Unpacking today’s Child Safeguarding landscape and empowering you with knowledge: Essential updates and insights in Child Protection.
Annual Summary 2025
15 December 2025 Safeguarding Children’s Annual Summary 2025 is now available. As we reflect on the year, we are proud to share the progress we have made alongside our partners,…
When a child disappears from the roll: who is looking for them?
2 December 2025 By Willow Duffy, CEO, Safeguarding Children In recent weeks Aotearoa has watched a deeply distressing court case unfold about two children, Yuna and Minu, whose bodies were…
More could have been done: A call for stronger safeguards when children go missing
27 November 2025 The murders of Yuna and Minu Jo are devastating. These two children were enrolled in school, connected to a GP, and part of their local community before…
We only react when it hits the headlines. By then, the damage is already done.
By Willow Duffy, CEO, Safeguarding Children November 2025 Getting help is prevention: finding support for concerning sexual thoughts about children The revelations about former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming are…
Safeguarding in Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education services play a vital role in children’s safety and wellbeing. Safeguarding in this setting goes far beyond policies on paper. It is the daily commitment to create…
When safeguarding fails from the top: a call to leadership and action
By Willow Duffy, CEO, Safeguarding Children November 2025 Let’s not soften this. What we’ve seen in recent reporting is deeply disturbing. A Stuff investigation revealed that a person with serious…
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