Education
Plan to end streaming in schools by 2030
Around 90% of our schools use the streaming system, despite stacking evidence that proves it to be ineffective for students. Some have also called it inherently racist. Dr David Pomeroy talks to… Audio
Early learning centres plan legal action over pay parity scheme
Early learning centre owners are crying foul over a scheme to raise the pay of early childhood teachers.
The Early Childhood Council says it will sue the government over the early learning pay parity… Audio
Unredacted document reveals Te Pūkenga requested $330m from government
The figure was among several paragraphs marked for deletion in a ministerial briefing published by the Ministry of Education.
Hangi pits discovery helps playcentre celebrate Māori heritage
An archaeological site has been brought to life at the Kaikōura Playcentre.
Māori Battalion scholarship winners named
The recipients of the Ngarimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Scholarships for the 2023 academic year have been announced. Video
Education system not meeting needs of neurodiverse
A new organisation to support neurodiverse Kiwis has been created to lobby for a more responsive education system that meets the needs of neurodiverse people. The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition… Audio
Teachers could resort to further strike action if agreement not reached soon
Teachers could resort to further strike action if unions and the government can't sort out a collective agreement soon.
Tens of thousands of teachers walked off the job yesterday with current… Audio
Public Service Association not pleased with Mayor Brown's comments on libraries
The union for Auckland Council staff wants the mayor to know librarians do more than just check out books, after he wondered why the city's 50 odd libraries could not be run by volunteers.
Faced… Audio
Teacher unions optimistic govt willing to negotiate deal after strike action
Secondary teachers are back in negotiations with the government but will not rule out further strikes if they do not reach an agreement. Audio
Teachers unions say more strikes on the cards if collective agreement not sorted
The post primary teachers union says it's not ruling out further strike action if a settlement with the Ministry of Education is not reached.
Tens of thousands of teachers took to the streets… Audio
'Over-worked, over-stressed, under-paid': Striking teachers make voices heard
Thousands of striking teachers rallied, chanted and shouted at Education Minister Jan Tinetti in the first ever strike involving kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers.
Thousands of teachers march across NZ for better conditions
Angry, forgotten, under-appreciated. And out in their thousands today, teachers up and down the country stepping out of the classroom to say enough is enough.
Marching and chanting in rallies today… Video, Audio
In pictures: Teachers strike
Thousands of teachers around the country went on strike today - here's what it looked like.
Neurodiverse students want better accomodations
A group of students who are neurodiverse and have learning conditions like dyslexia, autism or ADHD want schools to better accommodate their needs
The Young Neurodiversity Champions group are meeting… Audio
RNZ reporter at the teachers' strike
An estimated 15,000 people have gathered on the streets of Auckland with banners, dums and plenty of chanting in support of the teachers strikes
RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell has been following the… Audio
50,000 teachers go on strike
More than 50,000 teachers are striking today, closing almost all schools and forcing many parents to take a day off work to look after their children.
Big crowds have been gathering at locations… Audio
Teachers take to the streets as thousands go on strike nationwide
About 50,000 primary, secondary and kindergarten teachers are on strike today calling for more resources to do their jobs and pay rises that keep pace with inflation. See how the day unfolded with…
Schools of hard knocks: Striking teachers struggling within the system
Teachers say they have been forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet as the cost of living soars. Audio
Teachers explain reasons for striking from pickets
About 50,000 teachers are walking off the job today, asking for more resources to do their jobs, and pay-rises that keep pace with inflation.
The combined strike includes teachers from kindergarten… Audio
Teachers on why they're striking
Nearly 50,000 teachers and principals across the country will strike today.
The industrial action has been organised by the Post Primary Teachers' Association and New Zealand Educational Institute
… Audio
