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.

The Labour Party is promising to put $17 million into a new agency to help people on to the right career path.

Pinepine Savage holds proof in her own life that it is possible to turn around a town that everyone had written off.

Technology has become so ingrained in family life that it’s even started changing the way children speak.

'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.

Hundreds gathered in stormy weather to say haere ra to a young Northland rugby player - four days after he died from a head injury he suffered while playing for his club.

Underage drinkers in America - those between 18 and 20 - are more heavily exposed to printed alcohol advertisements than any other age group, according to a new study.

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.

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.

It's always great to see someone standing up to a bully. That Hastings schoolboy Lucan Battison also won the confrontation with his St John's College principal is the icing on the cake.

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.

In a moving and illuminating video, Always questioned a group of adults on what it means to run, fight and throw "like a girl".

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.

The sister of the 11-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in the head with scissors has complained to the Ministry of Education about the school.

Editorial: Justice Collins made it clear that his judgment related only to this case. It did not rule on the lawfulness of schools' rules that attempt to regulate a student's hair.