Bowing to the neo-liberal economic theory of cutting the minimum wage rate to what the market can bear would lead to some very low wage rates, says PM John Key.

Kids - and parents - love it for the freedom it affords and the friends made. Holiday camps are a win-win for all, writes Diana Clement.

In 1990, I was one of thousands of Kiwi kids jumping rope at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. There was only one thing more exciting than being part of the biggest date on New Zealand's calendar at the time: getting on TV.

In Hamilton a group of teenagers tortures a man in his own home, some taking the lead while others stand and watch.

John Key would win a lot of Brownie points if he simply announced a high-powered Prime Minister's taskforce on youth employment.