Education
Student visa applications growing, but not everywhere
Foreign students are returning to New Zealand at a faster rate than before the pandemic began, but polytechnics and schools are missing out, visa figures show.
300 new classrooms on the way - Budget '23
The government plans to build 300 new classrooms so children can learn in better conditions. The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti told a room of pupils in Wellington… Audio
Watch: PM Hipkins announces new schools, more classrooms
Chris Hipkins says the funding today will maintain the momentum of the government's funding of about 4000 student places every three months.
New Forest School: Education in nature
Two-hundred and forty acres of native forest in the Wairarapa serve as an outdoor school. Kindergarten, day care and school children come to New Forest School in Masterton for a day. Here, kids can be… Audio, Gallery
Foreign students returning to NZ faster than pre-pandemic
Foreign students are returning to New Zealand at a faster rate than before the pandemic. In the past eight months, Immigration New Zealand has approved more than 32,000 study visas for first-time… Audio
Flood damaged schools get $110 million
The government's billion dollar cyclone recovery package includes more than $110 million to return damaged schools to their pre-cyclone state. Greg Pierce is the Auckland Secondary Principals… Audio
A different way of learning
It's dubbed the school with no rules. Hobsonville Point Secondary School does things differently - and it's proving to be a success. Audio
A different way of learning
It's dubbed the school with no rules. Hobsonville Point Secondary School does things differently - and it's proving to be a success.
AudioArthur Anae - from politics to farming chooks
Arthur Anae sleeps four hours a night and wakes in plenty of time to get his free range eggs to market in person. The former politician never thought as a young boy from Samoa he would end up with two… Audio
Arthur Anae - from politics to farming chooks
Arthur Anae sleeps four hours a night and wakes in plenty of time to get his free range eggs to market in person. The former politician never thought as a young boy from Samoa he would end up with two…
AudioKindergarten teachers agree to pay rises; primary teachers remain unswayed by offer
Primary teachers are considering their next move after rejecting an Education Ministry pay offer.
Gisborne bar granted permission to open near kura
The decision comes despite strong opposition at a recent hearing.
Abbey Caves tragedy: Current EOTC guidelines 'too weak' - lawyer
A health and safety lawyer says the investigation into the death of a Whangārei Boys High School student on a class caving trip will not be an open and shut case. Audio
ChatGPT could help bust 'contract cheating'
Analysis - Educational institutions trying to safeguard academic integrity could be looking in the wrong direction by banning generative AI.
NCEA level 1 'lacks rigour', St Cuthberts cutting qualification - principal
It lacks rigour and coherence and will not prepare students for the rest of high school or tertiary education.
That's the damming conclusion of a top private Auckland girls' school that's dumping… Video, Audio
'Our beautiful boy' - Cave victim named as family shares tribute
The whānau of the teenager who died in the Abbey Caves have posted on social media of the deep sadness of their loss. Audio
Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma
Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith tells Kathryn Ryan she often cried while writing her new series of therapeutic storybooks for kids. Audio
Abbey Caves inquiry expected to examine why trip went ahead despite weather warnings
An inquiry into a fatal school caving trip in Whangārei will focus on why it went ahead despite heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings, a former WorkSafe investigator says.
Hundreds of striking teachers join march on Parliament
Hundreds of striking secondary and area school teachers marched on Parliament today to protest for better pay and conditions.
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and James Elliott (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood discuss possible job cuts at Otago Universty and debate whether New Zealand should follow the Australian state of… Audio
