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Young body,old soul
Rose Matafeo is a Burt Bacharach fan and partial to big hair but she's on the pulse of what's funny now, writes Jacqueline Smith.
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Govt considers national guidelines on child witnesses
A report on child witnesses in criminal courts has identified concerns about the systems aimed at protecting them.
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Stressed children talk to the dead
Stressed children often talk to dead relatives and pets as a way of dealing with their problems.
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<i>George Thomson and Helen Wilson:</i> Policymakers overlook children who sit in smoke-filled cars
George Thomson and Helen Wilson ask why the Government is lagging on smokefree car laws.
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Kiwi firm set to write new global chapter
The worldwide release of the iPad will see New Zealand children's literature translated into numerous languages.
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'True friend' took own life after warning texts
A 15-year-old ended her life after getting threatening messages from her lover's wife.
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Mother pays tribute to her 'very grown-up' son
Blake Fowlie begged his parents for a trail bike for years. His parents gave in last Christmas, months before a fatal accident claimed his life.
![Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17
Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.
![Parents of bullied kids could sue schools: adviser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Parents of bullied kids could sue schools: adviser
Parents may be able to sue schools that fail to act when their children are bullied, a top public official says.
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Schoolgirl sailor proves her toughness
Her critics wrote her off, but teenage round-the-world yachtswoman Jessica Watson was yesterday nosing along Australia's southwest coast.
![New leads in Bentley murder case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New leads in Bentley murder case
A top international criminal profiler has thrown new light on the Kirsty Bentley murder case.
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Fatal crash a lesson to others - uncle
The grieving families of two teenage boys killed in separate crashes have spoken of their loss.