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Youngsters caught out playing lethal game

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.

Man pleads guilty to truck crash

Boy, two, run over in driveway

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.

Law change brings victory in fight for pond fences

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Turn a hose on the brats

'Try scoring machine' among mine victims

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.

<i>Simon Scott:</i> Freedom to work three jobs with no future

More births, and women still live longer

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

Police to speak to man over 'possum'

Students pay foreigners to do their work

Students are paying people overseas to do their homework, according to a company that "outsources" work.

Police urged to keep eye on Facebook for party tip-offs

North Shore residents are calling on police to monitor social media sites to shut down youth beach parties before they get out of control.

Study: Solo kids happier than those with siblings

The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.

Youths rampage on North Shore

Winner has the power

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Kids must prove maturity to earn licence

Young teen's street ordeal