Teens
‘I don’t finish until midnight’: Life as a teen juggling school and work
Lauren Shaw has a decision to make - keep working in her grandparents’ shop or follow her dreams.
New regulation to stop teenagers vaping comes into force today
It aims to protect young people and non-smokers from the potential dangers of vaping.
Less than half of NZ teens live with both their biological parents, study finds
New research has given us a snapshot of what modern families look like in New Zealand.
Teens should get special contraception consults, study says
Researchers say contraceptives should be proactively offered to teenagers.
The study Proactively Providing Contraception to New Zealand Adolescents from the University of Otago was published on Tuesday…
Pasifika teens sacrificing education for survival is not new
Choosing between school and work to support your family is common for Pasifika children.
Cyberbullying is illegal in NZ yet nearly one third of teens experience it
Online bullying is so common that it can be embarrassing to actually talk about it. But so many people’s lives are shaped, and even ruined, by…
“Righteous and Confident”: Being 18 in New Zealand Today
Classic coming-of-age tales used to include some combination of driving, sex, first loves, alcohol and arguing with your parents. But what would the story motifs be…