The vigilant handiwork of a Taradale community constable is to thank after two pensioner's stolen bikes were returned to them yesterday. Evie

Waiwhakaata Tangitu,12 performing in the kapa haka competition. Photo/Andrew Warner. Te Puna School's kapa haka performance took

When Megan started working at Macca's at the age of 14, it was supposed to be an after-school job. Now she's turned it into a career.

More than half of Hawke's Bay teenagers aged 13 to 17 will receive free GP visits next year thanks to a unanimous decision by the

Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.

Woman thought the man kissing her and biting her neck in the dead of night was her partner. It wasn't.

COMMENT: While we score high in the indices for peace and transparency, our poverty and inequality gaps have grown.

Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.

COMMENT: Insights of younger generation could show they have got it right more than the grown-ups.

Three days after an 11-year-old boy was plucked off a street and sexually assaulted in West Auckland, his attacker remains on the loose.

Raw footage of the moment two students launched at a police officer after another allegedly attacked the principal's car has been revealed online.

Donations to Rainbow Youth are being made in the Destiny Church leader's name after his comment that gays caused Monday's quake.

Three teenagers are to appear in Youth Court after a string of incidents sparked by one of them being stood down from school.

Vaughan Somerville spent large chunks of his childhood and youth in Starship being treated for the complications of cystic fibrosis.

Runners and walkers raced along some of Hawke's Bay's finest beaches, forests and farmland on Saturday at the annual Staples Rodway

New data showing an increase in long wait times for youth patients needing mental health help has been labelled "appalling" by a local

Pregnant sister No 1 was pulled over by police and found to be over the limit, only for pregnant sister No 2 to arrive - who was over the limit as well.

Hospital admissions for intentional self-harm rose 4.6% from 2004 to 2013.

COMMENT: Through a plumbing apprenticeship young people are setting themselves up for a career where there is huge demand for their skills.

Experts say house crisis is driving us towards a tale of two Aucklands, where the only homeowners will be those who are left the family home by parents.

Some big brand employers have got behind a campaign to get 500 young people into jobs in 50 days.

Auckland man jailed after he used bedtime stories as a chance to groom his 9-year-old daughter, reading to her before climbing into her bed and raping her.

A 16-year-old male was arrested in central Whangarei after he smashed the front window of a central city clothing business. Senior

Crime is on the up in New Zealand, with latest figures showing an increase in burglaries, assaults, abductions and sex offences over the last year.

More 18-year-olds are leaving school with NCEA Level 2 - a "stand-out" achievement in Government education targets.

Father hid cellphone in bathroom laundry basket to film people naked while they showered, according to court report.

A 15-year-old Auckland girl has been referred to youth aid following dawn police raids this morning.

It seems times have changed, as youngsters in 2016 are demanding everything from cash to iPads from the beleaguered tooth fairy - with some even demanding their teeth back.

The new Vulnerable Children's Ministry wants to recruit 1000 more foster parents in a dramatic bid to improve the quality of state care for children.

Today's kids have never experienced a world without the internet. Rose Hoare asks how parents and grandparents are coping in a new, high-tech world.