Level Court Suppression
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 20:34:22 +1300 | SNAP
In April 2023, credible reports of clerical child sexual assault and other abuses including psychological torture perpetrated against innocent and helpless children by clergy who went on to become high-ranked officials in New Zealand's Catholic Church, ...More >>
International Women’s Day: New Initiative To Empower Girls To Become Unstoppable Women
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 15:41:37 +1300 | Save The Children
A new ‘Girls Unstoppable’ programme has its sights on freeing up girls in China, Indonesia, Mexico and Vietnam from chores and care work and getting them into girls clubs to meet, play, and gain confidence to campaign about issues important to them. ...More >>
On The Government’s Fast Track To Trashing The Environment
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 11:27:21 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
With Shane Jones as the watchdog, who needs predators? Mining on DOC land now seems to be a fait accompli. Plainly, New Zealand‘s conservation estate is now open for business, regardless of the impact on the environment and on the endangered species ...More >>