Media Release 27 Dec 2011 Family First NZ says that the urgent need for an independent CYF Complaints Authority has been highlighted by the increasing number of ex gratia payments over the past 2 years valued at over $1 million…
Media Release 27 Dec 2011 Family First NZ says that the urgent need for an independent CYF Complaints Authority has been highlighted by the increasing number of ex gratia payments over the past 2 years valued at over $1 million…
Bay of Plenty Times 25 Dec 2011 A Tui “yeah right” billboard accused of taking away the innocence of Christmas is causing controversy in Bayfair. The billboard, at Owens Place near Bayfair, reads “Santa only comes once a year. Yeah…
Radio New Zealand 22 Dec 2011 Child, Youth & Family, the principal Government agency responsible for child protection says it should have done a better job protecting a nine year old girl abused by her mother. CYF was among 25…
Media Release 21 Dec 2011 Family First NZ is calling for a non-political and independent inquiry into child abuse, family violence and family breakdown as a result of the Ministerial Inquiry into the abuse of a nine year old girl…
NZ Herald 19 Dec 2011 Two 14-year-old girls will face “serious” assault charges after a brutal bully attack on a classmate that left the girl with spinal injuries. Fourteen-year-old Adriana Kemp is recovering in hospital from surgery in which screws…
Sunday Star Times 18 Dec 2011 A childhood spent in front of the box leads to an adulthood spent in the dole queue, new research from Otago University suggests. In a world-first study, researchers have found a correlation between the…