Youth
Bush craft programme helps turn 13-year-old's life around
An Upper Hutt bush craft programme for troubled children has helped turn life around for a budding young criminal. Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio
'Impressive': Young Kiwi footballers to develop talent with Barcelona
The Spanish club was taken back by the skill level of young New Zealanders.
Dargaville High gets commissioner
A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland's Dargaville High School after a damning assessment by the Education Review Office found fewer than half of its students are regularly attending… Audio
South Island principals against rugby split
A group of South Island principals are rallying against what it claims are "discriminatory and unlawful" plans for a breakaway first fifteen rugby competition. The proposed new competition would be… Audio
Children's minister criticised for lack of transparency over bootcamps
Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori grilled the government's youth military academies in a scrutiny hearing.
Kids learn dog safety lessons, as roaming attacks continue
Recent dog attacks have left locals shaken, so Barnardos Clendon took the chance to help educate youngsters. Audio
Death of the dating app
Why are people turning away from dating apps? Luke Brunning from the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships explains how they are finding love on-line now. Audio
Sleeping rough at 11: Youth-led Hīkoi highlights Auckland homelessness
A youth advocate said the turnout at the hīkoi clearly showed the pain and trauma young people were experiencing.
Rangatahi use kaupapa Māori speech competition to tackle big issues
Students from across the motu compete at a regional level, eyeing for a spot to represent at nationals.
Sport NZ leaves it to schools to resolve 'Year 14' rugby row
Sport New Zealand is taking a hands-off approach to the latest eligibility row surrounding secondary school rugby, saying schools are best placed to resolve any issues. Audio
Hawke's Bay teenage firefighter tackling blazes
Sixteen-year-old Tyler Parkinson was always going to be a firefighter. Throughout his childhood, Tyler would spend time admiring his firefighter parents Nicole and Tony and their colleagues at… Audio
Christchurch schools offering an alternative to the manosphere
Figures like Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson regularly pop up in news headlines and the stories about them are rarely good - yet they offer easy solutions to the question of what it means to be a… Audio
One man's mission to pass an online safety bill
Online safety campaigner Rob Cope has written his own online safety bill to protect young people online and is lobbying MPs for support. Audio
Teenage drivers committing fewer offences: Research
New research by the Automobile Association has revealed good news about teenage drivers - they are committing fewer driving offences than a decade ago. AA road safety spokesperson Dylan Thomsen spoke… Audio
From five-star to feeding youth in need
Palmerston North chef Ashlee Savea swapped gourmet plates for purpose, feeding teens at a youth facility with just $20 a day.
The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mike Williams Part 2
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Leonie Freeman and Mike Williams. This half hour the panel hears about the vandalism inflicted on sports fields and reserves in Rotorua… Audio
New Zealand's invisible children
For the undocumented, NZ-born children of overstayers, life ends when they turn 18 Audio
B416 group is parenting in action
The push to get under-16 year olds off social media is a cause that's united some high-powered women from all walks of life. Audio
The Panel with Claire Amos and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Claire Amos and Alan McElroy. They discuss the Government cracking down on school truancy and the controversial removal of an art… Audio
Kaitaia College principal on fines for parents of truant students
The Ministry of Education is proactively contacting schools and truancy officers to ensure parents of children with chronically low attendance are referred to them, so they can consider prosecuting… Audio
