What the media is missing, and most likely avoiding, is that the report is about children who live in poverty, not the whole population. The NZ statistics are also issued from results published in 2002, which contains data from the 1990's, so it's extremely out dated.

Dawn is absolutely correct in the differences of the countries. The UK's prevailing 'CHAV' culture is taking over all walks of life, where as here theres nothing like that. The vast majority of people dress to what feels comfortable, and the peer pressure is much lower or non existant in places.

We're always amazed by how the schools handle children. Every child is treated individually, and in our daughters school there is a great emphasis on individual learning styles.

No one should have concerns about moving their children here. If the report says many more children are involved in accidents, it's because they are out having fun, climbing trees etc, like kids SHOULD be doing. Not like the UK where all the kids are in front of their playstation, with their cigarettes, cans of tennants super and their new born baby.