Young People
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.
AudioHow parents of young adults can build on the lessons of lockdown
The past two months have seen teenagers being isolated from their normal school life, friends and socialising. It's also meant university students have had their academic years disrupted, while other… Audio
Song Crush: Post Malone, Tame Impala and Master Fader
Schools out and the kids take over! Teenage music fans Oscar Horner and Benny Lindsay Williams explain the listening habits of the young and share their new favourite songs. Honorary adolescent Mark… Video, Audio
Focus on Politics: Youth in Politics
Young people are often criticised for not participating in politics, but as was seen in the recent strike for climate action, they also face criticism when they do. Political Reporter Yvette… Audio
Youth crime drops but robbery rises
The latest police statistics show the number of offences committed by young people has dropped dramatically during the past four years. But their involvement in robbery has bucked the trend and… Audio
Ministry backs away from ID-harvesting in youth survey
The Ministry of Social Development is backing away from a proposal to collect young people's names and other details as part of a national health survey. The ministry's plan to collect identifying… Audio
Youth clinic forced to turn hundreds away
A Wellington one-stop youth health clinic has had to turn about 800 people away because a lack of funding means it cannot take any new clients. Video, Audio
Worrying rise in bowel cancer amongst younger people
Bowel cancer rates amongst young people are on the rise and Canterbury surgeons are so worried about it; they're running free clinics for those with symptoms. Bowel cancer is the second most common… Audio
Facebook-based insurance discount plan dropped
Facebook has abandoned plans for a British car insurer to be able to access young peoples' profiles, their posts and likes, to judge their safety as a driver.
Fostercare until 21
Social worker Daryl Brougham discusses the idea of young people remaining in state care until they're 21. Audio
Govt to raise age of state care from 17 to 21
The Government is to raise the age of state care for young people, from 17 to 21. The Child Action Poverty Group says its an overdue but welcome move. Audio
Ramona Tiatia - A youthful vision of Porirua
The median age in Porirua is 32.6 - the youngest of any New Zealand city - and 26 percent of the population is under 15. The Otago School of Medicine has created an app to help find out how the young… Audio
Rotorua's Tania Tapsell on being a young councillor
Local body elections take place in two months time ( 8 October) and if your image of local councillors is that they are all over 50 years of age and white, then our next guest will disrupt that… Audio
Free youth health clinic saved from closure
A pop-up health clinic for young people in Central Auckland has been saved from closure, just for the moment. Audio
Survey shows extend of youth homelessness
Young people are still struggling to find decent housing eight years after the Government was warned about the problem by the Ministry of Social Development. Audio
