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Starving boy eats roach
Welfare agencies alarmed at extreme lengths some people go to just to eat. One desperate case of a Bay of Plenty child and his three siblings has been offered as a stark example of the degree of poverty in our communities.
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Ten convicted for bashing officer
Ten teenagers have been convicted after their role in the near-fatal beating of an off-duty policeman south of Auckland in February last year. Seven of the youths admitted charges in Manukau Youth Court relating to the bashing of the police
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Kerre Woodham: Bullied Casey's simple message
It's not surprising to see the outpouring of support for Casey Heynes, the 16-year-old Sydney schoolboy who has become a worldwide hero as a result of a YouTube video showing him turning the tables on a playground bully.
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Bully attacks after girl's plea for help
Wanganui Girls College student Robin de Jong was chased down by a teenage girl and subjected to a savage assault
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Attack 'the most horrible thing ever' - victim's mother
Parents need to take responsibility in the aftermath of a horrific attack which left a Whanganui schoolgirl bloodied and in need of hospital treatment, Education Minister Anne Tolley says.
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'Sickening' girl-girl NZ school attack
Graphic cellphone video footage has surfaced showing a prolonged and vicious assault that left a Wanganui Girls' College student bleeding from her ears and needing hospital treatment. The footage shows the 15-year-old girl being...
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Software lets parents monitor kids' calls
New spy software has gone on sale in NZ to allow parents to monitor their children's text messages and cellphone calls.
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Kurt Cobain, a hero with the smell of teen spirit
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died nearly 20 years ago. But the legend of the tragic rocker lives on - his life of triumph, conflict and addiction is the centre of a comic novel.
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Encountering the locals on an urban safari
You don't have to go far to get up close with creatures great and small, discovers Bronwyn Sell.