Youth
Youth crime response package focused on support, study and work
Children under 14 years old caught doing ram raids will be given intensive support to steer them away from crime, and towards study and work.
The move is part of a $53 million Government package… Audio
Govt package extends education, employment to more at-risk youth
Children under 14 caught doing ram raids will be given intensive support to steer them away from crime, towards study and work.
Vape motivations different for teens and adults
A new study shows a significant gap between the motivations for vaping between adults and teens.Assistant Research Fellow at the University of Otago's Christchurch paediatrics department Dr Ben… Audio
Mum sends child to the South Island to avoid youth gang
A North Island mother who sent her son to Christchurch to escape a gang, says organised criminals are exploiting kids.
The mother - who RNZ has agreed not to name - says her child aged under 14 was… Audio
Lack of consequences leading to a 'tsunami' of youth crime, says National
National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says investment needs to be put into supporting young people to stop them getting into trouble in the first place. Audio
'From taonga to chattels' - Path from state care to prison revealed in new figures
One-third of children placed in state care have ended up serving a prison sentence, according to research tabled before the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care today.
Student with debilitating Long Covid losing months off school
Children and teenagers battling Long Covid are having to take months off school with debilitating symptoms.
More than 1.7 million New Zealanders have contracted the virus since the pandemic began… Video, Audio
Hastings Boys' High students sneaking Uber Eats at lunchtime
Students at a Hastings college have been sneaking Uber Eats at lunchtime. Hastings Boys' High School, which offers all its 800 students free lunches, has now banned them from ordering the takeaways.
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Rotorua business owners, locals fed up with crime, ram raids
Some Rotorua locals say it's only a matter of time before businesses take the law into their own hands to combat a spate of ram raids and other crimes. Frustrated residents and shop owners met with… Audio
Queer and disabled rangatahi feature in doco Disabili-Tea
A new documentary series about young queer New Zealanders with disabilities will start streaming today on AttitudeLive.com and via Tahi. Justin Scott is one of the producers of the series called… Audio
How young is too young to be charged with a crime?
New Zealand's age of criminal responsibility is lower than many other countries around the world - Amnesty wants the government to change that. Audio
How young is too young to be charged with a crime?
New Zealand's age of criminal responsibility is lower than many other countries around the world - Amnesty wants the government to change that.
AudioA unified approach to head injuries
Thousands of Kiwi kids are concussed playing sport every year, but our rules for treating them aren't up to scratch. Audio
A unified approach to head injuries
Thousands of Kiwi kids are concussed playing sport every year, but our rules for treating them aren't up to scratch.
AudioPolice arrest youngsters fleeing on the motorway
Two young people have been arrested after fleeing police on an Auckland motorway earlier today.
Greens want more support for students
The Greens are demanding more support for students after a survey they commissioned found two thirds of respondents are struggling to buy food and other necessities.
It also shows the average… Audio
Community organisation on keeping kids from crime
In the announcement yesterday Chris Hipkins named the Billy Graham Youth Foundation as a community organisation keeping kids away from crime.
The foundation's chief executive David Graham spoke to… Audio
Y25 recipients announced by YWCA
Y25 shines a spotlight on 25 women and non-binary people under the age of 25 doing extraordinary things. 15-year-old Spirit & Soul founder Jaskiran Kaur Rahi is among the winners, she talks to Jesse… Audio
