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![Movies magic for rainy holidays - what kids think of the holiday movies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Movies magic for rainy holidays - what kids think of the holiday movies
Foul weather on the first day of the school holidays drove many parents to the cinemas.
![Drunken youths in ER at rate of almost one a day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drunken youths in ER at rate of almost one a day
Drunk youths are turning up at Auckland emergency rooms at the rate of almost one a day, says the ADHB.
![Parental law set to stop teen drinkers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Parental law set to stop teen drinkers
The Government is considering making it unlawful for adults to give alcohol to young people without their parents' consent.
![Teen death puts focus on LA's mega-raves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teen death puts focus on LA's mega-raves
More than 180,000 people packed into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum over two days for a rave party last weekend.
!['Hysterical' coverage prompted Undie 500 offer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Hysterical' coverage prompted Undie 500 offer
Media coverage about the search for a destination for the troubled Undie 500 prompted a couple to offer students their property.
![Culture of celebrity hurting teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Culture of celebrity hurting teens
Researchers say young people are being too much influenced by media focused on "celebrity" behaviour.
![Young cop faces probe over bar ID claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Young cop faces probe over bar ID claim
Police are investigating claims that an off-duty officer used his official ID to allow drinkers who may have been under-age into a bar for his girlfriend's 21st.
![Mission: Lose 47kg to donate a kidney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mission: Lose 47kg to donate a kidney
Father-of-five Bobby Manu must lose 47kg so he can donate a kidney to his sick daughter.
![Parents let in booze after ball](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Parents let in booze after ball
One 15-year-old girl is believed to have got so drunk before King's College's senior ball she had to be refused entry.
![Kids' pole antics just 'a sport'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kids' pole antics just 'a sport'
Family values campaigners are concerned about a Wellington pole-dancing competition that opened with a display by young children, but its organiser says it's a sport for all ages.
![Young choristers make the music speak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Young choristers make the music speak
Artistic director Karen Grylls should be justifiably proud of the diversity and range of music that her 46-strong choir will be singing.
![A catalyst for social change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A catalyst for social change
Carol Hirschfeld talks frankly about what she hopes is life-changing programming at Maori TV.
![Plain packs for cigarettes turn off teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plain packs for cigarettes turn off teens
Wiping virtually all branding off cigarette and tobacco packets could prove crucial in turning teens off smoking, a NZ study indicates.
![Breath-testing before school rugby angers old boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Breath-testing before school rugby angers old boys
Police refused seven people entry after breath-testing visitors as they came through the gates to view one of New Zealand's oldest school rugby fixtures.
![NZ students study - and party - more than Aussies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ students study - and party - more than Aussies
New research has found Kiwi university students party more than their Aussie counterparts, but they also manage to fit in more study.