Teen sentenced after assisting friend's suicide
A 17 year-old has been sentenced to eight months home detention after admitting his part in a friend's suicide.
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More details of the final movements of slain schoolgirl Liberty Templeman have emerged at the trial of the teenager accused of killing her.
Liberty murder trial jury visits site where body found
The jury at the trial of the teenager accused of murdering Liberty Templeman has just left the scene where her body was found.
Rudd wants rise in drinking age
Kevin Rudd would like to see the drinking age in Australia raised from 18 to 21 years.
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A 2-year-old boy sparked a police callout after locking himself in his mother's car with the keys for nearly two hours.
Secret of youth may be in your genes
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.
Drug tests spark school probe
A high school renowned for producing a string of Kiwi sporting stars has been accused of inappropriately drug-testing some students.
Eighteen days to unravel a death
Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.
Foreshore and Seabed Act could go this year, PM tells Maori
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.
Britain's language gap years for primary school pupils
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Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac
Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.
Families with kids feel pinch hardest
An official survey has found that families with children are far more likely to be in hardship than any other New Zealanders.
Student offers her virginity for sale online
A cash-strapped Kiwi student is selling her virginity to the highest online bidder.
Literary juggernaut first among equals
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Blues help keep youngsters up to mark
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Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' report
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.