Kiwi mum said she had no idea how affected her daughter was by a classmate's taunts until it was almost too late.

At least one student involved in last week's mass brawl at an Auckland KFC has been kicked out of school, while others have been stood down.

A mother of two special needs children says sending your child to school feels more like babysitting than an education.

Family holidays are fraught things. Why do we make such an ordeal out of what should be a treat?

An emergency services call out to Te Puna Wai youth justice facility last night was due to a group of girls huffing aerosol cans, police have confirmed.

Morgan Geyser, 14, faces one count of attempted first-degree murder.

A Kaitaia schoolgirl who has organised three community meetings about a spate of suspected youth suicides in the town says she is frustrated that adult agencies have not been more supportive.

A stand-alone ministry that will replace Child, Youth and Family has been officially named as the Ministry for Vulnerable Children.

The Mental Health Foundation believes there is an "urgent need" to investigate why a significant number of young people aren't coping.

Rock-throwing youngsters tracked down through prank calls.

A Wellington district court judge who has pushed for better access to information in family violence cases is the new Principal Youth Court Judge.

Judges - and juries - make difficult decisions in a world that is far from black and white.

Teenage girls who snatched toddler had searched for child porn before abduction.

Teenagers from poor families have more psychological problems if they live in rich areas, a new study has found.

Chemicals in everyday products are putting children's brains at risk of not developing properly, leading scientists have warned.

The decision by Josh Chandulal-Mackay to announce his candidacy for the Whanganui District Council brings more young blood into the

Young Kiwis looking to get on to the Auckland property ladder are more attracted to apartments than three-bedroom house.

The last time 11-year-old Auckland schoolboy Harris Barfoot saw his friend James Slyfield they were both in Starship hospital battling leukaemia.

A logic puzzle has baffled the internet, but its solution is apparently so simple that six-year-olds in Hong Kong schools can solve it in seconds.

A million selfies are taken every day but psychologists warn the 'cult of me' has grave consequences.

The boy hit the worker when fleeing police in the middle of the day on April 18.

Studies report that about 25 per cent of US teens deem the first meal of the day unnecessary. I live with one of you, so I have heard your reasons.

A 15-year-old Mangere student has spoken in defence of the low-income suburb saying his generation is ready to break the stereotype.

An anonymous benefactor has given Youthline's Youth Health Service a $20,000 boost that will enable the service to keep its doors open.

There was no way she would have watched what was happening from the sidelines.

A Rotorua organisation is finding innovative ways to introduce our youngest generation to national day of remembrance.

Most girls who survive childhood cancer go on to become mothers, but boys who undergo treatment will find their chances of becoming a father significantly reduced.

Are millennials really that different to previous generations? Greg Bruce speaks to three generations of two families to find out.