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Basketball teen aims high

Rangitoto College student Tai Wynyard is off to New York City where he will meet arguably the greatest basketballer in history before playing in front of thousands of fans.

Mayor's plea: Give youth a chance

Auckland employers will be challenged today to give young people a chance by hiring a young unemployed person.

Key defends Young Nats after anti-Semitic comment

Deborah Morris-Travers: Giving kids chance to be heard

Star joins anti-bullying campaign

New Zealand internet sensation Jamie Curry and charismatic Kiwi The Mad Butcher are behind two anti-bullying campaigns aimed at teens.

Scholarship lets 'musical genius' pursue his passion

A $200,000 scholarship to study music at Cambridge University is a dream come true for student Paul Newton-Jackson.

Brighten up the bait, young politicians told

Political youth organisations have stepped up their recruitment drives before the September 20 election - but a PR expert says the handouts being used to lure young voters lack creativity.

Hello, furry friends

Horses, birds, calves, even crocs - there are many ways kids can get hands-on experience with animals, says Dionne Christian.

PM makes a derp of himself

First there was planking, then Gangnam Style, now ... derp-face.

High-rise warning after teen's death

A drunk teenager's deadly eight-storey fall from a Wellington apartment building has prompted a warning for suburban youths to be aware of the risks of high-rise buildings.

Boy, 12, walks free after raping sister

A 12-year-old boy who raped his seven-year-old sister after watching porn online has walked free after a judge ruled he is not a danger to society.

School's student exclusion quashed

The high school that excluded an child with Asperger's Syndrome after a dispute with a teacher over a skateboard says it is disappointed a judge has quashed its decision.

Transgender boy walks with pride

The parents of a seven-year-old transgender boy are in discussions with an independent film maker to chart the next decade of their child's life as he undergoes medical changes.

It's a hard knock life

Danielle Wright goes backstage at the Annie the Musical auditions in Auckland.

Cancer boy's poignant Facebook posting

For most 11-year-old boys, Facebook is a way to chat with friends and share photographs - but for Reece Puddington.

Neknomination craze 'claims fifth victim'

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: "This is how you drink."