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![CYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
CYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violence
The mother of a girl, 5, found dead in her bed after an alleged assault was trying to escape violence in her life.
![Booze sold to 15-year-old girl in sting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Booze sold to 15-year-old girl in sting
A 15-year-old girl bought alcohol from a Mt Maunganui bar during a police operation at the weekend.
![Student loan defaulters in Oz could face courts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Student loan defaulters in Oz could face courts
NZ student loan borrowers in Australia who told Inland Revenue to 'go to hell' could find themselves before the courts.
![Tennis: Teens take places in Residential finals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tennis: Teens take places in Residential finals
The younger players managed to hold off their older opponents to make the finals at the NZ Residentials tennis champs yesterday.
![Students pay high price for freedom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Students pay high price for freedom
Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.
![Govt hiding over pay talks: PPTA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Govt hiding over pay talks: PPTA
The Government needs to stop hiding if it wants to avoid intensified strike action by secondary school teachers next year, says the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA).
![Troubled teen 'counselled' with sex in classroom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Troubled teen 'counselled' with sex in classroom
A teacher 'counselled' a student who was in a relationship with a relative by having sex with her at lunchtime.
![Booze suspected in teen's car death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Booze suspected in teen's car death
Witnesses to a fatal car crash in Auckland's Mission Bay heard a survivor scream, 'Bro, I told you not to speed'.
![Text bullying victim tells lover 'see you in heaven'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Text bullying victim tells lover 'see you in heaven'
'I love you I'll see you in heaven,' a 15-year-old girl wrote in a text message to her married, 27-year-old lover.
![Banning of student marches considered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Banning of student marches considered
Scotland Yard will consider asking the British Home Secretary to ban further student marches.
![Dead teen driver was runaway, CYF reveals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dead teen driver was runaway, CYF reveals
The 13-year-old killed when he drove into a fence had been hidden by his family after running away from a caregiver.
![Athletics: Coach believes Gill can make Olympics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Athletics: Coach believes Gill can make Olympics
Didier Poppe is wary of outlandish claims on behalf of his star shot putting pupil, Jacko Gill.
![HIV man jailed for sex charges against children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
HIV man jailed for sex charges against children
An HIV-positive man who sexually abused two children under 12 after serving time in jail for a similar offence has avoided an indefinite jail term.
![NZ-born teens feel worst about living in Australia - survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ-born teens feel worst about living in Australia - survey
Young people in Australia born in NZ are least likely to feel good about living in Australia.
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Recession hitting children's health
Children are bearing the brunt of the economic recession, with around 2000 more kids admitted to hospital last year compared to 2007, according to a report compiled by the Children's Social Health Monitor.