Low-grade mince is apparently still a staple of university life, with more than a third of students surveyed saying lack of money has affected their diets.

Dai Henwood admits he became a bully as he battled to combat those who picked on him because of his height.

The family of Auckland schoolboy Stephen Dudley hope his death will serve as a constant reminder of the tragic, unintended consequences that violence can have.

Police are searching cellphones for video footage of a fight which claimed a 15-year-old boy's life.

The parents of the 15-year-old boy killed in a fight at rugby training say it's any parent's worst nightmare - but now is not the time to be angry.

An enraged father dragged his son across a rugby league field at an under-9s game and forced him to punch another boy in the face, despite his cries of protest.

It was a typical teenage romance. Two lovestruck 17-year-olds, exploring their sexuality, filmed themselves having intercourse.

Mana leader Hone Harawira will seek talks with the Maori Party about his Feed the Kids bill.

Police have asked schools to warn students and parents off boozy after-parties during the ball season.

Editorial: Expectations about the Government's food-in-schools programme have waxed and waned in the past few weeks.

Targeting parents whose kids' vaccinations are not up to date will save lives, federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says.

It's weird, but before I had kids I thought it was excellent to subvert young minds by indoctrinating them on political issues, writes Deborah Hill Cone. Now I'm not so sure.

A 13-year-old girl who hurled a racist insult at an Australian Aussie rules player has apologised.

Learning to ride is a dream come true for some children. Joanna Mathers looks at what riding schools in Auckland and beyond offer.

People who begin drinking alcohol during puberty are more likely to become hooked, researchers have warned.

One-child families are the latest thing. "The only child is a growing phenomenon all over the world, The Telegraph. "Half of UK families now have just one child," says The Guardian.

I am sitting at the back of a university physics class while the students cluster in small groups around the whiteboards lining the lecture hall, ready to tackle the day’s equation.

Danielle Wright meets a group of teenage lawn bowlers at the New Lynn Bowling Club.

New Zealand secondary school students realise the importance of Asia, but are not confident they have the knowledge and understanding to engage with Asians

Was I hit by a car, Mum? Those were the first words Danielle Franklin heard her 9-year-old son say.

Far from becoming irrelevant in the digital age, libraries are adapting to become more like youth clubs, finds Danielle Wright.

A 12-year-old girl who took her own life while in foster care was not given proper support after she claimed to have been sexually abused by a caregiver, a coroner said today.

The family of a teen who took her own life two weeks after her best friend committed suicide want schools to implement an anti-bullying and suicide education programme.

A row has erupted between an athletic coach and a top school over a star athlete who was allowed to play in a rugby match only weeks before a world athletic championship.