Publications

Recent media releases

• 19 June 2026

  Children’s Commissioner says system must do better on children’s rights after systemic failures in case of 11-year-old child

• 11 June 2026

  New report puts children and young people’s voices at heart of online safety conversation

• 9 June 2026

  New report highlights continued, urgent need to uphold rights of mokopuna Māori in care and custody of the State

• 28 May 2026

  Budget 2026: a win for children’s safety but not for children in material hardship

• 25 May 2026

  Experts urge government to go beyond a ban to build effective online safety law for children

• 14 May 2026

  National paediatric palliative care service a vital and long overdue step for children’s rights