Education
School attendance officers make a comeback in new government package
The government will spend a further $74 million to tackle poor school attendance.
Some of the money will pay for 82 attendance officers to make sure children with low or falling attendance go to… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Some flood-stricken schools reopening
Students in flood-stricken regions may finally be able to get on with their academic year, with several schools set to reopen this week.
But with the extensive damage to property from Cyclone… Audio
Orientation Week: 'Please engage your brain before acting'
Police are sending a message to students ahead of Orientation Week - "we welcome you to our city, however, please leave any anti-social antics at home".
Disruption to Hawkes Bay & Tairawhiti schools
Schools are trying to assess how quickly they can reopen but it remains unclear just how many may have been badly damaged, particularly in isolated cut-off communities. Home schooling also isn't an… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings principal - 'It's heartbreaking'
Many schools have been hard hit by the flooding in Hawkes Bay - and it could be weeks before children can return to the classroom. Twyford School on the outskirts of Hastings was inundated when the… Audio
International graduate visa has winners and losers
International graduates who missed out on work visas because they were out of the country when the border closed have been told they can come back.
Many schools shut ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle
Many schools in the north have closed their doors today due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.
The Ministry of Education recommended that schools shut.
Secondary Principal's Association president… Audio
Victoria University's school of architecture and design appoints two new Māori professors
For the first time two Māori professors have been appointed at the same time at Victoria University of Wellington's school of architecture and design.
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioScience and tech precinct plans binned over high costs
A science and technology precinct planned for Port Nelson will no longer go ahead, after supply chain issues and inflationary pressure saw the project cost almost double to $45 million.
The landslide between students and their schools
A major landslide taking out more than 100 metres of State Highway 25A in the Coromandel has come between students and their schools. Audio
Ministry of Education details response to Cyclone Gabrielle
Auckland schools are preparing students for remote learning next week as much of the upper North Island braces for the arrival of Cyclone Gabriel from Sunday night. Secretary of Education Iona Holsted… Video, Audio
It's overwhelming, shocking - UNICEF Syria
Six UN trucks carrying urgently needed aid have finally crossed the border from Turkey into Syria.
The combined toll from the massive earthquakes has topped 20,000 people and is still rising.
The… Audio
Year off to a good start despite Covid and weather, some principals say
Covid, bad weather and the price of petrol are among the challenges schools have encountered in their first few days of the new school year.
Tips for dealing with back to school anxiety
Wellbeing and emotions facilitator Cat Levine talks to Kathryn about recognising and dealing with children with back to school anxiety . Also the impact the Auckland flooding has had on thousands of… Audio
Truancy figures spiked in 2022
Education Ministry figures show serious truancy spiked in 2022.
The Attendance Service dealt with nearly 29,000 cases, - 40 percent or 8500 more than in 2021.
This year the ministry has nearly… Audio
Spike in truancy driven by Covid restrictions, some principals say
Education Ministry figures show serious truancy spiked last year, with nearly 40 percent more than in 2021.
Are foreign students coming back?
The Detail - International education used to be a massive earner for New Zealand. With the borders finally open, are foreign students returning?
Are foreign students coming back?
The pandemic smashed the international education sector - but are foreign students returning to our shores? Audio
