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Grieving parents urge at-risk youngsters to speak out and get help

Teen's death: Parents warn of text perils

A 15-year-old schoolboy took his own life after being part of a late-night text conversation about suicide.

Young texters gr8 spellers

Traditionalists may not like it, but it appears that children who text regularly may be better spellers and readers.

Interns to work with US angel

The good news

Beth Park reports on the hidden health benefits of a beer.

UN report gives kohanga reo centres a big tick

Migrant's decision strictly business

Foreign parents see there's more than just LOTR

International students continue to arrive despite the recession and economic crisis, a Department of Labour report says.

Should the Govt fund private-school scholarships?

Logging on to beat volcanic eruption

$2.6m for posh-school entry under fire as elitist

Private-school scholarships for poorer students have been attacked as an "elitist" use of taxpayers' money.

Brewery's links to uni event at an end

Darwin in New Zealand

Charles Darwin spent nine days in New Zealand in 1835. He disliked the young country, but his experience helped shape his monumental theories about evolution.

Bogus degree academy deregistered

Research finds no advantage in learning to read from five

Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.

John Key's old school to close