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.

A 12-year-old girl allegedly stole a car in West Auckland last Wednesday.

Tomorrow promises to be an unlucky day for Auckland's young criminals.

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".

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.

It is a grim glimpse of the front line of social work - an 1100-page dossier of abuse and misery cataloguing the life of Benjamin*.

A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.

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.

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."

A poem by an Auckland student that is "unashamedly in love with the idea of life" has won the National Schools Poetry Award.

Crusading chef wants a sugar tax to curb obesity and diabetes.

So, what should you aim for? Here are a few goals.

Put the phone down now, please.

A mob of schoolboys turned on a 19-year-old picking his little sister up from school when he tried to stop them attacking a younger student.