Kōrero: Childhood

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

• Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa

  ACYA is a coalition of non-governmental organisations, families and individuals that promotes the well-being of children and young people in New Zealand.

• Child Poverty Action Group

  A registered charity that words to eliminate child poverty through research, education and advocacy.

• Hiring young people

  Information provided by Employment New Zealand to help employers hire young staff and young people transition from education into employment.

• Rights of children and young people

  The Human Rights Commission provides information on children’s rights under a UN covenant, and in New Zealand law.

• Children's Commissioner

  The Children’s Commissioner provides advocacy services for children and young people and ensures their rights are upheld.

• Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children

  The ministry with responsibility for children who are at significant risk of harm and youths who have offended or are likely to do so.

• VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai

  A non-governmental organisation that provides an independent voice for children and young people about the care system in New Zealand.

• Youth Court of New Zealand

  The Youth Court website provides information for young people who have to attend court and their families. 

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• Dalley, Bronwyn. Family matters: child welfare in 20th century New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1998.

• Graham, Jeanine. ‘Looking back over the harbour: reminiscences of childhood 1900–1940.’ British Review of New Zealand Studies no. 10 (December 1997): 63–88.

• New Zealand Journal of History 40, no. 1 (2006). An issue devoted to childhood.

• Reid, Michael. From innocents to agents: children and children’s rights in New Zealand. Auckland: Maxim Institute, 2006.

• Smith, Anne B. Understanding children and childhood: a New Zealand perspective. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2013.

• Sutton-Smith, Brian. A history of children’s play: New Zealand, 1840–1950. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981.

• Wood, Beth, and others. Unreasonable force: New Zealand’s journey towards banning the physical punishment of children. Wellington: Save the Children New Zealand, 2008.