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Youth offending falls further in latest figures

Youth 'scapegoats' for alcohol issue - lobbyist

An opponent of raising the drinking age says if John Key was 18 right now, he would be unlikely to support it.

School points to bylaw in brothel row

A school chairman calls for Waitakere City to step in after learning Rodney has a bylaw stopping a brothel opening near a school.

Young have mixed views on age change

Parents in shock at brothel by school

The owner of a brothel opposite a school says people should be more worried about children watching violent TV than his business.

Tui billboards headed for the axe

Irreverent Tui billboards will survive even if liquor laws are reviewed the way the Law Commission envisages: Yeah, Right.

Increase in alcohol excise tax 'extremely unlikely' - Power

The Govt says it's likely to reject a recommendation to lift alcohol prices.

Drinking age likely focus of alcohol law review

Kids repay couple's kindness by trashing home

Champ encourages Herald's stars

Just listen - stressed kids' plea to parents

Baradene student a winner in international photo competition

Young body,old soul

Rose Matafeo is a Burt Bacharach fan and partial to big hair but she's on the pulse of what's funny now, writes Jacqueline Smith.

Govt considers national guidelines on child witnesses

A report on child witnesses in criminal courts has identified concerns about the systems aimed at protecting them.

Spikes end 12-year-old's joyride

Stressed children talk to the dead

Stressed children often talk to dead relatives and pets as a way of dealing with their problems.

<i>George Thomson and Helen Wilson:</i> Policymakers overlook children who sit in smoke-filled cars

George Thomson and Helen Wilson ask why the Government is lagging on smokefree car laws.