In a matter of months, Cyrus has apparently become a pervasive socio-cultural influence and the cause of everything that's wrong with today's youth.

Justice Minister Judith Collins says sexual abuse has nothing to do with the way a woman dresses, and has slammed radio hosts for making this connection.

Sexual violence is an abhorrent crime. Offenders who sexually attack women, and men, should face the full consequences of their actions, writes Judith Collins.

The high school several Roast Busters members attended is checking its website.

Police have upped the ante on the Roast Busters investigation, appointing a woman detective with significant experience in child sexual abuse cases.

Young women are striking back against the Roast Busters Facebook gang in a bid to support alleged victims and stand up to what they say is a lack of action against rape culture.

In small towns, mayors are as well placed as anyone to tackle unemployment.

A Far North community grappling with a cluster of youth deaths says the Government isn't doing enough to prevent youth suicide.

A Far North after-school care worker has been charged with child sex abuse.

Chamber of Commerce is offering youngsters a road to a job through pilot pre-employment course.

Thousands of school students marched through Paris yesterday to demand the return to France of a 15-year-old Roma girl.

In an all-North Harbour affair, Westlake BHS successfully defended their New Zealand SS basketball title with a 78-68 win over arch rivals Rangitoto in Palmerston North.

Analysis of a healthy eating and activity programme first tested in Waikato primary schools shows the project is saving taxpayer money and improving children's lives.

More than 100 operations - including two liver transplants - are not usually seen on the CVs of beauty contestants.

American transport officials are investigating how a 9-year-old boy got on a plane without a ticket and flew 2400km to Las Vegas.

With their youngest member's immune system vulnerable because of treatment for leukemia, the Johns family have had their activities limited.

Two girls have handed themselves into police investigating an incident where a Hutt Valley taxi driver was stabbed in the head.

Older long-term unemployed people look set to lose out in a radical reshuffle of foundation education which will give higher priority to young people.

An Auckland father who says his daughter was told during religious instruction that she would go to hell is campaigning to have the classes dropped from her state school.

Children's reading ability is held back by a one-size-fits-all approach at school, an expert has warned.

Former gang member-turned-youth mentor wants to help his community as a councillor.

New Zealand's school curriculum has been hollowed out of knowledge as academic learning is increasingly abandoned for a misguided focus on skills and the process of learning, an academic claims.

Youth are finding the story they were told about hard work is not quite true, writes Cathy Bi.

A delay in getting at-risk youth back into education can have life-long consequences, education experts say.

A teen has been left in limbo without education for 305 school days as new figures spark concerns that at-risk pupils are falling through the cracks.