Family
State intervention in family size concerns social workers
Anne Tolley wants most at-risk families to stop having more children. Joining Morning Report is the chief executive of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, Lucy Sandford-Reed. Audio
Birth control for beneficaries?
The Minister for Social Development wants most at-risk families to stop having more children. Catherine Hutton reports. Audio
Minister wants less children for at risk families
The Minister for Social Development wants the state to intervene to disuade at risk families from having more children. Audio
State care kids want more help for longer
Three young adults who grew up in state care say the age at-risk children are in care should be raised to 21. Max Towle reports. Audio
Turia defends whanau role in CYF care
A highly critical report was released yesterday on Child, Youth and Family. The report found that children who were returned home or remained in whānau care were ten times more likely to be abused… Audio
Whanau should be at centre of CYF- Children's Commissioner
A highly critical report was released yesterday on Child, Youth and Family. The report found that children who were returned home or remained in whānau care were ten times more likely to be abused… Audio
Government signals whanau care might not be first option
The Government is signalling a radical change to its treatment of at-risk children in state care, by challenging the long-held policy of placing children with whanau first. Demelza Leslie reports. Audio
Happy Families - Bronwyn Harman
There's new proof to the old maxin "the more the merrier". It turns out the key to a happy family could be having four or more children. Dr Bronwyn Harman from Edith Cowan University in Australia has… Audio
Australia asks whether IVF parents may choose child's sex
In Australia experts are about to grapple with the vexed question of whether parents conceiving through in-vitro fertilisation should be allow to choose the child's sex. Already couples have been… Audio
Quality family time - what's that?
Nearly one third of New Zealanders say they don't spend enough quality time with their family, a new Statistics New Zealand survey finds.
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
Melody Thomas catches up with the analogue-infatuated musical siblings, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, in New Zealand to tour their aptly named third studio release, The Third. Audio
Mothers and daughters - the good, the bad and the guilty
Natasha Fennell is the co-author of the book The Daughterhood with Roisin Ingle. When Natasha Fennell's mother was diagnosed with a progressive illness, she wasn't ready to deal with the inevitability… Audio
Glory in their Eyes
For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. To them fighting for King and Country was a calling and an honour, fresh-faced young men with glory in their eyes set… Audio, Gallery
Catastrophes lay bare many truths
Rebecca Macfie, Lloyd Jones and Gaylene Preston discuss dealing creatively with tough stuff through non-fiction, family memoir, and television drama at the 2014 Christchurch Word Writers and Readers… Audio
Finding the mental toughness to cope with cancer
Wellington couple Kevin Norquay and Karen Nimmo were an ordinary family, loving life. Kevin, a journalist, family man and golf fanatic, thought the pain in his back was a slipped disc. It was Stage… Audio
Report puts unpaid care value at up to $17.6billion
A new report has estimated that the value of unpaid family care could be worth up to 17 point 6 billion dollars to New Zealand. Audio
Pope: 'Don't breed like rabbits'
Pope Francis has supported the right of parents to choose the size of their families, saying good Roman Catholics don't have to - ' be like rabbits'. Audio
Lyn Nicholls - Families
Summer is almost over for school children all over the country. We'll talk to therapist Lyn Nicholls about many issues parents struggle with including getting your child back into a routine, where to… Audio
Musical Dynasties - Ruban, Kody and Chris Nielson
The last Musical Dynasty features some of New Zealand's top musical talent in the form of the Nielson family. Dad Chris has played horns with an array of acts, as well as jazz groups, including The… Audio
Nelson success gene runs in family
One of Nelson's biggest success stories has passed on the entrepreneurial genes to his daughter. Audio