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School's student exclusion quashed

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.

Transgender boy walks with pride

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.

It's a hard knock life

Danielle Wright goes backstage at the Annie the Musical auditions in Auckland.

Cancer boy's poignant Facebook posting

For most 11-year-old boys, Facebook is a way to chat with friends and share photographs - but for Reece Puddington.

Neknomination craze 'claims fifth victim'

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: "This is how you drink."

'Sleep' drugs put kids at risk

Parents are using potentially dangerous medications to get hyped up kids to sleep at night.

Too old for 'totes'? Whatevs

Don’t be tempted by teen slang and just be your age, advises Sharon Stephenson.

Start kids earning early

Danielle Wright meets young entrepreneurs learning business lessons early.

'Foolish' game slammed

A drinking game played through social media which has caught on in NZ has been labelled "incredibly foolish" and "very, very harmful" by an alcohol-harm advocacy group.

Drunk boy video: Three people charged

Three people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.

Reform targets parents of accused

The parents or guardians of young people before the courts could have bail conditions imposed on them as well as their children, under a private members' bill.

Young drunk video reposted

A video of a drunk boy stumbling and slurring at a Hamilton skate park has been reposted to YouTube despite an earlier attempt by police to have Google remove it.

Herald on Sunday editorial: Drunk boy a disgrace to us all

Words can hardly express the harm inflicted on a 9-year-old boy in Hamilton this week by someone who gave him enough alcohol to get very drunk.

Kerre McIvor: Child becomes face of widespread drink problem

Oh the shame of reading the Daily Mail online and seeing two stories from New Zealand featuring prominently.

Violent daylight attack in small Otago town

A violent daylight attack in a small Otago town has resulted in three arrests and an appeal for information about two travellers who police hold concerns for.

Drunk-boy witness fears reprisals

Three people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.