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The Impact of Bullying on Children / Gabrielle Maxwell and Janis Carroll-Lind, 1991 (11p)

A discussion paper on the impact that bullying has on children. A downloadable PDF format is accessabile for your use.

Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect

Information and checkpoints for organisations working with children and families. A downloadable PDF format is accessabile for your use.

Report of the Investigations into the Deaths of Saliel and Olympia Aplin

A report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner following an investigation into the deaths of Saliel and Olympia Aplin.

Executive Summary of the Report into the Death of James Whakaruru

Executive summary of the final report on the investigation into the death of James Whakaruru.

Look Back - Step Forward: Everyone an advocate for Children / Laurie O'Reilly, 1997 (25p)

Lives Cut Short

This book examines a decade of maltreatment deaths in New Zealand in the light of international literature about this phenomenon. It canvasses the impact of the ‘death reviews’ on child protection practice in English-speaking countries and proposes a systems approach for future use. The book draws on what is known about those who cause child death by maltreatment to propose how systems of response might be strengthened and how services might target the accumulation of adversity across the life course. While the book uses New Zealand data as a springboard for discussion, the analysis and the proposals it contains have broader international significance. International postage costs will be charged on this publication.

Child Deaths and Serious Injury as a result of Assult in Sweden and New Zealand

A report compiled by Dr Mavis Duncanson, Principal Advisor Reseach and Policy, Office of the Children's Commissioner 2006

Physical Punishment in the Home

Physical Punishment in the Home in New Zealand / Gabrielle Maxwell (Occasional paper no. 2), 1993 (24p)

UNCROC

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (indexed)

The Media and Children's Rights

This handbook has been produced to help media professionals working on stories about children to appreciate the rights of children and encourage their participation in the mass media. A downloadable PDF format is accessabile for your use. (uploaded by kind permission of MediaWise UK)

New Zealand Children's Needs and Rights

New Zealand Children's Needs and Rights: Using the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child as a guide. by Andrea Jamieson, 1996

The Discipline and Guidance of Children-Messages from Research

A review of research literature for the Office of the Children's Commissioner by the Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. August 2005. p 165 + xviii.

The Discipline and Guidance of Children: A Summary of Research

Published by the Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago and the Office of the Children's Commissioner. June 2004. p 38.

Summary of research

Summary of research findings: What do parents think?

Research results

What do parents think?

Policy Position of the Children's Commissioner on Repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961

Policy Position of the Children's Commissioner

Parents say smacking is the least effective discipline<

Research commissioned by the Littlies Lobby shows the majority of parents or primary caregivers of children under five years who responded to the survey consider smacking to be the least effective way to guide and discipline children

Children Are Unbeatable -7 Very Good Reasons to Not Hit Children

Office for the Children's Commissioner and Unicef present Children are Unbeatable - 7 Very Good Reasons Not to Hit Children by Rhonda Pritchard This booklet provides seven very good reasons not to smack children, along with practical guidance on managing children’s behaviour without the use of physical punishment. It is intended primarily for those involved in educating and influencing parents, and parents and the public will also benefit from reading it.

A Mother's story

Physical punishment of children is about parent frustration and anger

Schools and the Right to Discipline: A guide for parents

Schools and the right to discipline: a guide for parents / Nicky Darlow, Wellington Community Law Centre. 2nd ed, Sept 1999 (48p)

Respectful Schools: Resotrative Practices in Education

This resource provides a beacon for learning for other schools, so that we can build the best possible and most positive environment for all children and young people. / Buckley, S., & Maxwell, G., Office of the Children's Commissioner with the Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007.

Good parents, relax. A quick guide to the changes to section 59 of the Crimes Act

Everyone agrees that parenting is one of the most rewarding and challenging jobs we can do. It requires huge amounts of energy, patience and creativity. The recent debate about changes to the law around child discipline has caused needless concern. The pdf outlines some simple explanations of the new law around child discipline.

Education Review Tribunal

A briefing Paper for the Minister of Education on the Need for an Education Review Tribunal April 1997

Choose to Hug

This resource contains information for caregivers, parents and whanau. It has tips on ways to avoid smacking and hitting. It also provides tips and guidance for children to help them behave well without being hurt or frightened. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner and EPOCH produced this resource in partnership.

Children's Experiences of Violence at School

Children's Experiences of Violence at school / Gabrielle Maxwell and Janis Carroll-Lind, 1996 (49p)

Physical Punishment in the Home in New Zealand

Gabrielle Maxwell. Occasional Paper No. 2, 1993, Office of the Commissioner for Children, Wellington, NZ, 24p.

Children's Experience of Violence

Children's Experience of Violence / Gabrielle Maxwell and Janis Carroll-Lind, 1996 (49p)

Children and Family Violence

Children and Family Violence: the Unnoticed Victims / Gabrielle Maxwell (Occasional Paper no. 3) 1994 (16p)

The Child's Best Interests: Balancing the Right to Parental Relationships with the Right to Protection

Laurie O'Reilly, 1997 (26p)

Hey! We Don't Hit Anybody Here

A picture book for children printed in English, Te Reo Maori, and Samoan.
This bright and colourful story book is great for parents, teachers and Kohanga or Early Childhood providers to read to young children. It contains the simple messages that hitting is not okay. / Beth Wood, Oct 1996; illustrated by Donna McKenna; published by the Office of the Children's Commissioner with the New Zealand Police.

The role of primary health care providers in identifying and referring child victims of family violence

A disscussion paper on what is the role of primary health care providers when faced with chidlren who may have been victums of abuse and neglect. / Gabrielle Maxwell, Linda Barthauer, Rae Julian, 2000 (38p)

Report into the Safety of Children in Hospital

An investigation into the safety of children who have been hospitalised following allegations of abuse.

More than an apple a day: Children's right to good health

A reveiw of child and youth health strategic documents published from 2000 to 2005.

A Childs Right to Medical Treatment: Reconciling the Perceived Conflict between Children's Rights and Parents' Rights

Discussion Paper, 1999

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (NZ edition with index)

UN Committee recommendations Optional Protocol Children in armed conflict

UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, Thirty-fourth session, Consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under article 8 of the optional protocol to UNCROC on the involvement of children in armed conflicts.

UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, Thirty-fourth session, Consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under article 8 of the optional protocol to UNCROC on the involvement of children in armed conflicts

UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, Thirty-fourth session. The Committee considered the second periodic report of NEW ZEALAND.

Report to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Report to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child June 2003, Hon. Roger McClay, Commissioner for Children (New Zealand)

Young People in Police Cells

A report by the Commissioner for Children to the Minister of Social Welfare and the Commissioner for Police June 1997 (21p)

Child Offenders

A report to the Ministers of Justice, Police and Social Welfare / Gabrielle Maxwell and Jeremy Robertson, 1995 (68p)