Tag Archives: Children in NZ

Child-Friendly City plan in NZ

By UNICEF NZ, Published: May 25, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, Auckland is about to make some serious changes. The city council is in the process of producing a 30 year plan to shape the future of the city. Naturally for some, images of sci-fi infrastructure and ways of eradicating traffic congestion, possibly with flying cars, would be the first things [...]

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The fight for children’s rights continues

By UNICEF NZ, Published: September 25, 2009

The 2007 Child Discipline Law was a landmark for children’s rights. It means they have legal protection from any form of assault – the same right to protection as every other citizen. The old law had allowed a defense for some appalling acts of violence against children. Parliament has made a strong and principled stand [...]

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