Youth
NZ runner Sam Ruthe youngest person to break four minute mile
New Zealand's middle-distance prodigy, Sam Ruthe, has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute mile barrier. Sam's dad, Ben Ruthe, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
High performance rugby for under 18s
Last week New Zealand Rugby announced they are introducing an under 18s team to the "National High Performance" programme. The inaugural team will be selected in September ahead of a match against… Audio
Teen found guilty of manslaughter in Dunedin bus hub stabbing
A fourteen-year-old boy has been found guilty of manslaughter, after the fatal stabbing of another teenager last year. Reporter Adam Burns spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Jackie Diprose: The woman feeding Matamata
Jackie Diprose noticed some inequity with the school lunch programme in her home town of Matamata, so she decide to do something about it. Audio
The high price of saving money on free lunches
The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again.
Advisors call for more support for students entering trades
School careers advisors say kids planning a life in the trades deserve a better deal from the education system. They say schools and qualifications are too focused on the 30 percent of teens who go to… Audio
The high price of saving money on lunch
The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Audio
'Quite emotional': Community in shock as teen hit by train
A collage student was hit by a freight train and killed just after 3pm on Wednesday. Audio
Matamata-Piako community in shock after student hit by train
The Matamata-Piako community is in shock after a college student was hit by a freight train and killed just after 3pm on Wednesday. Mayor Adrienne Wilcock spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Feature interview: This is your child's brain on the internet
Brain rot is real. It's what happens when our kids are exposed to mindless content on YouTube and other platforms says Melanie Hempe, a screen-time expert, and founder of ScreenStrong. She says… Audio
Building future leaders in small Taranaki town
Meet the rōpū empowering rangatahi to reach their potential.
Trump threatens Russia with sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed
US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of imposing large-scale US sanctions on Russia, days after pausing aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine, calling on both countries to negotiate a peace…
Principals from poorest communities call for end to new NCEA tests
Principals from the country's poorest communities have united to call for an end to new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Children to be asked what they think would make the internet safer
Save the Children and Netsafe launched the anonymous online questionnaire to coincide with Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki Children's Day.
Boot camps: learning from America's incarcerated youth
Frankie Guzman is the Senior Director at the National Center for Youth Law in California where he leads a team of attorneys, policy advocates, and community organisers to transform the youth justice… Audio
Students learning new skills at the Māngere enviro-hub
The Māngere enviro-hub is a Kainga Ora-owned site which has been repurposed from housing to an area with a community garden, composting and tree planting in the heart of South Auckland. Audio
Trial for Dunedin bus hub murder enters third day
A High Court jury has been played graphic scenes of a 13-year-old stabbing another teenager after a short, but frenzied fight at Dunedin's bus hub last May. Reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Bus driver recounts seeing start of fatal fight unfold
A Dunedin bus driver has told the High Court that it looked like an older student taunted and wanted to fight the 14-year-old now accused of his murder.
Levin school makes its own lunches
A school making their own kai for students say David Seymour's lunch programme was set up to fail. Carol Shore is the business manager at Waiopehu College, which makes its own lunches for its 500… Audio
'He got stabbed': Footage of fatal attack played for jury
Shocked witnesses can be heard swearing in a phone video as they watched a short, frenzied fight that resulted in a 13-year-old fatally stabbing a Dunedin student.
