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'You can leave drunk, you just can't arrive drunk'
A party consultant is telling high school students how they can get away with taking booze to after-ball parties.
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Police bust boozy school after-ball party
A high school after-ball party with a van-load of alcohol was busted by police and liquor licensing inspectors in an early morning raid today.
![France loses taste for giant cocktail parties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
France loses taste for giant cocktail parties
Public concern over "apero geants", or giant open-air drinks parties, is growing after the horrific death of a student in France.
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Bring the cane back in schools
Half of New Zealanders support the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools, according to a national survey of 1000 people.
![Tell the lies... then get trashed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tell the lies... then get trashed
Today's teens are telling the same fibs their parents told to cover their boozing, but are drinking high-potency "lolly" drinks with the sole aim of getting "trashed".
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College pays tribute to lost student
Hundreds of students gathered to farewell their 16-year-old mate "Webby", who died after binge-drinking vodka at the weekend.
![Students defy principal on party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Students defy principal on party
Students at an East Auckland college are planning an after-ball party at a secret location this weekend, despite their principal's disapproval.
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Tears flow as teen drinking victim farewelled
Family and friends have farewelled a 16-year-old Auckland student who died after drinking a bottle of vodka last weekend.
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James' parents: We don't blame anybody
The parents of a King's College boarder who died after binge-drinking vodka want people to learn from the tragedy and don't blame anybody.
![Police warn parents over ball parties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police warn parents over ball parties
Police have told schools to let parents know that no excuses will be accepted if people are caught supplying alcohol to under-18s at after-ball parties.
![Alcohol watchdog's advice to parents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alcohol watchdog's advice to parents
ALAC recommends that parents hold off on serving alcohol to young people for as long as they can.
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Classroom stabbing blamed on bullying
A boy who stabbed his teacher four times with a knife had been bullied by other pupils, his family say.
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Robbers stab shop owner eight times for $200
A takeaway shop owner was stabbed at least eight times for just $200 by four youths who arrived and fled on bicycles.
![Alcohol death: Parents tell of their grief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alcohol death: Parents tell of their grief
A dreadful feeling came over Penny Webster when she saw the police car pull up outside her Thames home.
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Missile hits bus passenger in head
A bus passenger was taken to hospital after she was hit in the head by an object thrown through the bus window.
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Key 'was wrong to isolate age issue'
The King's College mother who has challenged the Govt to act on alcohol issues says it is wrong to isolate the problem on the purchase age.
![<i>Annemarie Quill:</i> Kids' TV offers more than illiteracy and obesity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Annemarie Quill:</i> Kids' TV offers more than illiteracy and obesity
"Where is the zapper?" is as constant a question in our house as "where are your shoes?"
![Teen's parents warn: 'look after your mates'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teen's parents warn: 'look after your mates'
Charles and Penny Webster, parents of King's College student James Webster, said they wanted people to learn from their son's death.
![School 'coping well' after stabbing - principal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
School 'coping well' after stabbing - principal
The students of Te Puke High School are receiving ongoing support after one of their peers stabbed a maths teacher during class yesterday.
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Alcohol law change would not have helped King's boy - Key
Changing the legal age for purchasing alcohol would not have saved the life of a boy who drank himself to death at the weekend, the PM says.
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Rise in number of young without income
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.