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.
So pervasive have been the YouTube images that few people can be unaware of Casey Heynes, the Sydney bullying victim who struck back at his tormenter.
Many people believe you should retaliate against bullies. But the experts say it's not so simple.
Herald readers speak out about bullying in NZ and give their views on the best way to handle being bullied.
Schools are asking parents to sign codes of conduct before sports events in a bid to stop violent incidents among spectators.
Jim Eagles attends a practice run for Niue High School's fundraising foray into tourism.
The Children's Commissioner has called for a review of paid parental leave in order to help more parents care for children under the age of 1 at home.
New mum Vanessa Mealings would welcome any change that made it easier for her to stay at home in the first year of her children's lives.
Some government programmes will be axed as budget spending is cut to pay for rebuilding Christchurch, Prime Minister John Key says.
Parents would end up footing the bill for many of the recommended changes in a Children's Commissioner report on pre-primary care, the Government says.
A new report from the Children's Commissioner is a timely call to take the care and education of NZ's under two-year-olds seriously, NZCA says.
A teenager was taken to hospital after being repeatedly punched in the head during a schoolyard fight which was videoed and sent to classmates.
The crème de la crème of 6th form academia went head-to-head on our television sets in the 1981 final of It's Academic. Three decades later, Otahuhu College team member Alan Perrott went in search of his teammates and rivals.