The jury at the trial of the teenager accused of murdering Liberty Templeman has just left the scene where her body was found.

Kevin Rudd would like to see the drinking age in Australia raised from 18 to 21 years.

A 2-year-old boy sparked a police callout after locking himself in his mother's car with the keys for nearly two hours.

Scientists have found that people who inherit two copies of a particular DNA variant show the biological signs of being about eight years "older" than people of the same age who carry neither genetic variant.

A high school renowned for producing a string of Kiwi sporting stars has been accused of inappropriately drug-testing some students.

After a warm welcome at Te Tii Marae, PM John Key told gathered Maori 2010 could see a 'better solution' to the foreshore and seabed issue.

Sending children as young as 9 overseas for six months is a growing trend in the UK, where it's seen as one of the best ways to learn a second language.

Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.

An official survey has found that families with children are far more likely to be in hardship than any other New Zealanders.

There seemed to be more laughing and joking going on than rugby as some deserving teens got to test their skills against their sporting idols.

In the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.

A 15-year-old schoolboy took his own life after being part of a late-night text conversation about suicide.