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School has already dealt with drunk seen on TV

<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Overachieving kids testing edge of reason

Climbing Everest one minute, circumnavigating the globe the next. It's enough to make any adult feel inadequate.

Student comes home, finds intruder in flat

Aust junior offenders

Disco fever too hot for fast food chain

Teen sailor to attempt second round-the-world bid

The parents of US sailor Abby Sunderland have defended the 16-year-old's doomed circumnavigation attempt.

Taxpayers to foot bill for teen sailor's rescue

Teachers in sex and porn shame

Five teachers disciplined for offences ranging from sex with students to watching porn in a classroom have had their identities protected.

Searchers make contact with teen sailor

A family spokesman says searchers have contacted a 16-year-old Southern California girl who was feared lost at sea and she is alive and well.

Schools and prisons are failing Maori, says Waipareira chief

Rugby bosses tackle parents

Auckland rugby bosses have compiled Ten Commandments for schoolboy rugby matches in a bid to stop unruly parents and others from sideline rants.

Teen fights for life after petrol fire

'Mafia jump' killed student

Lecturer relents on students' use of Wikipedia for research

A university lecturer has embraced Wikipedia as part of her teaching after initially shunning the online encyclopedia.

<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse

For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.

Young fan honours dad's memory