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Reports of child abuse escalate in Central North Island

Child abuse complaints have more than tripled in Rotorua, Whakatane and Taupo in the past five years.

Parents on charges of beating children

A mother and father have been arrested for allegedly beating their eight children with weapons, including sticks and electrical cord - and the woman is pregnant again.

Schoolboys caught 'sexting'

Facebook predator unmasked

Natalia Burgess, 28, of Mangere in Auckland, has assumed multiple false online personalities to form internet relationships with teenagers.

Missing girl's mum, step-father arrested in Sydney

There has been a major development in the case of missing Sydney girl Kiesha Abrahams with the arrest of two people.

Black Eyed Peas launch music academy

The Black Eyed Peas have opened a special school in New York for local teenagers to learn how to use music and video equipment.

Jessica Sula is getting under our Skins

Jessica Sula, a new member of the Skins cast tells Jacqueline Smith she's been able to live vicariously through her character

TVNZ to launch Kidzone24

Head boy for all of Auckland