child abuse
The issues surrounding child uplift are complex, but we won't make progress without a better understanding of whānau and the tikanga behind it.
Later this month, thousands of people are expected to march to parliament as part of the #HandsOffOurTamaraki movement. At its heart, the movement is about preserving whānau and demanding that the state stop removing children from their whānau, hapū and iwi.
Read MoreGood on the government for its determination to keep having the "uncomfortable conversation" about child abuse. Sad it's not talking much sense
Read MoreWhat does a government do when people are talking about things that don't suit it? It gives people something else to talk about instead.
Read MoreHow New Zealand is protecting its next generation clearly isn't working. Norm Hewitt, former All Black-turned-children's champion, is urging all New Zealanders to "say something" on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children, and change the end of the story for 160,000 at-risk Kiwi kids
Read MoreSacrifice isn't a popular word, but the government green paper on vulnerable children poses some tough questions for all of us. For one, if we're to really help the worst off, are we prepared to stop judging them?
Read MorePeople knew Nia Glassie was in harm's way--someone almost always knows when a child is being abused. A new book tells what you can do to help
Read MoreHow the 20th century New York pop art brigade and its middle class sexist followers are too hypocritical to stand up and identify child abuse when they see it
Read MoreNew Zealanders have spent more than two years angsting over whether parents should be permitted to smack their children. Meanwhile, as a society, we've been failing our kids
Read MorePolitical leaders like John Key and Phil Goff may think the new law on “parental correction” is working, but an overwhelming majority of voters do not. Words of comfort will not make the issue go away.
Michael Jackson, tragic in life and death, is the most extreme example of what happens when we commodify people
Read MoreIf the government has a strategy for the Families Commission, then allowing the Christine Rankin row to run its course is not the way to advance it
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