The teens who assaulted Auckland schoolboy Stephen Dudley might have been sentenced but for the dead boy's family "it's certainly not over".

The Mental Health Foundation has received an unprecedented number of calls following the death of comedian Robin Williams.

Mountaineer Graeme Dingle's youth charity is branching out from its original outdoors focus to try to connect school-leavers with employers and jobs.

A further 3500 young people on welfare could have their spending tightly controlled by an adult supervisor if National is re-elected.

The Government is to extend its control of spending by young beneficiaries to all teen parents and many 18 and 19-year-olds.

Families do best when everyone is getting plenty of sleep. Even if just one member of a family is not sleeping well, the whole household can be affected.

Burying your son after a brutal beating is every parent's worst nightmare. Seeing the attackers walk free, despite an admission of guilt, is Mona and Brent Dudleys' reality.

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.

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

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

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

The brains of premature babies can perform almost as well as those born at full-term by the time they're teenagers, depending on the environment the child grows up in, an Australian study shows.

If Peter Larsen's play Albert Black is written as eloquently as he describes it, it'll be a stunner.

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.

A young New Zealand wakeboarder is in a critical condition in the US following a nasty training accident.

A fatal rugby injury has devastated a NZ family, sent shockwaves through a tight-knit Northland community and re-emphasised risks associated with the national game.

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.