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Hurricanes rest stars for clash with Chiefs
The Hurricanes have raised eyebrows by resting captain Ardie Savea and second five Jordie Barrett for Saturday's crunch match against the Chiefs.
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Pandemic had little effect on Kiwi kids' test scores by end of 2020 - report
The Ministry of Education said it was likely Covid-19 had a negative impact, but it was difficult to measure the exact effect.
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New research to help save lives during volcanic eruptions
For the first time ever, research has shown that seismic signals can be used to track pyroclastic flows from volcanic eruptions. Mathematics and Statistics Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, Dr… Audio
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Making maths add up: the neuroscience behind how children learn
Audio 21 Apr 2023As children's numeracy continues to decline, there's an argument to introduce traditional teaching methods earlier, like lining up numbers in columns. One maths consultant has been critical of the way… Audio
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Govt announces schools to prioritise maths and literacy, NCEA changes deferred
Today's announcement follows a series of trials with Year 10 students that found many didn't know how to use capital letters and full stops and didn't know there were 60 minutes in an hour.
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Modeller welcomes no change for Covid-19 rules
Some medical experts have welcomed the Government's decision not to remove the Covid19 mandatory protections.
That includes the seven-day isolation for people testing positive, as well as mask… Audio
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Now 'as good a time as any' to lift Covid-19 isolation rules - expert
Restrictions specific to Covid-19 - and not other diseases - cannot last forever, Michael Plank says. Audio
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MLB season to open with quicker games
The introduction of a pitch clock means Major League Baseball games will be over sooner this season as time ticks on for some big spenders.
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Teaching maths: new education proposals
Audio 28 Mar 2023Last week the National Party released its 'Teaching the Basics Brilliantly' policy for primary and intermediate schools. It would require an hour of reading, writing and maths each day, twice-yearly… Audio
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National's policy aims to school Labour on education decline
National's leader Christopher Luxon ditched Parliament for the playground this week, touring schools to sell his party's solution to declining student performance with a back-to-basics focus on… Audio
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National's policy aims to school Labour on education decline
National's leader Christopher Luxon ditched Parliament for the playground this week, touring schools to sell his party's solution to declining student performance with a back-to-basics focus on…
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Plan to end streaming in schools by 2030
Around 90% of our schools use the streaming system, despite stacking evidence that proves it to be ineffective for students. Some have also called it inherently racist. Dr David Pomeroy talks to… Audio
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NASA deputy administrator in NZ says climate change 'existential threat to everyone on spaceship Earth'
Climate change is an "existential threat to everyone on spaceship Earth" according to NASA's deputy administrator Colonel Pam Melroy.
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'It's not work for me' - 86yo ECE trainee teacher has a lot in common with the kids
Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers. Former maths teacher Mike Carter works part-time at The Blue Cottage as… Video, Audio
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Bookmarks with Sean Gourley
On Bookmarks today, Sean Gourley, is our guest. He's the founder and CEO of San Francisco based artificial intelligence company Primer. He's a Canterbury University Graduate as well as an Oxford… Audio
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England's test revolution not enough for World Test Championship final
This year's World Test Championship final will again be a party without hosts as 'Bazball' revolution didn't spark in time.
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Mathematics: Dillon Mayhew
Nights mathematician and Associate Professor at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington Dillon Mayhew joins us once again. Tonight he's talking to… Audio
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Ukraine to replace defence minister in wartime reshuffle - top lawmaker
Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, in a reshuffle at the forefront of Ukraine's war campaign, according to a top lawmaker.
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Ed Sheeran's Wellington concert
It's a big night in the capital where a record-breaking crowd is singing and swaying along to one of music's biggest stars. British singer songwriter Ed Sheeran is playing to 48-thousand people at Sky… Audio
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Pop star Ed Sheeran ready for record crowd in Wellington
One of the world's most famous redheads is back in Aotearoa. Popstar Ed Sheeran is tonight playing Wellington's Sky Stadium in front of a record crowd as part of his Mathematics world tour.
Our… Video, Audio
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Silent enigma: The '7.0 earthquake' that Kiwis never felt this month
New Zealand's largest fault zone just released the equivalent energy of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, through slow-burning "silent" events linked to recent swarms above Gisborne. Video
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Urban Jumble Daily Quiz
Audio 9 Jan 2023We've come up with a daily quiz to test both your word and geographical skill. Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each…
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South Africa bat out final day to hold Australia to Sydney draw
South Africa dug deep and denied Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third test in Sydney.
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By the numbers - 2022 Fiji election count in home stretch
With over 90 percent of polling station results now confirmed Fiji could be heading towards its first coalition government since the adoption of its current constitution in 2013.
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Covid-19 impact on schools: Documents warn of significant risk to learning
Newly released official documents provide a strongly worded warning about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system. Audio
