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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.

Indecent assault case

Meeting and greeting key part of the day at childcare

Mother pays tribute to her 'very grown-up' son

Blake Fowlie begged his parents for a trail bike for years. His parents gave in last Christmas, months before a fatal accident claimed his life.

Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17

Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.

Cabinet approves driving age of 16

The driving age will be raised to 16 and restricted licence tests toughened, under new Govt measures.

Unsung Heroes: Dedication to disabled leaves tireless worker little spare time

Parents of bullied kids could sue schools: adviser

Parents may be able to sue schools that fail to act when their children are bullied, a top public official says.

Schoolgirl sailor proves her toughness

Her critics wrote her off, but teenage round-the-world yachtswoman Jessica Watson was yesterday nosing along Australia's southwest coast.

15-year-old driver at 'twice alcohol limit'