Seeing her long curly hair being chopped off was almost a bit much for 12-year-old Gemma Singleton.

Are the days of the Harlem Shake, the craze that has swept the web, coming to an end?

A Parliamentary committee has recommended a starting wage for youth be passed into law.

Every Monday night, Chance Morgan watches Piha Rescue - it's one of her favourite television shows - so she knew the lifeguards before meeting them on school camp.

A communication breakdown between police and Child Youth and Family meant a teen was on the run for three months before crashing and dying in a stolen car.

At 2.2m, Bronx native "Mighty Joe" Dorsett-Jeffreys often gets the jump on his opponents in the New York streetball circuit.

Judith Collins' Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill is about simplifying processes and saving money.

So taxpayers have generously decided to bail out Wanganui Collegiate - what, no H? - to the tune of $3 million a year and $4 million for upgrading its buildings.

Eight-year-old Louie Chandulal grinned large yesterday when he told the story of smashing 104 not-out off five overs - including eight consecutive sixes - during his Saturday morning game.

Sibling rivalry has proven to be a good thing for one Auckland family, with two sisters gaining top marks in the country in the Cambridge exams.

TV One news reporter Jack Tame tells Alan Perrott about his evolution from super-keen schoolboy reporter to US correspondent — will Mexico be next?

Justice Minister Judith Collins is to outline new measures to curb cyber bullying within the next few weeks.

Injured Kiwi freeskier Rose Battersby is currently undergoing surgery on her broken spine after her heavy crash at the Winter X Games.

The parents of girls as young as 10 are paying $700 each to enter their daughters in a junior Miss World beauty pageant.

Although parents can be fairly sure that school will provide their children with grounding in the basics - the question has to be asked: will it get them ready to deal with life in a fast and unpredictable world?

Prime Minister John Key wants New Zealand to be a "magnet for investment" but his Government faces a big sales job to persuade New Zealanders that "foreign" investors and "big business" should be embraced.

His son was shot dead by an air rifle while drinking alcohol with his friends - but the victim's father says he isn't angry with the teenager who pulled the trigger.

Fran O'Sullivan called on Prime Minister John Key to be "bold and courageous" and "get serious on youth employment" upon his return from Hawaii. Excellent stuff.

Almost 800 girls under 18 were married in New Zealand in the past decade, and women's rights activists believe a number of those marriages were against the will of the brides.

Twenty-four cases of lead poisoning from guns were reported to public health authorities last year amid concerns of exposure at an underground shooting range in a youth centre building.

Two young girls in trouble last week after crashing their parents' cars are unlikely to face charges.