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Inquiry ‘Balanced and comprehensive’ but more needed
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 9:00 am | Child Matters
Leading child abuse prevention organisation Child Matters has described today’s Ministerial inquiry into the Employment of a Convicted Sex Offender in the Education Sector as ‘balanced and comprehensive’. More >>
Inquiry ‘Balanced and comprehensive’
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 10:11 pm | Child Matters
Inquiry ‘Balanced and comprehensive’ but further steps critical Leading child abuse prevention organisation Child Matters has described today’s Ministerial inquiry into the Employment of a Convicted Sex Offender in the Education Sector as ‘balanced ... More >>
New resource helps organisations keep child abusers at bay
Friday, 17 August 2012, 8:36 am | Child Matters
Leading child advocate organisation, Child Matters, today launched a publication that it hopes will be used by every organisation in New Zealand that has staff coming into contact with children. More >>
Train our Professionals… Save our Children.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 2:48 pm | Child Matters
The Coroner’s report on the deaths of Chris and Cru Kahui has once again highlighted the need for child protection training of our professionals. This morning Dr Russell Wills, the Children’s Commissioner, Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician and Paula Bennett, ... More >>
Train our Professionals… Save our Children
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 1:54 pm | Child Matters
Train our Professionals… Save our Children. The Coroner’s report on the deaths of Chris and Cru Kahui has once again highlighted the need for child protection training of our professionals. This morning Dr Russell Wills, the Children’s Commissioner, ... More >>
“Make sure our money is not wasted”
Saturday, 14 July 2012, 11:33 am | Child Matters
MEDIA RELEASE “Make sure our money is not wasted” child protection specialists tell Health Select Committee More >>
Children Rely on Adults to Keep Them Safe
Friday, 8 June 2012, 8:27 pm | Child Matters
Children Rely on Adults to Keep Them Safe The one thing that this week’s comment by the Social Welfare Minister Paula Bennett has done is refocus the nation’s attention back onto the need to protect children. And that is a very good outcome. More >>
Childcare Organisation Well Equipped to Protect Children
Monday, 21 May 2012, 2:09 pm | Child Matters
Child Matters Academic Services Manager,is delighted to have awarded the first certificate qualifying an early childhood education organisation to train their own staff in child protection, this week. More >>
Sex Offenders Register raises complex issue
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 4:12 pm | Child Matters
Ann Tolley has this week announced her intention to set up a sex offender register. More >>
New Act Strengthens Existing Laws but Training Needed
Monday, 19 March 2012, 1:22 pm | Child Matters
19 Mar 2012 Today the new Crimes Amendment Act 2011 comes into force, which creates a new offence of failing to protect a child or vulnerable adult and doubles the penalty for child abuse. More >>
Resource to ensure sex offenders cannot work in our schools
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 4:53 pm | Child Matters
The announcement by the Education Minister of a convicted sex offender working in schools has disappointed but not surprised child abuse prevention organisation Child Matters. More >>
Submission to Green Paper urgestraining for child workers
Friday, 24 February 2012, 5:14 pm | Child Matters
Child Matters’ submission to Green Paper urges compulsory training for all people who work with children More >>
Child Abuse Advocate due to finish 750km walk
Friday, 24 February 2012, 11:08 am | Child Matters
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 February 2012 Child Abuse Advocate due to finish 750km walk in Porirua. “I would walk to the ends of the earth to ensure that child abuse is never swept under the carpet again.” said ‘ Link Hands Against ... More >>
Risks of unrelated adults living with children highlighted
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:48 pm | Child Matters
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 January 2012 Risks of having unrelated adults living with children highlighted Following the charging of Matthew Ellery for the death of Ngaruawahia infant Serenity Jay Scott-Dinnington, Child Matters spokesperson ... More >>
Tips to keep kids safe this holiday season
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:46 pm | Child Matters
New Zealand’s child abuse prevention specialists, Child Matters, want to remind parents and caregivers that at this time of year we must be extra vigilant and mindful of potential risks to children. More >>
Child poverty doco highlights need for political leadership
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:54 pm | Child Matters
This week TV3 Inside New Zealand aired a controversial special on child poverty which highlighted the huge issue of child poverty in New Zealand. More >>
Specialist Child Protection training needed
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 5:00 pm | Child Matters
Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters , supports comments made this weekend by Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills who proposes a "children's action plan to eliminate child poverty, protect children from abuse and exploitation, ... More >>
O’Sullivan named an ambassador for child abuse prevention
Saturday, 8 October 2011, 2:42 pm | Child Matters
Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters, announced today that Bridgette O’Sullivan has agreed to act as an ambassador for the organisation. More >>
Blogger, David Farrar, to speak at Chamber BA5
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:12 pm | Child Matters
Political blogger, David Farrar of www.Kiwiblog.co.nz , has been confirmed to speak on the night. David Farrar will be talking on the 2011 general elections, and reviewing both the polls and the performance of the political parties to date. More >>
Camp sexual assault on children could have been avoided
Monday, 26 September 2011, 5:37 pm | Child Matters
Last week the public heard about an Eastern Bay of Plenty camp where eight schoolgirls were sexually assaulted by Mathew Everson, a convicted rapist who worked at the camp. Justice Lang permanently suppressed the name of the school and the venue of the camp ... More >>
