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The effectiveness of public investment in New Zealand children underlines the economic cost resulting from inadequate investment in young children. Using a human capital framework, the report documents the economic impacts of poor child outcomes....
Summary: In 2008, Child Poverty Action Group produced Left Behind, which reflected the position of children in New Zealand. Three years later, the lack of substantial progress on so many issues facing children in this country leads CPAG to rewrite...
Summary: This report presents the results from a survey developed and conducted by the Childwatch International Research Network’s Children and the Law Study Group. The survey explored how children’s participation rights are respected in post-...
Summary: This paper presents the findings of an international Survey on Children's Participation in Family Law Proceedings. Owner: Nicola Taylor and Megan Golloppdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/children-law-proceedings07-1.pdf
Summary: The Government is inviting comments on its Green Paper on children. Why do we need Green Paper?The Green Paper is about testing these ideas before making decisions.
While New Zealand has a strong foundation of services and support for...
Summary: A report from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.The report reviews the scientific understandings related to the high rate of social morbidity associated with being an adolescent in New Zealand.pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
Summary: International review, comparison, and analysis of child-friendly justice practices in various jurisdictions.“Please leave me alone. Don’t ask me any more questions about this. I want to forget.”This is the testimony of an...