Youth
'For the kids': Luxon hears Polyfest funding plea
Polyfest's 50th anniversary transformed from a mere celebration into a powerful call for the government to invest in Aotearoa New Zealand's largest cultural youth festival.
'Worst Children's Library' aims to uncover harmful internet content
Children's unfiltered access to the internet is under scrutiny these days thanks to shows like Netflix series Adolescence, and one initiative in Auckland aims to draw even more attention to the danger… Audio
Top marks for education authorities from minister
Erica Stanford says her main agencies have improved since she gave them dire satisfaction ratings last year.
Feature interview: social media as WMD
The first generation to grow up never knowing a time before smartphones and social media has had enough. As a teenager, Emma Lembke saw her own mental health declining with constant scrolling and… Audio
On-farm learning a success - "I've been enjoying it. I like being with the cows and being in the shed"
A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm.
Andy Griffiths: The art of writing youth fiction
Australian children's writer Andy Griffiths is perhaps best-known for his phenomenally successful Treehouse series which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Following the retirement of his… Audio
Ten-year-old trumpet whiz set to wow at ANZAC Dawn Service
Celine Wu is only 10 years old but the two-time New Zealand under 15 trumpet champion plays like someone much older and with far bigger lungs. Video, Audio
10yo trumpet player looking forward to ANZAC dawn service
Celine Wu is ten, she's been playing the trumpet for three years and isn't just good, she's been the under-15 champ for the last two years. Ke-Xin Li has the story Audio
Top ref raises a red flag on abuse ahead of winter sport season
Rugby ref Ben O'Keefe knows what it's like to receive abuse and says if we don't tackle it, it'll drive children away from sport.
NZ football youngster set to play on world stage in Barcelona
At just 9-years-old, Joaquin Hollis will play at a Barça Academy competition in April.
'Final nail' - Grandmother says mental health system failed teenager who died by suicide
A teenager who took his own life following a battle with substance abuse was failed by shamefully inadequate mental healthcare, his grandmother says.
Investigations begin over how police mistook 11-year-old for 20-year-old mental health patient
Investigations are underway into how Health NZ staff and Waikato police mistook an 11-year-old girl for a 20-year-old mental health patient. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Govt spending $3 billion on tertiary education
The government is spending $3 billion on tertiary education this year but early signs suggest it might not be enough to cover all enrolments. Universities New Zealand chief executive Chris Whelan… Audio
'You learn humanity' - the trials and rewards of a foster mum for 60
Would you open your home to a child you didn't know? One woman has done just that, at least sixty times. Audio
Young NZers head to France for Ocean Citizen Summit
The summit - hosted at Nausicaá - Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne sur Mer in France - will bring together more than 60 young people from around the world.
The debate about under 18s rugby
This year, for the first time, New Zealand Rugby will field an under 18 team against Australia. But that's started a growing debate. Audio
Vaping a gateway to smoking, study shows
Researchers have found that vaping may have actually slowed New Zealand's progress in preventing adolescent smoking.
'A stale, frozen, hard, crumbly bun' - Rotorua kura students served single bread roll for lunch
The co-principal of Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai has called out the government's school lunch programme after some students were dished out only a single bun.
Education Minister learnt about lunch provider's liquidation through media
Associate education minister David Seymour did not tell Education Minister Erica Stanford Libelle was on the brink of collapse.
Inappropriate behaviour on the sidelines in focus
When we're on the sidelines of our kid's sports, it's easy to be impassioned - but that passion can turns into aggression very quickly. \ Audio
