Media releases

New Zealand’s children can’t keep waiting, urgent action on child poverty reduction needed now

Open letter to all party leaders: Making ending child poverty an enduring project of national significance

Homeless children are not a problem to be moved elsewhere – Children’s Commissioner

Mana Mokopuna acknowledges the leadership and legacy of Dr Claire Achmad

Our school lunch programme is too important to get wrong

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children’s Commissioner welcomes new youth mental health and suicide prevention services in Te Tai Tokerau