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Inside Stories Programme In Selwyn District
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:50:17 +1300 | Heather Milne
Heather Milne was motivated to create the programme after a deployment to the Hawke’s Bay with Taskforce Kiwi to photograph the relief efforts post-Cyclone Gabrielle. More >>
Children Need Us To Protect Them Around Water
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:54:47 +1300 | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand calls for action on Coroner’s advice. Eight summer drownings of children aged five and under in 2021/2022 provides heart breaking proof that simply ‘keeping watch’ is not enough. More >>
'Babies Born Positive With Meth': Northern Mariana Islands Child Abuse And Neglect Cases Rise
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:37:29 +1300 | RNZ
"When parents are stressed, a lot of things can happen in the home," US territory's Division of Youth Services diretor says. More >>
Young Ocean Champions Off To France For Global Summit
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:31:34 +1300 | Save The Children
The global forum, hosted at Nausicaá, Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne sur Mer, France, brings together more than 60 youth representatives from around the world to share the insights and solutions from their regions.More >>
Children Among Highest Casualties Of Israeli Airstrikes In Return To Widespread Death And Destruction
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:52:02 +1300 | Save The Children
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Khan Younis, Deir Al-Balah and Rafah governorates this morning wiped out entire families, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. More >>
Gaza Airstrikes: Largest Single-day Child Death Toll In Last Year
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:36:47 +1300 | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
"Today, Gaza’s one million children - who have endured more than 15 months of war - have been plunged back into a world of fear and death. The attacks and the violence must stop - now."More >>
HIPPY Programme Storybook Launch
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:39:33 +1300 | HIPPY
The book chronicles the thrilling adventure of Reggie, a well-liked member of the HIPPY community, who sets out on a surprising quest that perfectly encapsulates curiosity, education, and the delight of exploration.More >>
Big Buddy Offering Free Mentored Programme: Applications Close End Of March
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:56:19 +1300 | Big Buddy
The FREE programme connects boys with mentors and facilitators to tackle challenges, build confidence, resilience and responsibility and complements core support programme “Big Buddy One-2-One” which matches one Big Buddy to one Little Buddy aged between ...More >>
Associate Education Minister David Seymour Accuses School Lunch Programme Critics Of 'Nitpicking'
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:13:30 +1300 | RNZ
The Associate Education Minister told Q+A the programme had "shown two sides of New Zealand". More >>
The Cost Of A Meal That Sticks In The Throat
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:22:49 +1300 | RNZ
The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. More >>
New CEO Heather Campbell To Lead Save The Children New Zealand
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:19:51 +1300 | Save The Children
Ms Campbell, who will take up the role from Monday 17 March, brings more than two decades of experience in international development to the role, previously leading both development and humanitarian portfolios.More >>
Health Requirements Strengthened For Children Of Temporary Visa Holders
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:40:48 +1300 | New Zealand Government
From 17 March, dependent children of temporary visa holders will no longer be eligible for student and visitor visas if they have a severe cognitive or development disorder that requires significant support.More >>
Loopy Tunes Share Two New Matariki Waiata
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:07:04 +1300 | Great NZ Publicity
These new waiata follow up 'Hiwa-i-te-rangi' and 'Te Waka o Rangi (Pōhutukawa)' from their upcoming 'Mā: Matariki for Tamariki' album, a 13-track assortment from the Ōtautahi-based sister duo, made for "our little ones to help them understand ...More >>
Sudan War: Children Facing ‘Unimaginable Suffering’, Warns UNICEF Chief
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:43:10 +1300 | UN News
Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. After two years of war, over 30 million people – more than half of them children – are living in ...More >>
Surge In Young Parents’ College Enrolments
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:46:42 +1300 | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
The Karanga Mai Young Parents' College is overcoming its challenges through community support. More >>
Press Statement By William O'Neill, UN Expert On The Human Rights Situation In Haiti
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:20:10 +1300 | OHCHR
"The international community, for its part, must act without delay to implement the commitments it has made, particularly with regard to the sanctions regime, the arms embargo, and the substantial reinforcement of multinational security support, in ...More >>
Human Rights Council: Significant Increase In Child Victims Of Trafficking
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:50:06 +1300 | UN News
Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of youngsters caught up in the illegal practice is likely much higher, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.More >>
New Research Centres Rangatahi Voices To Identify Transformative Justice Approaches
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:39:52 +1300 | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
"So much of what we heard relates to questions of power, decisions made that have profound life-long impacts on rangatahi, their whānau and us all," says Lisa Woods, Movement Building & Advocacy Director for AIANZ.More >>
Beyond Civil War: The Trauma And Tragedy For Syria’s Children
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:37:41 +1300 | World Vision New Zealand
Fourteen years since civil war erupted in Syria (March 15), and just three months since the fall of the former regime, there is now a critical opportunity to support a generation of children who have grown up knowing nothing but conflict.More >>
Dunne's Weekly: School Lunches Fiasco Shows What Happens When Social Policy Loses Focus
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:19:40 +1300 | Peter Dunne
When the current government took office in 2023 and sought to pare back government spending, the school lunch programme was an early target. The government produced a plan to centralise and standardise the school lunches operation which would saveMore >>
