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.

Judges - and juries - make difficult decisions in a world that is far from black and white.

Teenage girls who snatched toddler had searched for child porn before abduction.

Teenagers from poor families have more psychological problems if they live in rich areas, a new study has found.

Chemicals in everyday products are putting children's brains at risk of not developing properly, leading scientists have warned.

The decision by Josh Chandulal-Mackay to announce his candidacy for the Whanganui District Council brings more young blood into the

Young Kiwis looking to get on to the Auckland property ladder are more attracted to apartments than three-bedroom house.

A central Queensland teenager has been moved to tears after almost 50,000 people came out in support of her online petition against relentless bullying.

It was a case of just toughing it out at school for a young Tarshaye Ryder.

The last time 11-year-old Auckland schoolboy Harris Barfoot saw his friend James Slyfield they were both in Starship hospital battling leukaemia.

A logic puzzle has baffled the internet, but its solution is apparently so simple that six-year-olds in Hong Kong schools can solve it in seconds.

A million selfies are taken every day but psychologists warn the 'cult of me' has grave consequences.