Education
Covid-19: Dunedin high school shut after student infected
Logan Park High School in Dunedin is closed today and tomorrow after a student tested positive for Covid-19 - the country's 12th case.
The teenager is one of two family members tested after his… Audio
Covid-19: Student Volunteer Army launched in Wellington
The Student Army is mobilising to help people who are staying in isolation due to the coronavirus or who are struggling with loneliness during social distancing.
The Welly Student Volunteer Army has… Audio
Covid-19: Schools, universities prepare for shut-downs
Schools and universities are figuring out how to teach students from home if they are shut down because of the Covid-19 virus.
They say it is not easy to set up an online course and one Wellington… Audio
Covid-19: Parent shares horror of finding out son's schoolmate infected
A Dunedin family has gone into isolation for two weeks as they anxiously wait to find out if more people at Logan Park High School may be infected with coronavirus.
The school is closed today and… Audio
Covid-19: Govt needs to shut schools now - expert
A public health expert believes the Government should be doing more - and should close all schools and cut public transport now.
Professor Michael Baker is from the Department of Public Health… Audio
Covid-19: School to close for two days after student tests positive
A Dunedin school says it will close for the next two days, after a pupil was confirmed to be the country's 12th case of Covid-19.
Otago students party on amid calls to limit large events
Hundreds of green-costumed University of Otago students are celebrating St Patrick's Day despite requests to limit large parties in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Families of absentee pupils over-reacting to Covid-19 - Principals
Principals are frustrated that parents are refusing to send their children to school for fear of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Audio
Polyfest cancellation: 'It's gonna really hit them hard'
Auckland schools say they're gutted the much-anticipated Polyfest has been cancelled, for a second year, at the last minute.
Covid-19: Ministry's advice on whether to send kids to school
Parents are refusing to send their children to school and creche because of fears they will catch Covid-19.
The Health Ministry has not reported any children with the virus, though some have been… Audio
Covid-19: Principals frustrated kids kept at home
Principals are frustrated some families are refusing to send their children to school because of the Covid-19 virus.
They say there is no evidence of community transmission of the virus and parents… Audio
Covid-19: Uncertainty remains ahead of stimulus package
The response to the Covid-19 crisis kicked up another notch yesterday with the Prime Minister calling a halt to gatherings of more than 500 people, and warning of a recession greater than that of the… Audio
Auckland Grammar trials home-based lessons
Auckland Grammar will trial teaching students from home later this week, amid international coronavirus closures.
On Wednesday, all students in Year 10 will stay at home and study via the schools… Audio
Principals concerned as fees for camps, field trips dry up
Schools are struggling to get enough money to run camps because parents have realised they do not have to pay, principals say.
Killing Covid19 with kindness
Redirecting panic and fear over the spread of Coronavirus into positive action has seen a group of people come together in South Auckland. Audio
Coronavirus: Ministry discusses closure plans with schools
The Education Ministry is phoning every school in the country to discuss plans for closures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Schools and Education Ministry discuss contingency plans
School principals and the Ministry of Education are discussing contingency plans, should school closures eventuate if the coronavirus pandemic worsens here. Internationally there have already been a… Audio
Dr Hirini Kaa, leading change at the University of Auckland
The University of Auckland's Faculty of Arts has around five thousand students and over two hundred staff. Academic and Kaiārahi Dr Hirini Kaa is the driver or navigator of the Ako Arts Programme… Audio
Kiwi forced to close the gates at Bethlehem University
New Zealander Brother Peter Bray is the Vice Chancellor and CEO of Bethlehem University, the only Catholic university in the Holy Land. He joined the show earlier in the year to share his fascinating… Audio
Gisborne youth: Bring back free GP checks at schools
Gisborne youth are calling on the district health board to reverse a decision to stop free school-based GP appointments.
