The savage bashing and stomping of a 16-yr-old in Christchurch was recorded on a mobile so the video could be put on the net, a court hears.

A Hastings teenager jailed for assaulting his mother told police they had made his life hell and he would become the next Jan Molenaar.

The parents of a teenage girl who police believe was bullied into taking her own life have made a plea for justice.

The parents of a teen believed to have supplied the vodka involved in King's College student James Webster's binge-drinking death have been labelled "bankrupt of any morality".

Auckland mayor John Banks' son was among a group of young people who "egged on" schoolmate James Webster to keep drinking.

A 16-year-old who died of alcohol poisoning earlier this year was reportedly egged on to drink by the son of Auckland Mayor John Banks.

Police say the discovery of missing four-year-old Lucas Ward's body was a relief for searchers but "incredibly distressing" for his family.

A referee in a schoolboy rugby game was threatened by players and had to be accompanied off the field, after a game marred by brawling.

Under-18s wanting to drink at a private party will need their parents' permission and the host will need to police the level of drunkenness.

A raft of proposed changes to liquor laws are aiming to reduce harm to young people while leaving "responsible NZers" free to make their own decisions about the way they drink.

An alcohol watchdog says a raft of liquor law changes don't go far enough in curbing NZ's crisis with alcohol.

People will not be allowed to supply other people's kids with alcohol in a private home without consent under liquor law changes to be announced today.