As Prime Minister, I want to see every one of our children getting the very best start to life. They deserve nothing less.

New Zealanders have had enough of children being killed, abused and neglected. You've asked us to take action, and we are.

Last week, we announced a number of big changes that will build on our progress so far. We're introducing legislation that will see better government accountability, better screening and vetting of people working with children, and better guardianship and child protection laws.