Youth

It's reaching the business end at the Maadi Regatta on Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel, and many of the traditional powers of secondary school rowing will be lining up in finals Friday and Saturday.

One… Audio

On Today's episode we surprise musician Ella Minehan with a special interviewer her friend and fellow musician Taylor Roche for a wholesome moment! We also talk CubaDupa festival with Romi Wrights and… Audio

Rowing officials are mulling over a rule change that would ban 'year 14' athletes competing at the Maadi Regatta.

The practice, whereby age-eligible students return after their final year of school… Audio

As of this week, students at Westlake Boys High School are allowed to wear lavalava as part of their official school uniform.

A proposal from year 13 student Jarlon Lesatele was accepted by the Board… Audio

On today's show, So'omālō explains how Evie’s away at O'Week for a new cult she's joined, Tāmaki Makaurau-based indie-pop delight Geoff Ong explains the hidden message behind his latest music video… Audio

A South Auckland school principal says Rowing New Zealand should limit the Secondary Schools rowing regatta to older age groups, to ease the cost of the sport on families and make it accessible to a… Audio

A group of teachers, psychologists and early childhood educators are asking parents and schools to wise up to the signs of ADHD and autism in our young people. Audio

The New Zealand young chef of the year competition was set to be staged this weekend but it has been postponed for a year because of a lack of quality entries.

One of our leading chefs says it… Audio

On today’s episode, New Zealand's new favourite boyband MAYJUN are in the studio to talk about their debut single, James from Carb on Carb talks Cuba Dupa, and we discuss the concept of “promise… Audio

The children's charity Save the Children is appalled by a new bill creating a ram raid offence which would see children as young as twelve criminally charged with up to ten years in prison, including… Audio

On today's episode, a cinematic crossover we’re calling ‘Get Dune’, Evie reviews Pink’s concert and Dune Part 2. Samson Rambo talks about his journey in the creative arts with So’omālō, and we get to… Audio

Some licensed companies have been doing a bad job of removing asbestos at schools.

It has forced the Education Ministry to look at closer controls.

Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

On today’s episode, we’re celebrating International Women’s day early with journalist Jogai Bhatt and Thee bad mana wahine herself Te KuraHuia. We get into the gender pay gap, worldwide statistics… Audio

New research on how screen time affects children’s language development makes for sober reading. With family members now so often on devices, the average three-year-old could be missing out on… Audio

It's full steam ahead with the government's plan to send young offenders to boot camps, despite youth advocates' assurances it won't work. Children's minister Karen Chhour has announced a pilot of the… Audio

On today’s show, we chat about all the talent coming out of Oce-nia-nia, as well as appearances from up and coming singer songwriter Spdrtwnbby from the hearty Avondale, and Brisbane based music… Audio

School stand-downs have spiked to record levels after dropping away during the height of the pandemic.

Schools used the formal punishment more than 25,000 times in 2022, or nearly 3.3 times for every… Audio

The latest Outward Bound programme saw a whole cross-section of New Zealanders take part and this week we're featuring some of them on Here Now.  Audio