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Behind the fairy tale
In the magical world of beauty pageants, Collette Lochore is the fairy tale queen. But the infighting and recriminations behind the scenes of Miss Junior NZ are stranger than any fiction.
In the magical world of beauty pageants, Collette Lochore is the fairy tale queen. But the infighting and recriminations behind the scenes of Miss Junior NZ are stranger than any fiction.
The 9 year old missing boy, Linkin Kuka has been found safe and well at a friends address in Henderson this morning, according to police.
Rangitoto College student Tai Wynyard is off to New York City where he will meet arguably the greatest basketballer in history before playing in front of thousands of fans.
Auckland employers will be challenged today to give young people a chance by hiring a young unemployed person.
New Zealand internet sensation Jamie Curry and charismatic Kiwi The Mad Butcher are behind two anti-bullying campaigns aimed at teens.
A $200,000 scholarship to study music at Cambridge University is a dream come true for student Paul Newton-Jackson.
A 16-year-old who admitted assaulting Stephen Dudley - who later died - has been discharged without conviction and had his identity permanently suppressed.
A Samoan group from Mt Roskill Grammar School was among those performing on the delayed final day of this year's Polyfest at Manukau Sports Bowl in Auckland.
Tyler McCarthy knows that in order to get to where he wants to be one day, he has to work hard now.
The final day of Polyfest has been delayed until tomorrow due to the threat of Cyclone Lusi.
I can still remember the freedom that came with being given my first bike.
What began as four schools coming together each year to celebrate cultural difference - performing on a makeshift stage on the school grounds.
A 12-year-old boy who raped his seven-year-old sister after watching porn online has walked free after a judge ruled he is not a danger to society.
The high school that excluded an child with Asperger's Syndrome after a dispute with a teacher over a skateboard says it is disappointed a judge has quashed its decision.
The parents of a seven-year-old transgender boy are in discussions with an independent film maker to chart the next decade of their child's life as he undergoes medical changes.
Danielle Wright goes backstage at the Annie the Musical auditions in Auckland.
For most 11-year-old boys, Facebook is a way to chat with friends and share photographs - but for Reece Puddington.
The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: "This is how you drink."
Parents are using potentially dangerous medications to get hyped up kids to sleep at night.
Don’t be tempted by teen slang and just be your age, advises Sharon Stephenson.
Danielle Wright meets young entrepreneurs learning business lessons early.
A 16-year-old schoolboy has today admitted assaulting Auckland teen Stephen Dudley on the day a manslaughter trial over the teen's death was to begin.
'We told him no, it's pretty much suicide.' A young dad ended up in hospital after downing an entire bottle of absinthe in the 'neknominate' booze craze.