We make assumptions about people all the time, and people particularly love to attach myths to 20-somethings, writes Verity Johnson.

Teaching war dances and chants from the old island ways comes naturally to a family who have been involved in the Auckland Secondary Schools' PolyFest for decades.

In 2012, Liron Rosin was 8 when he was diagnosed with an inoperable liver cancer rare in children.

Police investigating the actions of a group of youths as young as 10 who were arrested over violent attacks in central Auckland will be 'looking hard' at their parents.

Police have apprehended a raft of young people, aged between 10 and 17 years, over two alleged violent attacks in central Auckland in the weekend.

Cancer boredom-buster Gabby Devine is celebrating her 13th birthday today by giving presents to 100 fellow child cancer patients in hospitals around the country.

A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken down.

Tapping the talents of bright young things is a low-cost bus operator's tactic to stay ahead of the competition.

Pascale Sperling, 13, is heading to Britain to compete in the world's top dog show: Crufts.

It has been just over a decade since Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman captured the hearts of the country when she lost her limbs to meningococcal disease.

The high school teacher producing the country's top dance scholars says the secret is treating the teenagers like "mini-professionals".

Parents of many school leavers will find it hard to relate to the working demands faced by their children.

Blues captain Jerome Kaino receives his new playing jersey from teenage patient Tyrone Banks at Starship children's hospital.

Over 70 per cent of elite college rugby players regularly use sports supplements, making them more likely to intentionally dope in the future, a survey finds.

The lack of students leaving secondary school with Information and Communications Technology qualifications has been a concern for several years, however the Auckland Business Leaders Group says fixing it more urgent than ever.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

87 per cent of teenage mums, and virtually all teen fathers, are missing out on education at specialist units designed for them.

Tech-savvy teenagers are scratching an anti-establishment itch over summer holidays with a rash of hack attacks on websites, says an internet security expert.

Designers, a poet, a politician and our most famous living soldier helped to inspire a group of Auckland teenagers in an unusual creative workshop yesterday.

I'm watching with interest the ways our lives are changing as a result of social media, writes Eric Watson.

Tears and laughter shared centre stage as Rachel Clark's grieving family remembered a special girl taken too soon.

Motivating young people can be difficult, but a group of presenters have taken up the challenge with gusto and are doing just that - motivating thousands of young New Zealanders every year.

Like other students at Koru School in Mangere, Tyler Adams has his own burgeoning library at home.

St Nick dominated Auckland's Viaduct Basin last night.

They are the sport stars of the future - the names we think will soon be world-class. Here's what makes them tick.

Incidents such as the "Roast Busters" case show sex education needs to be more than a component of the health and physical education curriculum.