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Facebook predator and victim face off

Natalia Burgess met with the woman whose image she stole for a fake online profile.

Score-cap rule draws mixed response from Oz

Australian great says rules unlikely to change across Tasman but size difference in junior players is an issue.

Scientists in dark on Kronic's ill effects

A top Govt scientist says there is an "appalling" lack of information about synthetic cannabis products.

For kids, rugby's all about having fun, being with mates

The Rugby Union's general manager of community rugby, a former All Black, explains why officials try to level the playing field for the youngsters.

Paul Holmes: Nothing for free - it's the basic welfare rule

Cutting benefit costs a tough task, but there are avoidable mistakes.

Youth in holding pattern as recession bites north

The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.

Young players give their verdict it's fair

Where are the jobs? Youth unemployment crisis in the north

Just over a fifth of all working-age Northlanders were on welfare benefits at the end of March.

'Child porn' game sells fast under PG rating

Calls to close teen love sites

Teenager arrested for armed robbery

Rotorua teen sentenced for sexually violating sisters

<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> PR disaster as Countdown pulls out of 'Robin Hood partnership'

The high profile coverage of Countdown's withdrawal from the Red Cross breakfast programme is a public relations nightmare.

Raising age limit 'key to tackling youth drinking'

Carers charged for wire brush abuse

'Woefully deficient' youth services

New Zealand has a "woefully deficient" number of mental health services aimed specifically at young people and medical staff were poorly trained to identify those young people who might be at risk, according to a new report.

Sight for sore eyes the easy answer

Mother shocked by son's rail plank