September 2009

The Dominion Post 30/09/2009 A new kit that allows parents to drug-test their children using hair has drawn a barrage […]

The Press 30/09/2009 The record number of babies born out of wedlock last year was almost equal to the number

The Dominion Post 30/09/2009 More than 12,000 parents of violent or misbehaving children will be sent back to school in

The Press 29/09/2009 More than half the assaults in New Zealand involve alcohol, a new study shows. A Massey University

The Dominion Post 28/09/2009 Police bosses as senior as the deputy commissioner ignored reports that hundreds of child abuse cases

Time Magazine 26 Sep 09 The debate over spanking goes back many years, but the essential question often evades discussion:

National Radio Checkpoint on 25 Sep 2009 The Green MP Sue Bradford has resigned, admitting she\’s still hurt after her

National Radio 25 September 2009 A Families Commission report on gay and lesbian parenting recommends birth certificates allow for more

NZ Herald Sep 25, 2009 A proposal for the relaxation of guardianship rules to allow primary-school-aged foreign students to study

The Press 24/09/2009 Schools desperate for more cash have asked the Government to let nine-year-olds move to New Zealand without

NZ Herald Sep 23, 2009 A diluted but still hardline version of Act\’s three strikes policy is now on the

The Dominion Post 22/09/2009 At least one in five preschoolers are being exposed to excessive noise levels while they play,

Herald Sun (Aust) 21 Sep 09 That\’s one of the key recommendations of the authors of a new guide to

NZ Herald Sep 21, 2009 The Government\’s hopes of putting the divisive smacking debate behind it in the next month

Newstalk ZB 19/09/2009 Family groups are calling for a commission of inquiry into child abuse. More than 50 family focused

NZ Herald Sep 19, 2009 Organisers of the recent referendum on the smacking law confronted the leaders of both major

NZ Herald Sep 19, 2009 New Zealand\’s top child advocate is urging people to offer practical help to families where

Mail Online (UK) 16th September 2009 Women who have abortions could be posing a risk to future children, according to

NZ Herald Sep 16, 2009 A new, more activist Families Commission began to emerge yesterday with the appointment of league

Herald Sun (Aust) September 15, 2009 STRESSED parents are going into battle every mealtime with children who refuse food. Dieticians say the

Taranaki Daily News 15/09/2009 Boobs on Bikes and the Erotica Lifestyles Expo are not coming to New Plymouth this year

Mail Online (UK) 14th September 2009 A growing lack of adult authority has bred a \’spoilt generation\’ of children who

NZ Herald Sep 13, 2009 Taxpayer-funded condoms at supermarkets, dairies and service stations are on today\’s Labour Party agenda. But

The Dominion Post 13/09/2009 Labour leader Phil Goff today apologised for mistakes made by the last Government and and its

The Press 10/09/2009 Some grandparents are going to bed hungry or visiting food banks to feed abused and neglected grandchildren

The Press 10/09/2009 More than a quarter of Kiwi teenagers quit school early, new figures show. New Zealand has the

USA TODAY 10 Sep 06 The debate over whether CEOs are born or made remains unresolved, but there is one

NZ Herald Sep 08, 2009 Teachers in the UK say they can identify which children are likely to be troublemakers

The Press 08/09/2009 Mothers returning to work are fuelling a surge in preschool waiting lists, with some centres booked up

NZ Herald Sep 08, 2009 Television host Nigel Latta, who openly voted against the law in the recent referendum on