A referee of secondary school rugby insists the weekend brawl at the Auckland Grammar and Kelston Boys match is not a trend.

Education Minister Anne Tolley has given a stay of execution for a $2.5m scheme that provides therapy at school for disabled children.

The country's top youth judge has warned evidence suggests a growing number of teenagers are carrying knives.

Arts, sports, business - have Kiwis lost the 'winning gene', the ability to really deliver on the world stage?