Twenty years ago this week, when humans still roamed the Earth freely without buzzing or beeping, a UK engineer unleashed the world's first text message.

A teenage gang member who ambushed a struggling, quake-affected Christchurch dairy owner repeatedly stabbed him as he tried to rob his day's takings.

A coroner has questioned how the 14-year-old killer of a Scottish tourist was allowed to roam the streets of Taupo with a baseball bat before the murder.

Do it early - that's the advice an internet safety expert has for parents worried about how and when they should address concerns about their children's online activity.

More than two-thirds of young New Zealanders are not saving for their future - and just over half budget, a survey has found.

Young teenage girls are now slightly more likely to binge-drink than boys of the same age - but experts say the girls are still being led on by older boys.

When Alex MacKay was in a cell and heard his sister crying and pleading over the phone for him to stop and think before turning to crime again, he listened.

Four days ago Joshua Tanuvasa, a "compassionate, kind and loving" teenager collapsed and died while working out at a Hamilton gym. His mother talks to Herald on Sunday.

Health and safety officials encourage us to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night at professionally run public fireworks extravaganzas - but back in 1968 the streets crackled with dangerous fun.

Young Kiwis are among the most sensible in the world with their online reputations, according to a new study.