Position on Partnership Schools Kura Hourua Published: 01 May 2012 This paper outlines the Children's Commissioner’s position on partnership schools kura hourua and his views on the key elements that could be implemented to support the...
Children in Care: A report into the quality of services provided to children in care Published: 01 Sep 2010 This report looks at whether the health, education, cultural and recreational needs of children in care are being met. It includes the voices of children in...
Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education Published: 01 Jan 2007 This report summarises findings from a study of restorative practices in New Zealand secondary schools, and includes information on practices and examples of how they have...
A Review of the Child, Youth and Family Complaints Resolution Policy and Procedure: Recommendations on how Child, Youth and Family can take a child-centred approach to complaints Published: 01 Feb 2012 This is the report of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner on the quality of complaints procedures available to children who have involvement with Child, Youth...
Lives cut short - Child death by maltreatment Published: 01 Jan 2007 This report uses New Zealand police data from 1991 to 2000 to identify the characteristics of the children who died and the people who killed them,...
Parents’, families and whānau contributions to education success Published: 01 Jul 2013 This paper looks at the impact parents, caregivers, families and whānau can have on children and young people’s learning and education success, and provides a rationale...
Traditional Maori Parenting: An Historical Review of Literature of Traditional Māori Child Rearing Practices in Pre-European Times Published: 01 Mar 2011 An historical review of literature of traditional Māori child rearing practices in pre-European time Te Kahui Mana Ririki with funding from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner This...
A Fair Go for all Children: Actions to address child poverty in New Zealand Published: 01 Aug 2008 This report includes a series of proposals for reducing child poverty – some are broad, long-term preventative measures, while others are specific and short term.
A framework for food in schools programmes in New Zealand Published: 01 May 2013 This paper discusses the evidence for a Government-supported framework and how Government might partner with others. It includes a possible framework for strengthening food in school...
Child Poverty Monitor 2015 Technical Report Published: 01 Dec 2015 The Child Poverty Monitor and this Technical Report provide data on a set of indicators that assess aspects of child poverty in New Zealand and their...