Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.

A toddler admitted to Starship Hospital earlier this year with a severe head injury has died.

An exchange student who was drunk and comatose at a school party was allegedly subjected to a sexual act which was filmed and passed around school, the Ministry of Education has been told.

A Hamilton teenager led police on a high speed chase reaching speeds of 120km/h before he was caught early this morning.

Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.

At 15 the world is your oyster, but what would you have liked your teenage self to know? Some high-profile New Zealand women share their pearls...

An Otago University study has challenged the idea that depression and anti-social behaviour are primarily influenced by genes.

There are alternative, non-trashy celebrity icons out there for today's teenagers, writes Zoe Walker.

An Auckland teen has beaten the odds - and his father - by hitting two hole in ones in the same round of golf.

For a young person in a competitive job market, getting your foot in the door in your chosen industry is key.

Auckland teenager Nicholas Beel reckons driving lessons are almost a breeze - when he's with his mother.

A distraught toddler was mistakenly left alone in a childcare centre for nearly two hours while her teachers and friends went for a daytrip to the park.