Rangitoto College student Tai Wynyard is off to New York City where he will meet arguably the greatest basketballer in history before playing in front of thousands of fans.

Auckland employers will be challenged today to give young people a chance by hiring a young unemployed person.

New Zealand internet sensation Jamie Curry and charismatic Kiwi The Mad Butcher are behind two anti-bullying campaigns aimed at teens.

A $200,000 scholarship to study music at Cambridge University is a dream come true for student Paul Newton-Jackson.

Political youth organisations have stepped up their recruitment drives before the September 20 election - but a PR expert says the handouts being used to lure young voters lack creativity.

Horses, birds, calves, even crocs - there are many ways kids can get hands-on experience with animals, says Dionne Christian.

A 16-year-old who admitted assaulting Stephen Dudley - who later died - has been discharged without conviction and had his identity permanently suppressed.

The final day of Polyfest has been delayed until tomorrow due to the threat of Cyclone Lusi.

I can still remember the freedom that came with being given my first bike.

What began as four schools coming together each year to celebrate cultural difference - performing on a makeshift stage on the school grounds.

First there was planking, then Gangnam Style, now ... derp-face.

A drunk teenager's deadly eight-storey fall from a Wellington apartment building has prompted a warning for suburban youths to be aware of the risks of high-rise buildings.

A 12-year-old boy who raped his seven-year-old sister after watching porn online has walked free after a judge ruled he is not a danger to society.

Danielle Wright goes backstage at the Annie the Musical auditions in Auckland.

For most 11-year-old boys, Facebook is a way to chat with friends and share photographs - but for Reece Puddington.

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: "This is how you drink."

Parents are using potentially dangerous medications to get hyped up kids to sleep at night.

Don’t be tempted by teen slang and just be your age, advises Sharon Stephenson.

Danielle Wright meets young entrepreneurs learning business lessons early.

A 16-year-old schoolboy has today admitted assaulting Auckland teen Stephen Dudley on the day a manslaughter trial over the teen's death was to begin.

'We told him no, it's pretty much suicide.' A young dad ended up in hospital after downing an entire bottle of absinthe in the 'neknominate' booze craze.

School starts across most of Australia this week, so parents and carers are breaking out the lunch boxes once again.

Benjamin Gaze started at Auckland Grammar School this week, 132 years after his great-great-grandfather faced the same nerve-racking initiation.