Youth

Answers sought to drunkenness

Wanaka's drinking culture was put under the microscope yesterday at a community forum hosted by Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks.

Forget problems, Inglis tells pupils

Mark Inglis, the double amputee who climbed Mt Everest, speaks at the Halogen Foundation National...

Forget problems, Inglis tells pupils

"Dream big" was the message double amputee Mark Inglis gave 870 school pupils in Dunedin yesterday.

'Worth its weight in gold'

A course promoting cleanliness, hard work and daily structure for young unemployed people is worth its weight in gold, a Dunedin police officer says.

Aaron Blackledge Finding things to do is often hard when you are 14, but Wanaka teenager Aaron Blackledge (18) believes he can help. Aaron, a year 13 pupil at Mt Aspiring College, has taken over organising private parties for Wanaka's young teenagers from Blue Moon founder Sophia Dewaal, who is now at university in Wellington.

Workshops to teach communication skills

One of life's great mysteries - what lies at the heart of human behaviour - will be making Queenstown's youth dotty from next month, during three one-day workshops aimed at high school pupils and recent school leavers.

Youth drinking 'scares' Wanaka police

The Wanaka community must take a good, hard look at itself for allowing teenagers to poison themselves with alcohol, Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks said yesterday. This follows an...

The kids are all right

A group kayak-walking stunt on the Boat Harbour, Dunedin builds confidence. Photo supplied.

The kids are all right

The future is in their hands, so Malcolm Cameron is not giving up on them, Kim Dungey reports.

Unstinting champion of the young

Unstinting champion of the young

Malcolm Cameron thinks we should stop being politically correct and start expecting more of people.

Teacher yelled at class 'to get out'

Western Bay of Plenty police commander Inspector Mike Clement (left) and Te Puke High School...

Teacher yelled at class 'to get out'

As blood dripped from stab wounds inflicted by one of his pupils, maths teacher Steve Hose yelled at the rest of his class to get out.

White lie leads to tragic death

Kings College, Auckland, where James Webster attended school.

White lie leads to tragic death

It was a typical teenage white lie - he was going to study with a friend.

Pupil's death spurs plea to PM

The mother of a King's College pupil - spurred by the death of another pupil, 16-year-old James Webster - has written to fellow school parent John Key to demand action from the Government over New Zealand's youth drinking culture.

Old rockers pass on musical tips

Die! Die! Die! lead singer Andrew Wilson offers advice to (from left) Toby Hartigan (15) and Dan...

Old rockers pass on musical tips

Die! Die! Die! brought life to the ambitions of about 130 Dunedin secondary school pupils yesterday by offering tips on how to become high-profile rock musicians.

Roxburgh pupil wins community award

Roxburgh pupil wins community award

A teenager described as an excellent ambassador for her school and the Teviot community has won the 2010 TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award.

Teens arrested after incidents at Long Beach

Six teenagers were arrested on Sunday night after a 24-hour crime spree in Long Beach, near Dunedin.

About the drinking age: I told you so

Garth George is not surprised at the Law Commission's recommendations on alcohol.

Youth prosecutions highest

Youth prosecutions highest

Young people who have a run-in with the law in the Southern police district are more likely to face prosecution than anywhere else in the country, statistics released yesterday indicate.

Call to use closed school as community youth hub

Concerns Corstorphine School may end up as a structure for vandals to play in has prompted South Dunedin MP Clare Curran to call for the facility to be used as a community hub for youth activities.