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.

Armed teenagers dressed in Halloween horror masks - including a creepy clown - robbed a service station in Christchurch.

Salvation Army recommends tightening immigration rules further beyond last week's Government decisions to raise the point system.

Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.

New Zealand needs to provide much better care for the mentally ill, says a man who was rescued from a bid to take his own life.

Three teenagers were nabbed by police in Napier last night as they were allegedly burgling a house.

The Wakatere playground in Thames will soon be gone.

Teens were unlawfully detained for weeks on end in the seclusion wing of a youth justice facility run by Child Youth and Family, according to its own senior staff.

There are concerns for 17-year-old Yuri Santana, who hasn't been seen for a week.

Can online voting turn around our dreadful local body election voter turnout?

Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick has already been approached by political parties.

Steve "Shag" Hansen is usually pretty quick to remind any of the Super Rugby franchises about the expected standards of a professional

The Government is injecting $50,000 into steering young people away from Hawke's Bay's gang scene, but many say it would be better invested in whānau and parenting skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Two Auckland teens are appearing in court today after a car was stolen and taken on a joy-ride of more than a hundred kilometres, from Paeroa to Whakatane.

The release of seclusion and restraint guidelines to teachers faced with violent and extreme situations has been delayed due to legal problems.

If the race for Auckland's mayor was won on social media, Chloe Swarbrick would leave everyone else in her digital dust.

Herald investigation: Some teenagers are taking spurious NCEA standards - learning about toilet cleaning, household shopping and shift work.

Why are young people so alienated from politics? People aged 18-24 are the least likely age-group to vote in the upcoming local body elections.

SUP250916alien001.JPG / Waipu's Ethan Trembath, Henry de Jong and Lewis de Jong - aka Alien Weaponry - won two major music competitions

Big building companies are tapping into social media to try to tempt young unemployed Aucklanders into construction trades. Fletcher

"Paddy's Army", a group of about 25 St Patrick's School pupils in Bryndwr who have collected almost 150 pairs of pyjamas to give to foster children.

A 13-year-old and her mum created a hilarious text exchange in the process of buying her very first box of tampons at her local supermarket.

An Auckland man has been jailed for emailing more than 42,000 files that involved the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

As soon as they're old enough to pick up a knife could be the best time to get them into the kitchen.

Parents are feeding under-tens an average of 14 teaspoons of sugar a day - despite years of warnings about the dangers.

Being a transgender adolescent is no barrier to pregnancy, research shows.