A "zero-tolerance" policy will fine teenage drivers $200 and 50 demerit points if they have any alcohol at all in their system.

A new controversial documentary about models asks less than typical questions about the so-called glamorous fashion industry.

Much of Hoffman's writing is rich in symbolism and fantasy, and her latest novel, The Story Sisters, is no exception.

A 12-year-old boy is thought to have died after playing a game which involves young people choking themselves to get a sudden rush.

Michele Hewitson speaks to the man at the helm of Auckland's most traditional private school for boys, King's College.

All five people in the car had been drinking and the driver said she lost control after being distracted by a passenger.

Depending on your age, gender and tolerance levels for whiny teenage singers with dodgy haircuts, the diminutive Canadian pop and R&B phenomenon is either a heart-melting object of infatuation or a viral contagion infecting the web.

A drunk Auckland high school pupil was taken to hospital after falling over and knocking his head in a physical education class.