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NCEA results show gap is closing
Maori and Pacific high school students have finally started closing the gaps with their European counterparts in NZ schools.
![Bookshops: Don't treat us like babysitters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bookshops: Don't treat us like babysitters
A children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.
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Speedway funeral planned for teen driver
The funeral for a teenage driver killed in a speedway crash in Northland will be held at her home track in Mt Maunganui.
![Girl dies in speedway smash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Girl dies in speedway smash
The family of a teenage speedway racer watched in horror from the trackside as she slammed into a wall and died late yesterday afternoon.
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Lost son joins Foreign Legion
An "ordinary Auckland boy" who cut off contact with friends and family has stunned his parents by signing with the French Foreign Legion.
![All Black's cousin dies in rural road crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
All Black's cousin dies in rural road crash
A teenage cousin of former All Black Keith Robinson was the first person to die on the roads this Easter.
![Teen girl loses battle to save classmate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teen girl loses battle to save classmate
A teenage girl who tried desperately to save her classmate from drowning has told of the moment he was ripped from her arms.
![Almost a quarter of poisoned school children aged 13](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Almost a quarter of poisoned school children aged 13
13-year-olds are over-represented in school poisoning statistics, especially taking medicines and chemicals.
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NZ youth losing out in health, education, jobs
NZ has one of the highest school dropout rates, with the sixth-lowest high-school completion rate in the developed world, a report has found.