'You break my shop, you break my heart': Young couple's ram raid nightmare
"[Police] can't prosecute them because they are minors. They do it again and again ..."
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A group of kids, the youngest aged 12, caught breaking into cars
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Auditor-General to investigate mental health services for young people
It comes after National raised concerns about Government investment in the sector.
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'There must be an element of thrill-seeking involved.'
Service station and liquor store staff terrified by armed and disguised men
Man's childhood thefts of food and groceries escalated to aggravated robberies.
'Follow your passion': The bad advice that makes you unhappier
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4yo found unrestrained in car driven by teen accused of hit and run
The driver also allegedly fled police during the incident.
'I felt like I was suffocating': Teen's inspiring story after post-lockdown blues
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Family builds iPhone headstone for teen 'always' on her phone
An Auckland teenager's iPhone headstone has been praised for its uniqueness.
Daily vaping among teens: Māori record highest rates
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A 2-year boy had holes in his digestive system after swallowing a popular toy.
Ukrainian mum's pain watching daughter's burial on phone
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'Big Poppa': Ōtara youth worker Allan Va'a remembered
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April Ieremia's next big challenge: 'It's time to get moving'
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Girlfriend of teen killed in Sydney brawl is pregnant
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Teenager killed in 'gang-fuelled' Sydney Easter Show brawl
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Siren battle subculture gives sense of family and belonging
Sireners across Auckland are meeting to do musical battle through their modified cars.
Kaikohe's local heroes look forward to the booming opportunities coming to town
Kaikohe community has bounced back from the recent gang violence, says community heroes.
Vaccine resistance has roots in negative childhood experiences, study finds
THE CONVERSATION: The findings are some of the latest from the long-running Dunedin Study.
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Aotearoa rangatahi urged to get entries in before March 24.
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