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Teen welfare hard, some say
Teens among the first "guinea pigs" for a new money management system for welfare say they get enough for food - but not for transport, baby supplies and medical costs.
Teens among the first "guinea pigs" for a new money management system for welfare say they get enough for food - but not for transport, baby supplies and medical costs.
Phil O'Reilly says attacking the issue of child poverty from many directions, by everyone, has a greater chance of succeeding than simply focusing on benefit payments.
Our week-long inquiry into our changing national identity concludes with a look at the future through the eyes of our youngest citizens.
A lost autistic teenage boy trying to find the local shop was robbed by two men who promised him a lift.
The parents of a Wairarapa high school student will be prosecuted for failing to ensure the child's attendance at school after years of ongoing truancy issues.
Prime Minister John Key said youth suicide statistics released today were damning and the Government needed to do better.
The number of youths taking their own lives has surged by more than 40 per cent, and the suicide of a child under nine has been recorded for the first time.
Researchers say dope use by young people can mess with the complex changes going on inside their heads.