A teenage cousin of former All Black Keith Robinson was the first person to die on the roads this Easter.

An "ordinary Auckland boy" who cut off contact with friends and family has stunned his parents by signing with the French Foreign Legion.

A teenage girl who tried desperately to save her classmate from drowning has told of the moment he was ripped from her arms.

13-year-olds are over-represented in school poisoning statistics, especially taking medicines and chemicals.

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.

When do children stop being children? The answer varies - at the Auckland Zoo, it's age 15, while on Air New Zealand flights, it's age 12.