The boy who allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old schoolmate in the head had been bullied at school for over a year and may have "just snapped", sources say.

Kohanga reo teacher Ann Makea is adding a new service to her preschool offering - financial literacy for the children's parents.

Saying there wasn't a problem in an area where two school-related stabbings occurred yesterday, says a child psychologist, after the local MP said "boys will be boys".

We picked the brains of students in the middle of school ball prep mode to suss out what it really takes to be the belle (or beau) of the ball.

Teenagers who are physically fit do better in exams, new research suggests, and those who are lazy see their performance in the classroom suffer.

Teen superstar Lorde will urge people to vote in this year's general election - even though she's not old enough to have her say.

Giving young people a chance and encouraging them to do the best they can in life is what Auckland couple Rob and Zee Luisi are all about.

A new study groups Generation Y into six tribes. But this Gen-Yer doesn't agree with this grouping.

The study by Colmar Brunton breaks the country's generation of 15- to 30-year-olds into six profiles, or "tribes".

An Auckland teenager has admitted his role in attacking schoolboy Stephen Dudley and will be sentenced in August.

Being accepted by her peers has been something a young Auckland teenager has always wanted.

Police are praising a bystander who saved a teenager being assaulted in a bus station from further injury when he intervened to pull off the attacker.

Kiwi parents believe their children spend too much time online and more are using digital technology as a babysitter, a survey says.

An unlicenced 16-year-old Dunedin youth is in hospital with a serious head injury after fleeing police in a high-speed pursuit.

A group of secondary school students are embarking on an ambitious project to build a three-bedroom home in six months.

An international search has begun for a researcher to delve into child and teenage mental health after Cure Kids received a multi-million-dollar private donation.

A survey has found Google now beats talking to friends for young Kiwis wanting to know about sex, drugs, alcohol, depression, stress or their health.

Taniela (Daniel) Tupou has been dubbed the Tongan Thor but these pictures show a resemblance to a rugby deity closer to home.

Hundreds of young football players throughout the country turned out to Skills Zone Day events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch yesterday.

He's the player many coaches would love to have. But 135kg, 18-year-old Tongan-born prop Taniela Tupou can't represent NZ at schoolboy rugby level.

Comparing lunches around the world.

Survey shows young people most mindful with energy use, while Aucklanders least prepared to go without.

Dionne Christian previews May's big fat helping of music for Auckland's children.

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.