John Gerritsen
Covid-19: Fear and delight at Auckland school return
The decision to let 200,000 Auckland children return to school next week is being met with both delight and apprehension.
The children will be heading to the classroom for the first time in three… Audio
Covid-19: All staff unvaccinated at King Country school
A small King Country school expects all of its staff will be banned from the classrooms when the government's vaccine mandate takes effect next week.
Matiere School is one of several warning they… Audio
University foreign enrolments 'astonishingly high'
Universities admit that foreign enrolments have not fallen as much as they predicted - student numbers are about seventy per cent of what they were pre-pandemic.
Foreign students are worth billions… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland high schools prepare to reopen
Auckland secondary schools are double-checking their stocks of hand sanitiser and facemasks in preparation for Tuesday's partial reopening of classes.
Principals say the move will help teenagers in… Audio
Mixed reactions to level 3 back-to-school decision
Thousands of teenagers in Auckland are going back to school next week for the first time in two months.
The government has given the green light for schools in alert level three regions, currently… Audio
Growing calls to cancel NCEA exams in Auckland
There are growing calls for the government to waive NCEA exams for students in Auckland.
Principals are floating options including cancelling level one exams or allowing teens in the region to choose… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland schools start term four in level 3
Re-engaging children and preparing teenagers for NCEA exams are top of mind for Auckland schools as they start the fourth term today.
The city's 250,000 school children have been remote learning… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland NCEA students not confident ahead of exams
Uncertainty about reopening Auckland's schools is denting the confidence of secondary students and raising doubts about NCEA exams.
Principals say they are running out of time to prepare teenagers… Audio
Covid-19: Relief from education industry for vaccine mandate
School principals are confident their staff will comply with the government's order to get vaccinated before 1 January.
They are also relieved Cabinet did not push ahead with plans to reopen… Audio
Tertiary providers given deadline to fix persistently low pass rates for Māori, Pasifika
Universities, polytechs and wananga have been given ten years to end the persistently lower pass rates for Māori and Pasifika students.
It's the third time in the past decade the Tertiary Education… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland school reopening plans worry teachers
A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.
Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Audio
Confusion and defiance ahead of Auckland ECE changes
Auckland early childhood centre owners are annoyed details about how to re-open today under the new level three rules came through at the eleventh hour.
From Wednesday Auckland early learning… Audio
Residential special schools funded for extra enrolments
The country's three residential special schools are costing taxpayers between $300,000 and almost a million dollars a child each year.
That's because the schools are half empty but are being funded… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland-based boarding school students stuck
The Ministry of Health is refusing to allow Auckland children across the alert level 3 boundary to attend boarding schools in other areas.
The situation is frustrating Pukekohe woman Jane Migounoff… Audio
Covid-19: Principals want more help for Auckland students
Auckland principals are hoping the government will make further changes to help their students get the NCEA qualification.
They say extra credits for those who have spent twenty or more school days… Audio
Covid-19: Cambridge exam student not getting special treatment
More than 5000 school students studying for the Cambridge International Exams are not getting any special treatment despite the lockdowns this year.
The first of their exams starts in October while… Audio
State schools lost $170m in income last year
State schools' income from sources like fund-raising and foreign students fell 28 percent or roughly $170 million last year.
That loss far outstrips the $84 million the government gave the sector… Audio
Covid-19: Bloomfield's mask advice no match for peer pressure
It seems the influence of the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is no match for peer pressure.
Principals have told RNZ most teenagers in alert level two areas are not bothering to wear… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland University online for rest of 2021
Auckland's university students are learning online for the rest of the year regardless of what happens with the city's alert levels.
Students told RNZ remote learning is going well, though some are… Audio
Covid lockdowns a raw deal for tertiary students
Universities and polytechnics are being told they could be doing more to help their students through the pandemic.
The Union of Students Associations says some institutions have not provided… Audio