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.

The Internet Party's first leader, Laila Harre, is promising young New Zealanders an "awesome" future in a growing digital economy.

Netball, rugby, touch, tag, athletics, basketball are the sports played by Florida Fatanitavake.

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.

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.

A Samoan group from Mt Roskill Grammar School was among those performing on the delayed final day of this year's Polyfest at Manukau Sports Bowl in Auckland.

Tyler McCarthy knows that in order to get to where he wants to be one day, he has to work hard now.

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