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The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 put in place new objects, principles, and procedures for youth justice in New Zealand. Both the philosophy underpinning this system and the use of family group conferences exemplify a restorative justice approach that has now been adopted in many other countries. This article describes these changes and presents some of the results of recently published research that examines the extent to which young offenders have been diverted from courts and custody, held accountable for their actions, and had their wellbeing enhanced. It suggests that the New Zealand youth justice system has achieved many but not all of its goals, and that there are still aspects where improvement is possible.

An examination was made of changes over the period 1967–1987 in the physical features of the female fashion models recruited by one agency. A significant increase in height and waist measurement was apparent, and there was a trend for the bust to increase similarly. There was no change in hip measurement over the study period. These findings confirm previous reports of a tendency for models' shapes to have become less curvaceous and correspondingly more tubular.

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