Education
Covid-19: Nearly 100 tested in 3 hours at Chapel Downs school
Nearly 100 people were tested for Covid-19 in a three hour period at a south Auckland school on Friday.
Chapel Downs School notified parents on Wednesday that a student had tested positive on Monday.
…ECE means children more social but more likely to be sick
Early childhood education research finds that the children who attend early learning centres are more social but also more prone to becoming unwell. Report co-author Dr Sarah Gerritsen talks to the… Audio
Long fight for compulsory te reo lessons in school
The activists who helped create and deliver the historic 1972 Māori Language Petition are still fighting for te reo to be compulsory in schools nearly 50 years on. Video
School told of positive Covid test two days after notification
A South Auckland School acted within minutes of finding out one of its pupils was positive for Covid-19, the principal says. Audio
Pop-up testing centre set up at Botany school
A pop-up testing centre has been set up at Chapel Downs School in Auckland this morning after health officials recommended all students and staff be tested for Covid-19.
It's in response to a student… Audio
Former Dilworth student says young boys suffered worst
A former student at Dilworth school in Auckland has spoken of his grief and anger at the abuse that went on there and says it was the seven, eight and nine year olds who suffered the most.
Seven men… Audio
Covid-19, conspiracy theories, poverty causing school attendance trouble - principals
Principals are blaming conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil for persistently low school attendance in Northland.
Education Ministry figures show average daily attendance in the… Audio
Principal on student with Covid-19 going to school
Auckland Regional Public Health Service says Chapel Downs School families were alerted as soon as it was confirmed that a pupil who tested positive for Covid-19 attended the school on Monday morning… Audio
Former Dilworth student says he was caned after reporting schoolmates' abuse
A former student at Auckland's Dilworth School has described how he was caned by the headmaster when he tried to report that two boys had been sexually abused.
The police have arrested seven men as… Audio
Dilworth School: Ex-student says he was caned after reporting sex abuse
Two former Dilworth students have spoken out about their grief and anger over sexual abuse at the school and say the police investigation has come too late.
Conspiracy theories, poverty harming attendance in Tai Tokerau
Northland principals have warned that conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil are harming school attendance in Northland.
Education Ministry figures show average daily attendance… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 18 September 2020
Former students at Dilworth School speak of their grief and anger at the abuse that went on there. Farmers and growers say labour shortages need to be fixed if agriculture is to drag the country's… Audio
Universities confused over lectures after Bloomfield's comment
Comments from the Director-General of Health around whether Auckland university lectures can go ahead next week have caused confusion for thousands of tertiary students - and the universities… Audio
School closed after Covid-19-tested student did not isolate
A primary school student who was tested for Covid-19 on Sunday, went to school on Monday, and later received a positive result.
Chapel Downs School in Flat Bush in Auckland, is now closed for deep… Audio
Gulliver's Election... and is Labour angling to govern alone?
Welcome to the recession, with giant debt, spending and unemployment that make previous campaigns look like Lilliput. How are New Zealand First are trying to recover & does Labour really want to… Video, Audio
Students suffering over Otago Uni handling of med school caps
Students at Otago University have requested an urgent meeting with the Vice Chancellor and senior leadership over a controversial proposal to cap medical admission pathways.
The university's proposal… Audio
Facebook's Zhang memo, AI's fake election news
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the memo released by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang that blows the whistle on the extent to which the tech giant ignored… Audio
Otago University admits legal challenge to preferential pathway
The University of Otago says they are firmly committed to increasing the number of medical students enrolling at the University from underrepresented groups.
It's proposal to limit of Maori entrants… Audio
Shaw tells teachers Green School grant can't be withdrawn
Taranaki teachers' hopes for the withdrawal of a $11.7 million grant to a private Green School have been squashed, at a closed door meeting with the Green Party co-leader.
Taranaki teachers draw blank at Green School meeting
Martin Chamberlain, who chairs the Taranaki Secondary Schools Principals Association was hoping Green Party co-leader James Shaw would withdraw a controversial grant of almost $12 million to a… Audio
