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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.

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.

Banning of student marches considered
Scotland Yard will consider asking the British Home Secretary to ban further student marches.

Athletics: Coach believes Gill can make Olympics
Didier Poppe is wary of outlandish claims on behalf of his star shot putting pupil, Jacko Gill.

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.

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.

James Griffin: Christmas: too cool to waste on kids
Christmas, they say, is for the children. Well, that sucks. Who made up that rule? Children, undoubtedly - crafty little buggers.

School fruit programme gets reprieve
Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.

Three-year-old girl dies of head injury
A toddler admitted to Starship Hospital earlier this year with a severe head injury has died.

School in sex film 'cover-up'
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.

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

Parents 'put teens into sex work'
Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.