Education
'Psychological, emotional abuse' - Former members want Gloriavale school closed
Former Gloriavale members say the way children are treated at the community's school is tantamount to abuse and they want it shut down. Audio
Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about… Audio
Te Pūkenga staff await another review amid possibility of break-up
Some staff at Te Pūkenga are surprised and unhappy the super-institute is pushing ahead with more changes. Audio
Some staff unhappy Te Pūkenga is pushing ahead with changes
Staff at Te Pūkenga are surprised, and some are unhappy the super-institute is pushing ahead with more changes.
It has just finished a major restructure that cost 200 jobs and now it is consulting on… Audio
Students barred from contacting parents after 4 go missing on camp
Students of an Oamaru school on a school camp were forbidden from calling their parents after a group of pupils and staff went missing overnight.
Exploring public libraries through a geographical lens
Nights regular Louise Richards, Vice President of the New Zealand Geographical Society, and Salene Schloffel-Armstrong, a Teaching Fellow in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland… Audio
Schools' international reading, maths results likely to be skewed - ministry
A skewed sample is likely to have boosted New Zealand's scores in the most recent PISA tests of reading, maths and science.
PISA test results likely to be higher than they should be
Results from the prestigious PISA tests of reading, maths and science are due out in December but we already know New Zealand's scores are likely to be 10 points higher than they should be.
So many… Audio
Primary school kapa haka contest Te Mana Kuratahi kicks off in Nelson
More than 1500 kapa haka performers from primary schools across Aotearoa are performing at a national competition in Whakatū Nelson this week.
Gloriavale school 'not providing an adequate education' - ERO
The Education Review Office has determined the Gloriavale Christian School did not meet many of the criteria for registration as a private school.
Tropical Cyclone Lola: Schooling disrupted for thousands of students in Vanuatu
More than 15,000 students will be affected after Cyclone Lola destroyed classrooms across Ambae, Maewo and Pentecost islands.
Addicts find hands in the earth help journey to recovery - 'It grounds us'
A rural addiction rehabilitation facility near Christchurch runs a farm-focused social enterprise that connects its residents with planting, growing and sharing. Audio
Addicts find hands in the earth help journey to recovery - 'It grounds us'
A rural addiction rehabilitation facility near Christchurch runs a farm-focused social enterprise that connects its residents with planting, growing and sharing.
Audio'We have a right to be safe': Calls for compulsory consent education at uni
The HELP foundation says figures on reports of sexual violence incidents show universities need a universal process that protects survivors. Audio
'They don't know the history' - NZers know more about foreign wars than our own
Experts say commemorations of the New Zealand Wars are at risk of passing by unnoticed outside of Māori circles.
Around the motu : Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
Jimmy has the latest on Massey University's financial troubles, and cuts to staff and courses. Also, why Taumaranui locals want dozens of abandoned trains in the town - gone. And what has led 62 year… Audio
Calls for a ban on teachers contacting pupils via social media
A former student who was groomed and sexually abused by her teacher wants teachers banned from talking to students on social media.
'World renowned' study still going after 50 years gets its third director
Moana Theodore will take over the long-running research project, following the death of former director Richie Poulton. Audio
Police seize pocketknife, baton from Canterbury University hall
A pocketknife and baton were among items police seized from a Canterbury University hall of residence last week.
Hearing, vision tests for students lead to 'significant transformation'
Wearing glasses for the first time or getting their hearing problems treated had been life changing for students at Edmund Hillary School - both inside and outside the classroom, according to…