'No jab, no pay': Dr Lance O'Sullivan says cut benefits for parents who won't vaccinate
Prominent doctor wants fines, benefit cuts for parents who won't vaccinate.
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Top Auckland school calls in drug sniffer dogs
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Calls for Govt to target schoolyard over suicide and bullying
Father and scientist Ray Avery says New Zealand's bullying culture is "killing our kids".
Deplorable act at kid's netball game
Is there ever an acceptable time to 'boo' at a six-year-old's netball game?
High-rolling influencer jailed for 17 years
Instagram influencer Wyatt Pasek's flashy lifestyle has come to a swift end.
Outrage as schoolgirls' rapist gets home detention
The youth was deemed to be a low risk of reoffending.
Woman connected to Nia Glassie toddler murder admits new assault charge
One of the people charged in relation to Nia Glassie's death has admitted a new assault.
From hiking enthusiast to 'on death's door' within days
The doctor told the family the 20-year-old's condition was linked to vaping.
Oranga Tamariki signs deal with Tūhoe
Agreement the fourth the Ministry has signed with an iwi in the past year.
'Worth it': Teens kicked out of Parliament, banned for a year
Group were singing Tutira Mai Nga Iwi to draw MPs' attention to the Ihumātao hikoi.
Climate change and the Swarbrick effect: Is this a youthquake?
A number of dynamic young people are standing for office this year.
Gen anxiety: Millennials plead for help
One in five 26-year-olds sought mental health treatment in the past year.
555 primary school kids arrested: What they told cops
Why are so many youngsters being picked up? Police say poverty is a factor.
Teens arrested after superette robbery
Wheel-brace wielding group threatened shopkeeper and took cash, police say.
Local Focus: 23-year-old council candidate says life experience isn't everything
Rotorua Council is not demographically representative. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Intruders attack Auckland students after laying in wait
Intruders invaded school, then pounced again later as students left at 3pm.
Offender connected with high-profile child murder case faces fresh assault charge
High profile child abuser before the courts after alleged theft, assault incident
Community get a voice on new youth justice facility in South Auckland
The ministry wants to repurpose an existing facility into a youth justice residence.
Thousands of kids walk to school safely every day, principals say
Girl's death was "tragic" but heads say ban on kids walking to school is not the solution.
'They're there to be supported': Steve Hansen responds to ref attacks
Steve Hansen says two attacks on rugby referees over the weekend is a 'real shame'.
Junior rugby referee 'punched, strangled' by spectator
Police and Counties Manukau Rugby Union are investigating the assault.
Focus Live Earlier: Dead toddler’s uncle was RSA killer William Bell
Focus Live Earlier: Dead toddler’s uncle was RSA killer William Bell.
Youth MP's speech a hit with Act leader
Ali Gammeter speaks at Parliament on a favourite subject - freedom of speech.
Privacy breach: 'They drugged and abused us - and it's still happening'
Files included behaviour, criminal offending, family and medical details.
Teens on road to sporting success thanks to Variety scholarships
"It was either pay the bills or my son would play for weeks with holes in his shoes."
Variety Appeal looks to remedy too many Kiwi kids sleeping on the floor
More than one in 10 children in our poorest communities don't have their own beds.
'Enough is enough': Youth MP who stood up to Anne Tolley
Stuart Nash's youth MP came to the defence of a fellow student told off by Anne Tolley.
Watch: 'Humiliated' teen left in tears by senior MP over suicide speech
The chair's stern handling of a mock Youth Parliament event left some upset.
'We are fed up': Māori-led Oranga Tamariki inquiry launches
"We are not trusting Māori families to look after their own."
Wesley College school ball pat-down illegal, says security firm
Security firm says guards have no legal right to carry out an intrusive search.
'Not all of us are bludgers': What it's like to be a teen mum
'I wouldn't change anything. I love my daughter
Fast and the Furious: Youth drivers explain why they flee police
Teens at a youth justice facility speak out about why they flee police.
Our People: Former wild child Hapeta Manley
He wagged school and ran with the wrong crowd until inspirational mentors reshaped him.
Sorted! Finally, kids can be taught about money in school
Support is coming for the parents who want their children to learn about money.