Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says a Ministerial Inquiry into a case of serious abuse of a nine year old, has led to major changes. “Both parents responsible for the appalling litany of abuse against their nine year old child have now been fo

The little girl tortured by her mother in one of New Zealand's most shocking child abuse cases is referred to only as "M" in former Ombudsman Mel Smith's report to the Government. Back in 2002, when M was a baby, a Plunket nurse described her mother's p

The mother jailed last week for the "torture" of her daughter had written to Prime Minister John Key asking if the girl was entitled to compensation for allegedly being sexually abused while with whanau caregivers approved by Child, Youth and Family. Th

As a four-month-old baby, M cried a lot. Her mother told authorities she did not think she could cope. Within months, M was in state care and being looked after by strangers. Since that Christmas in 2001, 25 agencies have been involved with her and th

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett angrily dismissed suggestions she or Prime Minister John Key could have acted to halt abuse suffered by a 9-year-old Auckland girl whose mother was jailed yesterday. But a ministerial report on the case released

THE eyes of the world have been on Edinburgh with the arrival of pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang. But it seemed to us at The Glaswegian that Scotland’s biggest city should have its very own furry mascot. After hurried negotiations with the Chinese govern