Violence is the new "sexy" for teenage girls, according to one expert who advises parents and teachers on how to stamp out the increasingly aggressive behaviour.

A schoolboy rugby player who suffered a serious head injury during a first XV match is due to be brought out of his induced coma today.

A former Kiwis league international and a 13-year-old Glen Innes girl both kept quiet at first about their sore throats - and now regret it.

The number of sports under the College Sport umbrella continues to grow with girl's lacrosse the latest to be awarded ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year status.

Auckland ratepayers and charities have stepped in to help students at two low-income South Auckland schools pay for their learner driver's licences.

Some of Auckland's biggest employers have signed up to a scheme aimed at finding work for the region's 25,000 unemployed young people.

A 17-year-old 1st XV rugby player remained in a coma late last night but the bleeding on his brain had stopped and friends and family were hoping for a recovery.

It feels to me like there's a global movement being run by a secret society intent on mind-controlling our children, writes Rhys Darby.

Editorial: Every human activity carries a degree of risk. But that is what provides the challenge - and the reward.

Dionne Christian explores some of the newer attractions in Auckland CBD's Metro Centre.

Deliberate self-harming is reaching epidemic levels among Kiwi teenagers - but the teens say it has become "almost fashionable".

Students at one Auckland high school are not convinced drinking, smoking and drugs are as rare as an Auckland University survey suggests.

Jamie Curry's videos about anything and everything have attracted millions of fans from around the world.

Three teenage mothers will be among the first Auckland members of a voluntary scheme that helps people to start a garden, then pass on the chance of a garden to someone else.

Schoolboy rugby in Auckland has lost any notion of egalitarianism and the world famous 1A competition is now divided along financial lines.

Children’s TV spawned characters so vivid they drove young fans into a frenzy of excitement. But what happened to those familiar faces? Alan Perrott tracks them down.

When Robin Vinod turned 17, he couldn't sign a tenancy agreement or be responsible for bills - but that was when CYF left him to fend for himself.

At just 10 years old Rico Bearman is chasing his fourth UCI BMX world title in Auckland today.

Youth services are meant to be the model for transforming our welfare system from "gatekeeping" to "coaching" but results so far in Papakura are patchy.

I hadn't realised what a bad vibe homework created in our household until my 10-year-old had five school days without it.

A justice reform group is calling for 17-year-old offenders to be dealt with by the youth justice system rather than the adult criminal courts.

A school principal is considering lodging a complaint with the Medical Council after a boy was accidentally given a Gardisal injection.

Health experts want to target boys from the age of 11 who identify as gay to be first for vaccinating against genital warts and a range of cancers.

Dionne Christian previews a school holiday course of film-making fun for youngsters with ambitions.

Fathers will patrol Kaitaia streets and a community hui will be held to make the town safer after 10 teenage girls were attacked by at least 20 drunk young people.

NZ's education system has been treading water and its students will lose out in the global race for the best jobs unless change is embraced, a visiting expert warns.