Teenagers

A major push is literally on the road in Nelson to stop teenagers being tempted by alcohol and drugs. Audio

Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft, and Graham McCann, principal of Rosehill College in Auckland discuss issues related to teenagers. Audio

Risk taking behaviour, decision making, sleep patterns, communicating with your teen, drugs and alcohol and the teenage brain, the impact of technology and social media. Audio

Sally Round investigates if more needs to be done to help self harming teenagers Audio

Professor Richie Poulton does fascinating work at Otago University with a wide variety of human beings, including what's often regarded - by their parents at least - as a somewhat mysterious lifeform… Audio

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes heads into Canterbury's iconic high country in search of a horse trek run by the Christchurch based 180 Degrees Trust, that operates development programmes for teenagers who have… Audio

Sue Ingram investigates research that suggests arson by young people can indicate a link to other more serious offences Audio

Sue Ingram asks whether 25 is the new 18, with developing research that suggests the brain only fully matures in the mid-20s Audio

Sue Ingram looks at the implications of research that suggests the brain doesn't fully mature until 25 Audio

Insight looks at the rising incidence of bowel disease, especially among teenagers Audio