When Ryan Turney's mother, Gerardine, learned her son had been told he could not stay at a Blenheim backpackers she hit the roof.

Parents worried about cyberbullying can now pay to get their child's phone forensically investigated to recover deleted text messages.

A summer reading programme run by Auckland Libraries has helped more than 12,000 children keep on top of their reading over the long holiday break.

Could your teen live without technology? Meet the students who go digital cold turkey for a month.

Blues coach and former All Black Tana Umaga has agreed to become an ambassador for Auckland's Youthtown.

A NZ health organisation is urging restaurants to offer healthier meals for children after research revealed a lack of nutritious food options.

More than half of teenagers say they are being bullied, with girls significantly more likely to report some form of cruelty.

The summer holidays are for swimming and playing in the sun but parents should add another activity to their kids' agenda - reading.

One of the myths we love about New Zealand is that it is a great place to bring up children.

A Kiwi whizz-kid has bought up another tertiary tutoring business and drawn the attention of NY billionaires as he cast his eyes further afield.

My fellow columnist, broadcaster Jack Tame, says of children these days: we are "breeding them too soft".

Children at schools in poor areas are still lagging far behind their wealthy peers, with rising pass rates making but a small dent in the achievement gap, latest data shows.

Students should be taught to use words with intent, not as cute-sounding but empty Orwellian contrivances, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A new study by the Pew Research Centre has explored how social media and technology weave into every stage of the dating process, from flirting to break-up.

Turns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.

Four people in Auckland have caught meningococcal disease recently and all were seriously ill, according to the latest available statistics.

Schools are not taking field trips needed to teach core aspects of the curriculum in subjects like geography - instead having students watch videos.

A dispute over ownership of a cat seen the claws come out, with lawyers and police getting involved and a request being made for a cat DNA test.

Grumpy teenagers who don't want to get out of bed have had their complaints vindicated by scientists who analysed 30 years of sleep science.

Rising numbers of pre-school children are being allowed to play with tablet computers and watch TV in bed, research shows.

Kura hourua is just one of a number of initiatives aimed at lifting Maori educational achievement but compared with other models it provides much greater autonomy and freedom.

Joshua Uta was named the College Rugby League Player of the Year at an awards breakfast last month.

Topping the tables for youth suicide rates is not something any community would want to claim.

Each week from now until the ASB YSPOTY awards function on November 28, we will profile past winners as we count down to the 25th annual event which honours the top young college sportspeople in the....

An Auckland teen living with the side-effects of a brain tumour has been chosen as the face of hope by a cancer charity.

A lack of sleep among teenagers who are spending the night hours on social media can cause depression and anxiety, according to a study.

Fears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.

Baradene will host their biennial tennis exchange for the Alumnae Cup next week and at the centre of their push for silverware will be 14-year-old Isabelle Coman.

"These kids just need a chance, it's really hard at 17, they are too old to be in the system but too young to have rights."