Education
Te Pūkenga pays $216k for advice on how to replace itself
The national institute of skills and technology is paying $2000 a day to specialist advisors looking into how to replace the mega entity.
The fishhooks in charter schools
Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans Audio
Education Ministry takes charge of school expansions as faith in PPP falters
The Education Ministry has taken back the job of financing, designing and building several school expansions, after companies said the public-private-partnership approach was too difficult.
The real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers Audio
Ministry of Education failing to help redundant staff - union
It isn't meets obligations to find alternative roles for staff it is making redundant, the Public Service Association says.
Waikato University staff to hold one-day strike over stalled pay talks
Staff are claiming a pay increase of five percent which their union says is a significant drop on what members first wanted.
School attendance plummets world wide
New Zealand's plummeting school attendance rates are part of a global crisis that international experts warn will take more than an awareness campaign to turn around. Kate Newton reports. Audio
Budget nearly off to printers - Finance Minister Nicola Willis
Finance Minister Nicola Willis on her first Budget and charter schools. Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones & Andie McCombs (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ali Jones & Andi McCombs discuss homelessness & Relationship and sexuality (RSE) education in schools. Ali Jones is a PR consultant, Papanui Innes… Audio
Massey University deficit shrinks with expenses down, grants up
Massey University is again facing a big deficit for the year, although so far its finances aren't as bad as feared.
Nelson school students back on bikes after community group pitches in with repairs
Students at Salisbury School now have a fleet of bicycles they can ride again, after Bike Hub Nelson pitched in to repair nearly 20 bikes that had fallen into disrepair.
Revamped school lunches may be less healthy - principal
A major provider of school lunches fears the government's new $3 limit for most students will see them eating more pre-packaged and processed food.
Sowing the seed for Māori to grow food
Country Life visits a food garden in Taranaki, where whānau are getting their hands in the soil and finding out how to sustain themselves from their own backyards. Audio
Threatening call that forced schools into lockdown was a hoax, police say
Two young people are being spoken to about the matter and there are "no ongoing safety concerns".
The charter school costs that weren't counted in Seymour's $153m plan
Charter schools will likely get higher per-student funding than most state schools, and evidence of their efficacy is mixed.
Govt to spend more than $153 million on charter schools
The government will be spending a lot more than $153 million on charter schools. Cabinet papers show that's just the extra cost of setting up and overseeing the publicly funded, privately-owned… Audio
Never too old: Dr Te Piere Warahi and his journey to obtaining a PhD at 73
Dr Warahi (Ngāti Maniapoto) has just recently completed his studies at the University of Auckland on the experiences of Māori caregivers. Audio
Relief teacher shortage, rising staff sickness sees schools struggling to stay open
Classes are being split up and students sent home as staffing falls below safe levels.
New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
Primary school asks students to stay home due to lack of staff
Mt Cook School posted on social media on Wednesday afternoon, saying half its staff were off sick with Covid.