At 15 the world is your oyster, but what would you have liked your teenage self to know? Some high-profile New Zealand women share their pearls...

An Otago University study has challenged the idea that depression and anti-social behaviour are primarily influenced by genes.

There are alternative, non-trashy celebrity icons out there for today's teenagers, writes Zoe Walker.

An Auckland teen has beaten the odds - and his father - by hitting two hole in ones in the same round of golf.

For a young person in a competitive job market, getting your foot in the door in your chosen industry is key.

A distraught toddler was mistakenly left alone in a childcare centre for nearly two hours while her teachers and friends went for a daytrip to the park.

Bronwyn Sell goes behind the scenes of the biggest public event on Auckland's calendar, the Farmers' Santa Parade.

Police and agencies are working with schools and parents after a group of young people were caught playing what is thought to be a lethal choking game.

A two-year-old Gisborne boy is in a critical but stable condition in Starship Children's Hospital after being run over by a car in a driveway.

As the West Coast holds its breath in hope for the 29 missing miners, the local league community is thinking of Blair Sims and his family.

All NZ regions had more births than deaths in the past year, with Auckland contributing 45 per cent of NZ's natural increase.

A Bright Sparks finalist who invented a device that finds the nearest available parking space says he would love to go on and invent other things.

Shelley Bridgeman and her daughter discover Harry Potter's world has been recreated in sunny Florida.