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.

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.

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.

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.

The high school that excluded an child with Asperger's Syndrome after a dispute with a teacher over a skateboard says it is disappointed a judge has quashed its decision.

The parents of a seven-year-old transgender boy are in discussions with an independent film maker to chart the next decade of their child's life as he undergoes medical changes.