Gosavi, Janhavi

Hear me out - let me convince you to vote in the local elections

Only 42% of people voted in the last local elections, but your council is responsible for everything from traffic lights to bin collection.

Sat, Sep 13

ducation Minister Erica Stanford, left, Rutherford College deputy head boy Isaac Lee Sang, and Rutherford College associate principal Rozanne Donald.

How NCEA can be 'gamed', according to school students

NCEA has been widely criticised for being too flexible, vague and easy to play, but it's set to be replaced.

Wed, Sep 3

1:31

‘My social life fell apart when I ditched my smartphone’

Adam quit his smartphone for two years, saying: "I felt like my phone was consuming my life."

Tue, Aug 5

Jordaan (in the red shirt) with the men who took part in the sewing workshop.

Why I love to sew: Mental health and challenging masculinity

“I should be playing footy on the weekends but instead I'm in the op shops and visiting the haberdashery.”

Tue, Jul 22

Iris Ewart (left) is homeschooled and loves sport. The petition was received on the steps of the Beehive.

Hard work on to fix ‘unfair’ homeschool sport rules, says MP

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford received the petition from two homeschooled students after they cycled 760km to the Beehive.

Wed, Jul 16

1:34

Hear me out - let me convince you to vote in the local elections

Only 42% of people voted in the last local elections, but your council is responsible for everything from traffic lights to bin collection.

Sat, Sep 13

How NCEA can be 'gamed', according to school students

NCEA has been widely criticised for being too flexible, vague and easy to play, but it's set to be replaced.

Wed, Sep 3

1:31

‘My social life fell apart when I ditched my smartphone’

Adam quit his smartphone for two years, saying: "I felt like my phone was consuming my life."

Tue, Aug 5

Why I love to sew: Mental health and challenging masculinity

“I should be playing footy on the weekends but instead I'm in the op shops and visiting the haberdashery.”

Tue, Jul 22

Hard work on to fix ‘unfair’ homeschool sport rules, says MP

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford received the petition from two homeschooled students after they cycled 760km to the Beehive.

Wed, Jul 16

1:34

Oliver Dawson has had several tics over the years.

‘I wouldn’t change it’: Living with Tourette’s

Tourette’s affects around 1 in 100 people. Re: News spoke to Oliver Dawson, 20, who has been ticking since he was a kid.

Sat, Jun 14

Some young people said they were keen to see where their line of tolerance was.

‘Seen someone get their neck slit open’ – what teens view online

Re: News asked young people about the wildest things they had seen.

Thu, Jun 5

May 2025

The Government has announced plans to means test 18- and 19-year-old beneficiaries.

No benefit if your parents can pay: Eligibility limits for 18- and 19-year-olds

The Government has today announced a new parental assistance test which will be introduced from July 2027.

Thu, May 22

Teacher Ben Rogers says stigma surrounds the subject of gender..

Learning about gender: Is it appropriate for school students?

Re: News asked recent school leavers and a high school teacher what they think about the proposed changes to sex education.

Thu, May 15

Ari (left), Te Urukeiha (centre), Payton (right).

In Photos: How rangatahi are feeling in the wake of the gender bill

"I’m concerned about trans people being politicised in a way that’s really harmful to our communities."

Sat, May 10

April 2025

NSW has passed a law requiring people to explicitly seek consent before having sex.

Why some young women are choosing to be celibate

There is a growing trend of women around the world choosing to deprioritise sex in their lives and looking to celibacy.

Tue, Apr 29

March 2025

When Re: News visited Ashburton and Greymouth as part of our new series The Regions, we asked rangatahi where they hung out in their free time. Why did so many of them say Macca’s?

What's the big appeal of McDonald's to small town teens?

It's a place that teenagers have organically chosen to make their own, an expert says.

Thu, Mar 13

December 2024

How to make the most out of your health appointment

Sometimes, it can feel that all you do is walk into an appointment and are sent on your way with a hefty bill and no clear answers.

December 19, 2024

Navigating sexual violence and support as a young Asian person

"I'm not even supposed to be alone with a boy. It's so much harder to explain that I've been raped."

December 11, 2024

November 2024

We asked event organisers what they do to make shows accessible

"It shouldn't have to be us begging for accessibility, it should be built in."

November 27, 2024

Over half of the students who are chronically absent identified mental health as a reason for missing school, the ERO report shows.

Mental health absences: Should schools change how they're recorded?

More than half of the students who are chronically absent identified mental health as a reason for missing school, the report shows.

November 24, 2024

October 2024

Why are NZers hooked on Temu, and should we be?

A quarter of New Zealand adults have recently shopped on Temu, a new study shows.

October 17, 2024

2:13

NZ’s political parties are posting weird stuff on socials, I asked them why

I have a lot of questions, like why is Christopher Luxon doing so many TikTok trends??

October 12, 2024

Long hours and sore backs: What it takes to make it into WOW

A designer and a performer told Re: News about the work they put into the World of Wearable Arts.

October 3, 2024

September 2024

Hear me out - let me convince you to vote in the local elections

How NCEA can be 'gamed', according to school students

‘My social life fell apart when I ditched my smartphone’

Why I love to sew: Mental health and challenging masculinity

Hard work on to fix ‘unfair’ homeschool sport rules, says MP

Hear me out - let me convince you to vote in the local elections

How NCEA can be 'gamed', according to school students

‘My social life fell apart when I ditched my smartphone’

Why I love to sew: Mental health and challenging masculinity

Hard work on to fix ‘unfair’ homeschool sport rules, says MP

‘I wouldn’t change it’: Living with Tourette’s

‘Seen someone get their neck slit open’ – what teens view online

No benefit if your parents can pay: Eligibility limits for 18- and 19-year-olds

Learning about gender: Is it appropriate for school students?

In Photos: How rangatahi are feeling in the wake of the gender bill

Why some young women are choosing to be celibate

What's the big appeal of McDonald's to small town teens?

How to make the most out of your health appointment

Navigating sexual violence and support as a young Asian person

We asked event organisers what they do to make shows accessible

Mental health absences: Should schools change how they're recorded?

Why are NZers hooked on Temu, and should we be?

NZ’s political parties are posting weird stuff on socials, I asked them why

Long hours and sore backs: What it takes to make it into WOW

This 15-year-old is helping 150 kids train at the gym

Streaming is becoming less common in NZ schools, should we stop it?

Five months into the school phone ban, here's how students are finding it

A Sikh scripture was recently translated into te reo, should more follow?

'Colourism has followed me all my life': Why I photograph migrants

James Rolleston: From Boy actor to brain injury survivor