RNZ8 Jul, 2026 08:14 AM8 mins to readForty child protection complaints have been reopened because of concerns about investigation quality, involving potential risks to children's welfare. Photo / NZMEForty child protection complaints have been reopened because of concerns about investigation quality, involving potential risks to children's welfare. Photo / NZMEBy Sam Sherwood of RNZForty child protection complaints that have been reopened amid concerns about the quality of the investigations include cases of children who may have been left in circumstances where there was risk to their welfare.

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