We publish a range of reports, submissions, corporate documents and media releases.
Supplementary Report to the UNCRC on COVID-19 for New Zealand
Submissions
19 Jun 2020
Supplementary information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s rights in Aotearoa New Zealand, for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Submission: Inquiry into the operation of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020
Submissions
9 Jun 2020
This submission provides an important child-centred perspective on the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (the Act). A Child Impact Assessment process may not have been completed because of the
Te Kuku O Te Manawa - Ka puta te riri, ka momori te ngākau, ka heke ngā roimata mo tōku pēpi
Reports
8 Jun 2020
A report in relation to how pēpi Māori aged 0-3 months can remain in the care of their whānau.
Submission: NZTA 'Accessible Streets' Transport Rule Package
Submissions
20 May 2020
A submission on the NZTA 'Accessible Streets' transport rule package
Budget 2020: COVID-19 response leaves many children disadvantaged
News
14 May 2020
The Children’s Commissioner says Budget 2020 is a realistic response to the crisis but is insufficient, especially for the 150,000 children who were already doing it tough before COVID-19.
Helping our kids navigate the dangers of growing up with porn
News
18 Apr 2020
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft welcomes the release of a report showing what we can do about the harmful prevalence of porn in Kiwi kid’s lives.
What Makes a Good Life?
In October and November 2018, the Office of the Children's Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children asked for the views of children and young people on what wellbeing means to them.
