Education

Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century… Video, Audio

New research out of the University of Otago that looked at over 20,000 teeth may just debunk what we know about our ancestors' eating habits. Researcher Dr Ian Towle, an Otago biological… Audio

A massive clean up effort is underway at Buller High School to make sure it can open again in time for term 3 this coming Monday. OCS NZ Contract Manager for the school, Hannah Bill, has rallied the… Audio

A gregarious chicken has been appointed carpark monitor at a Waikato pre-school. Henry, as the female chook was dubbed by the children, has just been bestowed with her very own hi-viz jacket to make… Video, Audio

The Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has turned its focus on to Pacific communities.

The inquiry is spending the next two weeks listening to the stories of Pacific people who came to New Zealand… Audio

An early intervention specialist believes the number of students excluded from schools is higher than official statistics. The Ministry of Education says it is working with 171 students who have been… Audio

A group of Dunedin students are getting some attention with a product they've created from wool, wood, and old bike tubes. Under the Door Enterprises chief executive, and Kavanagh College student… Audio

Auckland scientists intend to give advanced-stage cancer patients mico-doses of the psychedelic drug LSD. The lead researcher, health psycologist Lisa Reynolds from the University of Auckland, told… Audio

A south Auckland tertiary institute is the focus of the government's first mass Covid-19 vaccination event.

Starting on July 30, the Vodafone events centre in will be ground zero for an immunisation… Video, Audio

The Government is copping criticism for denying funding to students with special needs and then blocking parents from paying for it themselves.

A mother who has an eight year old son with ADHD and… Audio

Sharing a game of Scrabble or a plate of scones in the halls are part of a Christchurch woman's idea to "adopt a student". Tania Beckwith's idea of boosting support for those in tertiary education is… Audio

A new report calling for a national strategy to address a mismatch of skills and a lack of upskilling in our lucrative IT industry, finds our IT sector is over-reliant on overseas recruits and isn't… Audio

A just-retired science professor from Auckland University says student cheating is widespread and growing as a result of exams moving online due to Covid. Peter Wills retired last week after being… Audio

A new report paints a pretty detailed picture on youth well-being amongst East and South Asian students - and some of the stats are not pretty. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar Audio

Due to the pandemic, universities had to conduct exams online. Students began forming systems for information exchange which evidently resulted in cheating scandals. But is it cheating, or using… Audio