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.

The school principal behind a controversial ban on puffer jackets has been backed by his principals' association.

The inner-city youth centre is disappearing, a victim of both lead contamination and changing times. Simon Collins reports.

Tupua Urlich was just 17 when the state ended its care for him.

Orewa is a long way from Muriwai. But that doesn't faze Lucy Makaea in her quest to be the best surf lifesaving competitor she can be.

Education and bus company officials will meet in Auckland today after a police investigation into an incident in which children jumped off a moving school bus that wouldn't stop.

A small Auckland community is mourning the death of a "bubbly and energetic" 13-year-old boy.

Each week from now until the annual ASB YSPOTY awards dinner in November, we will profile past winners as we count down to the 25th annual event which honours the top young college sportspeople in....

The streak is as impressive as it is difficult to explain.

Holly Stewart is the embodiment of Selwyn College's tennis programme - young and on the rise.

The threat of social rejection to be the most widespread and potent form of stress for human beings. Deborah Hill Cone writes of trying to overcome this kind of killer shame.

It is a question that keeps some parents awake at night. Should children be allowed to take mobile phones to school?

Bars are increasingly turning to social media to attract young punters, including with Facebook notifications when they're near a pub, new research shows.

High schools are warning students off an anonymous messaging app described as a "virtual bathroom wall".

Taifeni Latu leads a simple sporting life. It's volleyball in the summer and league in the winter. So to say the Year 12 student at One Tree Hill College juggles the two is not quite accurate.

A Northland teacher convicted of sexually abusing two girls and physically abusing six children placed in his care by Child Youth and Family has had an appeal against his conviction dismissed.

Eight years ago, a new primary and secondary school curriculum spoke glowingly of the benefits of knowing another language.

A 13-year-old Auckland boy missing for a week is not believed to have come to any harm and may be trying to hide from police.

New Zealand's wealthiest philanthropists and community trusts are being urged to link up with local employers to create jobs for unemployed young people.

The recently dubbed high-tech capital of New Zealand, Wellington, is hosting free coding courses at libraries around the region this week to promote coding in schools.