Youth
Obesity programme offering youth bariatric surgery to prevent diabetes
A Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa project is targeting adolescent obesity and giving young people the chance to undergo bariatric surgery.
Students object to uni's liquor licence, want information
A student group is pushing back against the University of Otago's bid to renew its liquor licence, criticising it as lacking important information.
The TAHI: Trailer
LAUNCHES APRIL 18: The TAHI is a new entertainment podcast for rangitahi. Featuring music, culture and interviews with Aotearoa's best young creatives and newsmakers, new episodes will be available… Audio
How do high schoolers feel about strike days off?
Thousands of secondary school teachers go on strike around the country today demanding better pay and conditions.
It's their second strike action in a month, as the Post Primary Teachers'… Audio
High school cricket player bowls perfect over
It's almost unheard of.
A perfect over in a cricket match - six wickets from six balls bowled.
Well, yesterday Palmerston North Boys' High School fast bowler Matt Rowe completed that remarkable feat… Audio
National Party wanting to rewrite curriculum
The National Party wants set specific skills that must be learnt in each year of primary and intermediate school as part of its proposed education policy.
The opposition says it would rewrite the… Audio
Driver licensing network wants driving education in schools
A driver licensing network is calling for cross party support to make driving education available in all high schools.
Only five percent of students leave high school with a full license, and The… Audio
UK-NZ working holiday visas coming in earlier than expected
Young New Zealanders looking to go on that big OE to the UK will now be able to stay longer.
A new working holiday visa between the two countries will come into effect earlier than expected.
Changes… Audio
Parenting: mentoring young people
Upside Youth Mentoring has been operating for 16 years predominantly in the Auckland region. It runs programmes for at risk children aged 9 to 13 and matches them up with volunteer mentors. Jenny… Audio
Officers photographed young people despte no policy - report
An internal police report shows officers were routinely photographing young people despite no policy allowing them to do so.
The report, from May 2021, was triggered after RNZ stories, and a joint… Audio
GP group calls for vapes to be prescription-only
Doctors, public health experts and schools are among those calling for New Zealand authorities to make vapes prescription-only, like in Australia.
Agencies dispute over how to solve low literacy and numeracy scores
High failure rates in new literacy and numeracy tests have led to friction between the Qualifications Authority and Ministry of Education. Audio
Aotearoa rangatahi kick start global climate strike
Today many rangatahi and climate justice advocates are taking the streets to start a global climate strike calling for more urgent action to curb climate change.
There are at least 10 events taking… Audio
Universities encouraging students to actually attent lectures
Universities are encouraging students to actually turn up to their lectures instead of watching them online.
Academics say talking to near-empty halls last year was demoralising and they worry it… Audio
Learning to fly before you can drive
Scottish 17 year old George Walker Jnr has just gained his pilot's license before he can drive a car. George is a pupil at Inverurie Academy and making an early start to follow his dream of becoming a… Audio
Younger audiences slip away from local media
Research shows 15-24-year olds are switching off from the likes of TVNZ and RNZ and reaching for TikTok and YouTube. Can they be brought back? Audio
Younger audiences slip away from local media
Research shows 15-24-year olds are switching off from the likes of TVNZ and RNZ and reaching for TikTok and YouTube. Can they be brought back?
AudioThe vape of things to come
It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping? Audio
The vape of things to come
It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping?
AudioFossil Creek Farm: 'It hugs you'
Children and teens with mental health issues are entranced when they spend time at Fossil Creek Farm just outside Nelson. The donkey Holly senses when she should snuggle close and the rhythm of egg… Audio
