A North Shore 18-year-old is lucky to be alive after falling multiple storeys from a carpark building during a night of drinking and taking Ecstasy.

An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality.

Janie McKeon was caught off guard last year when, at the age of 17, her son's girlfriend came to stay.

A two-year-old girl baked to death in a minibus after the driver forgot she was there and accidentally locked her inside.

The teenage years are fraught for both teens and parents and research shows the adolescent years are getting longer.

More than half of parents keep an eye on their children by checking their social networking online.

A teenage driver on a restricted licence clocked at 200km/h has been accused of "mind-boggling stupidity."

A vandal who caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of graffiti damage is being sued by the Auckland City Council to recover repair costs.

A shattered family is waiting for answers after a seemingly healthy teenager was found dead in bed without any apparent cause.

Haunted by a revealing photograph from your drink-mad office party posted on Facebook? Then Gary Powers is waiting to hear from you.

An 11-year-old Bay of Plenty girl has battled the odds to play her way into the elite of world golf for her age.

"Raunch culture" has set back women in Western societies more than 50 years, says a visiting Australian feminist.