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King's students suspended

Private school King's College says students implicated in a bullying incident will be suspended for the rest of the school year.

Paul Thomas: Schoolboy cruelty cycle rolls on

D-day today for King's 'hazing' pupils

Six Year 12 students and one from Year 13 will today find out their futures at one of the country's most expensive schools, after allegations of "hazing" of younger boys.

Boy, 12, taunted from stolen laptop

"Low-life" thieves stole a family's courtesy car then logged into a 12-year-old boy's Facebook page and taunted him, saying "Catch me if you can I'm the ginger bread man".

10 tips for dealing with bullying at work

Workplace bullying affects people physically and mentally and it can disrupt workplaces and reduce productivity. Here are 10 tips to deal with workplace bullying.

Anti-bullying song hits right note

A schoolgirl who was bullied for her singing from the age of 6 has produced an anti-bullying kit for schools that includes a message of forgiveness for the bullies.

Bevan Catley and David Tappin: Are new workplace bullying guidelines enough?

The issues of cyber bullying and bullying in schools get a lot of attention, but bullying in the workplace flies under the radar.

Alleged pan-flinger's pay bid fails

A chef who walked off the job after a heated morning in which she allegedly threw a pan and reduced a staff member to tears has failed in her bid to claim more pay.

Online abusers attack show finalists

Nasty messages threatening and abusing MasterChef finalists Jaimie Stodler and Bec Stanley were posted on a TVNZ Facebook page and visible to the public this week.

Bully Free Bro pushes a strong message

His T-shirt is recognisable in most Rotorua schools but Warren Tumarae wants people to know that underneath there's a fierce passion to stop bullying.

Star joins anti-bullying campaign

New Zealand internet sensation Jamie Curry and charismatic Kiwi The Mad Butcher are behind two anti-bullying campaigns aimed at teens.

Cyber-bully law will 'flood courts'

District jcourt udges have warned the Govt against allowing cyber-bullying victims to take their complaints directly to court, saying that they could be flooded by "meritless" cases.

Microsoft against cyberbully law change

Microsoft is opposing a proposal to allow cyberbullying victims to take complaints to court, saying it would set a different standard for online abuse in New Zealand .

Telco warns Govt on 'sledgehammer' law

Vodafone has warned the Government that its cyber-bullying laws are a "sledgehammer" that could require it to remove entire websites in response to complaints.

Brown's ex-lover slams net bullies

The woman who had an affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown has spoken in support of cyber-bullying laws and that she was being stalked on social media.

Editorial: Bringing some vital balance to social media

Never has the downside of social media been more apparent than over the past week, after TV presenter Charlotte Dawson was found dead in her apartment.