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.

Jojo Stewart has managed to edge out the boys in the male-dominated field of computer science.

The Mosquito is an aptly named British-designed security device that emits a high-frequency sound audible only to young people, Jack Tame writes.

I hope the old boys' association keeps Simon Leese well stocked in good, single-malt whisky because he'd have needed a jolly stiff one after seeing his students, Kerre McIvor writes.

Toddlers in Britain are to be referred to weekly weight-loss classes to curb rising obesity levels.

Parents misbehaving on the sidelines have been warned to behave better and reminded that school-aged sport is "not the World Cup".

Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.

Kiwis are better off than you might have thought, suggests a study of teens' living conditions.

Year 2 students at Glenfield's Mānuka Primary School are still learning to read and write in English - but they are already learning te reo Māori too.

You might think BMX racing is all about technique in getting over those tricky humps in the tracks.

For a while, Jennifer Pan's parents regarded her as their "golden" child. But what would later unfold would be a story of love, hate, lies and murder.

Children from a Māori immersion class in Pukekohe are the stars of a new digital book released by Auckland Transport for Māori Language Week.

A sitcom about the cultural clash between two Korean students who come to New Zealand and their Kiwi counterparts has started filming and will be screened to millions worldwide.

Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

The vast majority of young New Zealanders reaching out for support from Youthline are doing so through text messages.

Kerre McIvor asks if it’s appropriate to insert long-lasting contraception in the bodies of girls too young to be having sex.

The 15-year-old schoolgirl at the centre of a fracas over a provocative speech says she will miss her last day of classes rather than face her peers.

Kiwis will need to be careful about what they post online under a new wide-reaching law, or risk criminal charges over communications deemed deliberately harmful.

Riana O'Neill has had her bags packed for three weeks.

A teen was knocked unconscious for 15-minutes during the Saturday morning brawl that exploded during the Under 15s game between Otahuhu College and Tangaroa College.

More than 40 people were involved in a brawl that broke out during an U15 clash between Otahuhu College and Tangaroa College at the Otahuhu Rugby Ground yesterday.

The 15-year-old boy's condition was originally described as serious, but police said he had since improved and was talking with them at hospital.

Elinor Swery was awarded an Auckland Council I Am Auckland Award for her contribution to St John youth and now she has been nominated for a Pride of New Zealand Award.