One Auckland high school blocked students from starting a gay support club, according to outreach groups.

A Manawatu teen was today jailed for eight years and three months for the attempted murder of a Taihape policeman last year. Bruce Mellor was left for dead when he was attacked from behind with a machete after pulling over a stolen red

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.

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

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.

Wanganui Girls College student Robin de Jong was chased down by a teenage girl and subjected to a savage assault

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.

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...

New spy software has gone on sale in NZ to allow parents to monitor their children's text messages and cellphone calls.