Youth
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.
Advocate says citizens' arrest powers will escalate violence
A youth advocate says the government's changes to citizen's arrest powers will escalate violence and put lives at risk. The Justice Minister has unveiled new rules about how members of the public will… Audio
Missing Ōtara teenager found safe and well, police say
Police say they have found a teenager who was reported missing from the Auckland suburb.
Youthline sees surge in young people asking for support
The free Helpline service for young people - Youthline - has seen a huge surge in demand. Youthline's clinical improvement lead Liz Hosking-Clement spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
List of issues from nutritionist on school lunch programmes
Checkpoint obtained an email that was sent to Ministry of Education officials by a Ka Ora, Ka Ako Nutritionist after they visited some Auckland schools. Audio
Year 14s could be banned from national sports events
The governing body for high school sport is considering changes to its eligibility rules, which would see so called year 14 students banned from national events. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen… Audio
Teacher shortage 'no surprise', head of secondary principals group says
Vaughan Couillault says the data now reflects what teachers have already been experiencing.
Who says school lunches are good?
RNZ set out to find out more about how school lunch feedback is tracked.
Indian surnames top list for Kiwi newborns in 2024
Singh has topped the list of the most common family names registered for newborns in New Zealand for the seventh consecutive year.
Govt halal school lunches have contained ham - principal
Principals told Checkpoint that lunches for their Muslim students have contained ham, despite the consumption of pig products being forbidden in Islam. Audio
Number accessing mental health and addiction care declines: Data
New data from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction care is declining. Chief executive of the Commission Karen Orsborn… Audio
Teacher-only days continue: Education Minister says Seymour overstepped
Education Minister Erica Stanford says it wasn't David Seymour's place to say teacher-only days would be cut back.
Tick for 'short' bootcamp review too soon - children's commissioner
The government should not set military style academies into youth justice law, the children's commissioner says, despite its first bootcamp getting a glowing report.
Removing teacher requirements could be devastating, Teaching Council says
The Teaching Council says it's worried the government will remove current requirements for qualified early childhood teachers.
Funding approved for Wellington Girls' College classrooms, hall
The school's biggest teaching block was pronounced earthquake-prone last year
'My way of cleaning up one little corner of the internet'
Psychologist and TikTok sensation, Britain's Dr Julie Smith breaks down complex ideas about how our mind works into simple and creative snack-size viral videos. Audio
Teenage running prodigy sets course for athletics stardom
The 15-year-old has become New Zealand's youngest-ever senior men's athletics champion.
