SportCollege Sport: Westlake retain their schools titleIn an all-North Harbour affair, Westlake BHS successfully defended their New Zealand SS basketball title with a 78-68 win over arch rivals Rangitoto in Palmerston North.15 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleHealthy living - big gains for kidsAnalysis of a healthy eating and activity programme first tested in Waikato primary schools shows the project is saving taxpayer money and improving children's lives.13 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleTransplant girl on missionMore than 100 operations - including two liver transplants - are not usually seen on the CVs of beauty contestants.08 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldBoy, 9, takes 2400km joy flightAmerican transport officials are investigating how a 9-year-old boy got on a plane without a ticket and flew 2400km to Las Vegas.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSpecial trip for family of cancer childWith their youngest member's immune system vulnerable because of treatment for leukemia, the Johns family have had their activities limited.06 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSlog pays off for Rockquest winnersThree years of practising has paid off for three Taupo teens whose indie-pop band A Bit Nigel took top honours at this year's Smokefree Rockquest finals.29 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandYouth Court sentences at 20-year lowThe number of young people appearing before the courts has dropped to a 20-year low - but nine under the age of 16 were sentenced over homicides last year.29 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandTeens hand themselves into policeTwo girls have handed themselves into police investigating an incident where a Hutt Valley taxi driver was stabbed in the head.27 Sep 03:35 AM
New ZealandChanges freeze out older joblessOlder long-term unemployed people look set to lose out in a radical reshuffle of foundation education which will give higher priority to young people.22 Sep 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Go to hell' class stirs dadAn Auckland father who says his daughter was told during religious instruction that she would go to hell is campaigning to have the classes dropped from her state school.22 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandExpert fuels doubts over reading aidsChildren's reading ability is held back by a one-size-fits-all approach at school, an expert has warned.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandMob man seeks political roleFormer gang member-turned-youth mentor wants to help his community as a councillor.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandKids missing out on knowledge: expertNew Zealand's school curriculum has been hollowed out of knowledge as academic learning is increasingly abandoned for a misguided focus on skills and the process of learning, an academic claims.07 Sep 01:32 AM
OpinionYoung workers deserve a better dealYouth are finding the story they were told about hard work is not quite true, writes Cathy Bi.05 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchool absences 'can affect students for life'A delay in getting at-risk youth back into education can have life-long consequences, education experts say.05 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchools ban hundredsA teen has been left in limbo without education for 305 school days as new figures spark concerns that at-risk pupils are falling through the cracks.04 Sep 08:30 PM
New ZealandBig chill traps hundreds at skifieldSki workers set off explosives on Mt Hutt to prevent avalanches and clear the way for hundreds of stranded people to get off the mountain early this morning.04 Sep 06:30 PM
America's CupYachting: Kiwi crews emerge as frontrunners for youth crownThe battle between the two Kiwi teams is shaping as an interesting sub-plot to the Red Bull Youth America's Cup.02 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPair saved after snow cave falls inTears and high-fives followed the rescue of two students from a collapsed snow cave on Mt Ruapehu.23 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSuicide rates drop for youth, rise for elderlyYouth suicide rates have dropped in the past year after a sharp rise last year, and coroners are now increasingly concerned about suicides by elderly people instead.21 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandYoungsters give mayor their fix it listBumpy footpaths, traffic jams and shabby buses were some of the issues raised by school pupils with Auckland Mayor Len Brown yesterday.19 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandArrests after King's student partyA party organised by parents from one of New Zealand's top schools ended with security guards calling police to control fighting.18 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFamily relief as alleged hit, run driver chargedA 5-year-old boy battling for his life after an alleged hit and run in Flaxmere has taken "a turn for the worse" in Starship children's hospital.16 Aug 01:20 AM
LifestyleIt adds up to funRobots have a maths and science lesson in store for Elisabeth Easther.09 Aug 05:30 PM
LifestyleViolence is the new sexy for teen girlsViolence is the new "sexy" for teenage girls, according to one expert who advises parents and teachers on how to stamp out the increasingly aggressive behaviour.09 Aug 05:30 PM
SportTeen rugby player to be brought out of comaA schoolboy rugby player who suffered a serious head injury during a first XV match is due to be brought out of his induced coma today.07 Aug 02:10 AM
