Sure, books are one of life's pleasures, but who said every kid has to love reading?

Michael Wang plans to try a few new subjects and take things easy now that he's in his final year of high school.

One of two teenagers charged with attempted murder after a policeman was attacked with a machete at Taihape on December 11 last year has pleaded guilty.

Nigel Latta helps parents navigate their kids' explosive, hormonally fuelled teenage years in a new TV series.

NZ males have spoken - Pippa Wetzell is the country's most desirable woman, a study by Colmar Brunton shows.

A 20-year-old man broke into a $2m luxury home in Queenstown and hosted an impromptu, seven-day alcohol-fuelled party for his friends.

New Zealand amateur golfer Lydia Ko has finished second in the New South Wales Women's Open in Sydney.

Youth Court judges are gearing up to make hundreds of orders a year directing young offenders and their parents to attend parenting programmes.

One of the main lessons Nikki Bodde has learned from the Incredible Years parenting programme is not to use the word "but".

Doctors and nurses are being recruited to run parenting programmes in a bid to intervene before unruly children turn into delinquent teenagers.

Flickering candles, flowers and stuffed toys cram the pavement in the immediate vicinity of shot congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's office.

Auckland student Nick Parsons had to brace himself as star All Black tackler Ma'a Nonu came in for a hit.