National to extend control of teen beneficiaries' finances
The Government is to extend its control of spending by young beneficiaries to all teen parents and many 18 and 19-year-olds.
The Government is to extend its control of spending by young beneficiaries to all teen parents and many 18 and 19-year-olds.
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Burying your son after a brutal beating is every parent's worst nightmare. Seeing the attackers walk free, despite an admission of guilt, is Mona and Brent Dudleys' reality.
The frustration of Stephen Dudley's family boiled over in court this morning when the judge decided not to convict a teen who assaulted the schoolboy.
Don't be fooled by Holly White's reserved, quiet nature. Put her on a bike and she becomes a beast.
Students at an Auckland high school had a first-hand look at life in the trenches this week.
A group of primary school children have solved a problem that our biggest bank couldn't solve - finding a way to let disabled people into its downtown Auckland branch.
Technology has become so ingrained in family life that it’s even started changing the way children speak.
The brains of premature babies can perform almost as well as those born at full-term by the time they're teenagers, depending on the environment the child grows up in, an Australian study shows.
If Peter Larsen's play Albert Black is written as eloquently as he describes it, it'll be a stunner.
'Good. Yeah. Nah. Dunno. Good. Sorta. Nah. Yeah. Okay. Whatever. See ya."
The Government is falling short of key targets it set itself for reducing child abuse and rheumatic fever.
Three people including two teens have been arrested following a burglary in Papamoa.
Jake Miller was head prefect of his school with a $40,000 scholarship to study law waiting for him.
In the aftermath of the tragic death of Jordan Kemp, we examine the way parents are increasingly turning their back on rugby to keep their children safe.
Landing top talent is getting so tough in Silicon Valley that tech companies are trying anything for an edge, including hiring interns out of high school and boosting their perks.
A young New Zealand wakeboarder is in a critical condition in the US following a nasty training accident.
A fatal rugby injury has devastated a NZ family, sent shockwaves through a tight-knit Northland community and re-emphasised risks associated with the national game.
Rachel Grunwell checks out fun activities for the school holidays, plus family-friendly things to note on the calendar for later in the year.
Dr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace detail six ways to keep young people safe through adolescence.
Teen mum Nganoo Joseph hopes to graduate with a level 4 certificate in travel and tourism this year - and credits an All Black's sister with steering her to success.
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Principals should not be too worried about the impact of the High Court's decision overturning Lucan Battison's suspension for refusing to cut his hair.
The Well Child book - the successor to the iconic "Plunket book" - has been given a revamp.
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When I was growing up, bullying at school was a fact of life, almost a rite of passage. If you complained about it, you were told to toughen up, writes Peter Hughes.
Using the phrase "Like a girl" as an insult is a hard knock against any adolescent girl.