Education
$160 million revamp of the country's only vet school completed
The final stage of a $160 million dollar revamp to New Zealand's only vet training school is complete. At Massey University's Palmerston North campus today new building Nga Huia officially opened its… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 13 November 2025
A new bowel cancer report shows people under 50 are more likely to be diagnosed in the more serious stages of the disease than older people; Schools, kindergartens and other early learning places are… Audio
Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
One says upholding the treaty is the right thing to do and part of its "civic responsibility".
Education centres on alert following product asbestos alert
Schools, kindergartens and other early learning places are on alert after an arts and craft product were found to contain asbestos. Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment product safety… Audio
Seymour blames teacher strikes for drop in attendance
The Associate Education Minister says there was a drop-off in school attendance in the final week of Term 3.
Funding and contract wording 'not a gag order', ministry says
Teacher subject associations are being offered contracts worth more than $100,000 a year - but only if they agree to support the new school curriculum.
Charter School Agency signed contract with trust that didn't exist
The contract would see a secondary school with a focus on young athletes in Years 11-13 established in Trentham, near Wellington, next year.
Thousands of indigenous educators to meet in Tāmaki Makaurau for event
World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education will be held in Aotearoa for the first time in 20 years.
'This is not a safe place for students': ERO fires back at Wesley College
The Education Review Office is firing back at Wesley College, saying it strongly refutes claims about it made by its principal.
Education quality at risk with curriculum 'change overload', say principals
Primary school principals in Canterbury have outlined their concerns in a letter to Education Minister Erica Stanford.
Students 'badgered' over safety concerns, says Wesley College principal
The Education Review Office claims there has been a "long history of abuse", but the principal says students felt pressured to give negative answers.
Education quality at risk with curriculum 'change overload', say principals
Primary school principals in Canterbury have outlined their concerns in a letter to Education Minister Erica Stanford.
Petition launched following Education and Training Act changes
The National Iwi Chairs Forum and a group of national education organisations have launched a petition in protest of the government's changes to the Education and Training Act. Rahui Papa from the… Audio
Iwi petition against removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the Treaty was the Crown's responsibility, not schools'.
School kitchen worker charged after alleged sex offending involving a student
The 24-year-old man has been charged with sexual connection with a young person.
Homely Hacks for Renters
About a third of New Zealanders don't own their own homes but a few cheap tweaks can help turn a rental into a home. In the first of two parts, we meet an op-shopping queen and regular renter whose… Audio
'Stronger consequences' needed for struggling schools, ERO says
In its annual report the Education Review Office criticised the lack of support for under-performing schools and called for "stronger consequences" for those that did not demonstrate progress.
Education groups oppose minister's Teaching Council shake-up
Ten education sector organisations are speaking out together against government changes.
Father thought he'd found a loophole to avoid paying son's school fees, now he's got a $6500 bill
Now, the school has taken the man to the Disputes Tribunal.
Exam asks students to write about long-haired boy forced to drop pants
A student and teacher told RNZ the text, which appeared in the NCEA level 2 exam, made them feel very uncomfortable.
