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.

Danielle Wright finds yoga for kids is as much about becoming grounded as it is about getting up and moving.

Pacific health experts are calling for a quota on the amount of fatty food exported to the Pacific Islands, where heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the norm.

Special-needs students will begin the new term with another potentially disruptive change in taxi companies used to take them to and from school.

North Queensland coach Neil Henry says football has taken a back seat as devastated players and staff grieve the shock death of promising young player Alex Elisala.

Weightlifting for kids? Danielle Wright finds it's not as bad as it sounds.

So, you think your child's funny? Danielle Wright talks to the kids comedy industry to find out how you can encourage your children to make people, other than their mum and dad, laugh.

It is that joyous time of the year, the one (of several) that all parents love and look forward to; that time when the nurturing of children reverts from its rightful place in the schools of this nation into the homes, where the parents really quite like

New Zealand communities are battling to rid themselves of synthetic cannabis - with the Government's promised solution months away.

Police say concerns that good parents would be prosecuted under the controversial anti-smacking law have again proven unsubstantiated.

A teenager is facing serious charges for allegedly threatening to kill students at his former high school, and for allegedly trying to break into a female friend's house.

The Pinnacles walk is the perfect way to introduce family and friends to the fun of tramping, writes Katie Furze.

Young people are overlooking the agricultural technology sector as a viable, well-paid career option, says Gallagher.

If waking up to find your old tweets dredged up and splashed on the front page of a Sunday newspaper wasn't enough of a rude awakening for Paris Brown, the ordeal had only just begun.

McDonald's and Restaurant Brands have joined other retail giants who have decided against paying 16 to 19-year-olds the new youth wage.

A 3-month-old baby was the youngest of 17 children found by police living in unsafe drug houses during the annual cannabis blitz.

The benefit of an after-school job is far, far greater than the cash it gives teens, writes Donna McIntyre.

Rotorua 18-year-old Tristan Barker, who has a controversial web presence and is described as an internet troll, has admitted assaulting an Australian television reporter.

Student loan holders will pay $11 more a week from today as the Government ramps up its repayment scheme.

The start of winter soccer for hundreds of Auckland children will be delayed because the drought's stunting of grass growth has made fields dangerous or vulnerable to destruction.

The head of secondary school principals has criticised the Government for not doing enough to help schools combat the growing problem of bullying.