Education
Risk of diverse young health professionals going abroad
Is New Zealand losing diverse young health professionals to other countries?
Ethnic communities say it's common for the children of immigrants to study medicine and dentistry overseas, but officials… Audio
More than half of families now eligible for childcare support
More than half of all Kiwi families will become eligible for support to cover the cost of childcare. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the policy aimed at easing cost of living pressures at the… Audio
NCEA exams begin
For the first time in three years, year 11 to 13 students will undergo NCEA exams in -- relatively -- normal circumstances from today. Back in 2020 NCEA was delayed by 10 days with more than half of… Audio
Childcare subsidy extension 'band-aid economics' - Luxon
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the government needs a proper plan to tackle inflation and rising costs and its latest policy announcement is "band-aid" economics.
New Canterbury mental health facility for children and teens taking shape
A former laundry on the outskirts of Canterbury's Hillmorton mental health campus is being transformed into a centre for children and teenagers.
Students prepare to sit NCEA exams
More than 140,000 high school students will sit NCEA exams over the next month, as end-of-year exams get under way on Monday.
Auckland mum frustrated over school's stance on boys' earrings
An Auckland mum fighting what she believes is a "sexist" school uniform policy around earings is frustrated by the slow pace of change.
That's despite guidelines from the Human Rights Commission… Video, Audio
No more screen time for Auckland school rugby stars
Is the commercialisation of school sport doing more harm than good? Audio
No more screen time for Auckland school rugby stars
Is the commercialisation of school sport doing more harm than good?
AudioTeacher struck off for 'inexcusable' behaviour
A teacher will no longer be able to return to the classroom after "boyish horseplay" that included tying a child to a goalpost and giving a 9-year-old cancer survivor a "wedgie."
Test results indicate pandemic set back children's education by months
Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti says test results indicate the pandemic has set children's learning back by months.
Principals expect pandemic's disruption to learning will take years to make up for
Nearly three years of pandemic-related disruption has damaged learning in some schools and left others almost unscathed.
Unequal impact on schools from pandemic
Nearly three years of pandemic disruption has damaged learning in some primary and intermediate schools and left others almost unscathed.
In some areas principals warn it could take years for… Audio
Schools install high-tech vape detectors as teen vaping rises
Schools are putting vaping detectors in bathrooms as New Zealand battles what the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation calls a youth vaping epidemic.
Canterbury University makes statement after student's death
A student has died in Christchurch and a police cordon remains in place at the scene in Riccarton.
Emergency services were called to the incident just before four o'clock this morning.
Our reporter… Video, Audio
Bringing Pacific values into New Zealand classrooms
What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that… Audio
Bringing Pacific values into New Zealand classrooms
What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that…
AudioDannevirke kura celebrates a te reo milestone
Thirty years ago, whānau in Dannevirke worried te reo Māori would become extinct. This week, they celebrated the 30th anniversary of their local kura.
Claims of abuse at courses run in Manawatu
Some former students and teachers of so-called "sacred sexuality" courses operating here and overseas claim those who run them are turning a blind eye to predators.
They also claim they've suffered… Audio
Principal's 'disappointing' credit card use revealed
A principal of a school where multiple bullying allegations were made over several years was challenged about "disappointing" spending on the school's credit card.
