Education
Trailer: Introducing Whitiki - Watch Now via RNZ.co.nz
Video documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers who went to battle in WWI, through the eyes of their descendants. Video
Schools set to start term two - online
Term two of the school year is set to start tomorrow, looking vastly different to term one. Teachers will be delivering lessons to students online, while two new educational TV channels will begin… Audio
Coronavirus: Supporting university students during lockdown
We've been catching up with people around New Zealand to see how they're spending their time in lockdown.
Today we're talking to Reverend Hirini Kaa who is a Doctor and the Kaiarahi at the University… Audio
Coronavirus: Academics want much looser rules after lockdown
A group of concerned academics are calling for a significant loosening of restrictions as soon as New Zealand reaches the four week mark in its lockdown.
The group says the social and economic… Audio
Coronavirus: Principal wants NCEA made easier
A high school principal has written to the Prime Minister asking that changes be made to the NCEA system this year - out of kindness to students and teachers.
Steve McCraken from Kaipara College… Audio
Students struggling during lockdown 'ringing up in panic'
Tertiary students are hoping a promised government package will help students struggling to pay for essentials like food and power because of the lockdown.
Coronavirus: Students plead for financial help through lockdown
Tertiary students are hoping a promised government package will help students struggling to pay for essentials like food and power because of the lockdown.
Students associations say weekly student… Audio
Struggling school prepares for distance learning in lockdown
Mayfair School Principal Ricardo Fox talks to Jim about how the school community has been dealing with lockdown, and how they are preparing for distance learning when school starts back on Wednesday.
…Parliament's education chamber
The House revisits Parliament's lesser known fourth chamber where heated debates about pineapple on pizza take place. Audio
Parliament's education chamber
The House revisits Parliament's lesser known fourth chamber where heated debates about pineapple on pizza take place.
AudioTangaroa Walker: dairy farming during lockdown
Southland contract milker Tangaroa Walker is a popular social media presence with his Facebook page Farm 4 Life, where he posts educational and earthy videos of daily life on a dairy farm. He's also… Video, Audio
Whaitiri Poutawa: the kapa haka teacher with a worldwide online audience
Kapa haka teacher Whaitiri Poutawa loves his job and had a "mini freak-out" when the Level-4 lockdown was announced and he couldn't visit schools. To keep contributing, he's taken his funny, energetic… Video, Audio
Response to lockdown education package
PPTA President Jack Boyle talks to The Panel about the 88 million dollar lockdown education package announced by the government. Audio
Covid-19: Online learning poses challenge for low-decile schools
The nationwide move towards distance learning for students from next week will highlight inequities among children in New Zealand like never before, educators say. Audio
What's up with Zoom, IRD's computer is off for Easter
Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at some of the privacy and security issues that have hit Zoom as its popularity during the Covid-19 crisis soars. Inland Revenue is most of the way through a… Audio
Watch live: Education, social issues on meeting agenda
The Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Education will be taking questions from the opposition in the Epidemic Response Committee meeting.
Meet: The Whitiki Project Participants
Meet the project leader of the hundred-man honour guard and some of the young men who walked in the footsteps of their tupuna.
Covid-19: Longer lockdown could harm education - principals
The government's education lockdown package will help when schools resume teaching next week, but a prolonged shut down would cause problems, principals say. Audio
Back to School
The government's announced its new plan for learning under lockdown. Plus what's the future for business after level four? Audio
Coronavirus: Schools need more financial support - Nikki Kaye
For anyone thinking that the end of a Level Four lockdown will automatically mean the kids can go back to school, take a deep breath.
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has made it clear there will… Audio