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.

With gangs deeply ingrained in Hawke's Bay, a new government initiative to steer youth away from them could provide lasting benefit

An elderly woman carjacked and beaten outside a large West Auckland mall is still recovering in hospital.

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

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.

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.

Randy Budd fought for new laws that would require fencing on highway overpasses.

New Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft has launched a campaign to raise the upper age limit for the Youth Court from 17 to 18.

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.