A decision to ban use of a $2.1 million West Auckland sports field on summer Sundays and to limit inter-club and inter-school games to one night a week during week days is "over the top", say three Parrs Park neighbours.

Another Rotorua man has avoided jail for his part in a gang brawl outside a child's first birthday party in Koutu.

The temperature in Parliament is sure to rocket when the law "reinstating" youth rates is debated this week.

New figures show there are more than 2000 children in New Zealand whose fathers are younger than 20.

Social networks will have to make changes if they are to survive as fickle young users look for something new, writes David Glance.

More than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.

Youth worker Flora Apulu tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about living in culturally diverse Manurewa

The family of an Auckland girl tormented by bullies, including one who threatened her with an axe, have received a payout and an admission the school failed her.

Are the days of the Harlem Shake, the craze that has swept the web, coming to an end?

A Parliamentary committee has recommended a starting wage for youth be passed into law.

Every Monday night, Chance Morgan watches Piha Rescue - it's one of her favourite television shows - so she knew the lifeguards before meeting them on school camp.

A communication breakdown between police and Child Youth and Family meant a teen was on the run for three months before crashing and dying in a stolen car.

At 2.2m, Bronx native "Mighty Joe" Dorsett-Jeffreys often gets the jump on his opponents in the New York streetball circuit.

So taxpayers have generously decided to bail out Wanganui Collegiate - what, no H? - to the tune of $3 million a year and $4 million for upgrading its buildings.

Eight-year-old Louie Chandulal grinned large yesterday when he told the story of smashing 104 not-out off five overs - including eight consecutive sixes - during his Saturday morning game.

Sibling rivalry has proven to be a good thing for one Auckland family, with two sisters gaining top marks in the country in the Cambridge exams.

TV One news reporter Jack Tame tells Alan Perrott about his evolution from super-keen schoolboy reporter to US correspondent — will Mexico be next?

Justice Minister Judith Collins is to outline new measures to curb cyber bullying within the next few weeks.

Injured Kiwi freeskier Rose Battersby is currently undergoing surgery on her broken spine after her heavy crash at the Winter X Games.

There's a lot more to modern schooling than the three Rs. One Hamilton school is teaching boys the three Ts: tie tying, tyre changing and steak cooking.

The parents of girls as young as 10 are paying $700 each to enter their daughters in a junior Miss World beauty pageant.

Although parents can be fairly sure that school will provide their children with grounding in the basics - the question has to be asked: will it get them ready to deal with life in a fast and unpredictable world?