A teen is in hospital after an assault at a Wairarapa agricultural job training centre.

Mathew Thomas Madams and one youth have pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter at the Whanganui High Court on Thursday

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.

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.

Employers are being challenged to take on 500 unemployed young people in the next 50 days to give young New Zealanders a break into their first jobs.

COMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.

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.

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.

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.