Education
Back to school, but getting there may be hard
With 800,000 pupils heading back to school today amid Covid-19 alert level 2, transport is set to be an issue for many. Audio
Playcentre movement directs funding 'outrage' at PM
Playcentre families, upset by last week's Budget, have been taking their fight to the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Audio
Calls for open university entrance - lockdown highlights inequities in education
School is back today for one million students after nearly eight weeks at home, and new research shines reveals the impact of the lockdown particularly on Maori and Pasifika students. From Evaluation… Audio
Coronavirus: What schools are like on first day back
Today about 800,000 children are returning to school for the first time in eight weeks. Most have not been to school since 24 March.
Schools have to maintain strict hygiene with hand sanitiser in… Audio
Playcentre families complain over funding
Playcentre families are reeling from a lack of adequate funding in the Budget.
Parents have been posting on the Prime Minister's Facebook page, stressing how upset they are that underfunding could… Audio
Coronavirus: Kids safe to go back to school - Chris Hipkins
Students around the country are flooding back to school today.
Principals are bracing themselves to deal with the many challenges involved - ranging from how to get everyone to school when seats on… Audio
Back to School
School is back today and so is RNZ's daily news podcast, The Detail Audio
Coronavirus: School sends out vans to pick up students
School vans will be leaving in a few minutes to scour Auckland roads for students left behind by public buses.
Macleans College principal Steve Hargreaves is sending out the college's vehicles to… Audio
Coronavirus: Teachers and principals brace for reopening
Teachers and principals are today bracing themselves for the return of up to 800,000 school children.
But after eight weeks away, how smoothly will things go?
Neil Watson of Otahuhu College, Cathy… Audio
Coronavirus: Schools ready for grand reopening
Teachers and principals are bracing themselves for all manner of reactions when eight-hundred-thousand school children return to class on Monday for the first time in eight weeks.
Some children will… Audio
Education Ministry warns truancy rates may rise post-lockdown
Teachers and principals are bracing themselves for all manner of reactions when 800,000 school children return to class today for the first time in eight weeks.
What happened in NZ and around the world on 17 May
On a day when a young boy was the country's only new Covid-19 case, $265 million in government funding was announced for the sport and recreation sector to ensure it remains viable.
Researchers to study Covid-19's impact on children
Researchers and paediatricians are studying what information parents need about Covid-19 and its potential impact on children.
Professor Emrys Westacott: Covid-19 pandemic 'spells the end of the neoliberal era'
Many have revelled in a return to a simpler life due to Covid-19. Professor Emrys Westacott, who wrote The Wisdom of Frugality, says this is a time to reflect on whether the type of society we had… Audio
'Incredibly joyful' - Surge of interest in homeschooling since lockdown
As three-quarters of a million students prepare to leave their home classrooms, a small number are making a permanent switch to home learning.
Budget funding increase for kōhanga reo was overdue - kaiako
A kaiako in Wellington says the funding increase from the Budget for kōhanga reo was well overdue for staff who had been underpaid and undervalued for too long.
Budget 2020: Applause and dismay echo in reactions
The winners from yesterday's Budget are applauding the big numbers, while those who missed out are left reeling and anxious for the future.
Coronavirus: Surge of interest in homeschooling after lockdown
Are you completely relieved that your children are going back to school on Monday?
Or feeling slightly sad?
Google data is revealing a peak in people searching homeschooling and correspondence… Audio
Coronavirus: Kōhanga Reo gets $200m funding boost
Kōhanga Reo say their staff have been underpaid and undervalued for too long and the budget's substantial cash injection will go some way to addressing that.
The government is investing nearly $200… Audio
Budget 2020: Trades training gets $1.6bn boost
Trade training gets a $1.6 billion Budget boost aimed at trainees and their employers.
