"Fat children should be taken away from their parents"

Because their obesity is a form of child abuse. So says a local government association in Britain.

The association said that until now there had been only a few cases when social services had intervened in obesity cases. But it gave warning that local councils may have to take action much more often and, if necessary, put obese children on “at risk” registers or take them into care.

As much as it is presented as an effort to help the children, the bottom line is money:

Councils are spending tens of thousands of pounds widening crematorium furnaces to deal with fatter corpses.
New ambulances have been introduced across Wales with special equipment for fat patients, including a winch and an extra wide strengthened stretcher.
Many schools are having to adapt their furniture to cope with heavier, wider children. Each larger table and chair costs about £30.

But you can't send the children to New Zealand...