Education
Covid-19: Auckland secondary schools back health action
Auckland secondary schools are reviewing their pandemic preparedness after two teens were put in isolation after a woman they knew tested positive for the covid-19 outbreak.
The students, who went to… Audio
Coronavirus: Students pulled from schools, virus spread unlikely
Two children have been pulled from two Auckland high schools because a family member has contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus.
One in five school libraries 'suffering' under slashed funding
They are preparing to lobby the government to require all schools to have a library and to ring-fence their income so money for books and librarians cannot be diverted.
School librarians want guaranteed funding
School librarians are fed up with repeated funding cuts and now they're calling for legal protection.
They want the government to pass a law requiring all schools to have a library and they want it… Audio
School librarians want statutory protection, guaranteed funding
A survey shows one in five schools cut spending on their library last year. School librarians say that's terrible and they want the government to protect their funding and their place in the school… Audio
Feilding robotics students head to the world championships
What did you get up to at high school? Did you get to build any robots? Feilding High School maths teacher Graham Conlon is also the school's head of robotics and his team are on a roll. Audio, Gallery
Teaching te reo Māori in Whakatū
David Kārena-Holmes is a Maori language tutor whose classes in Nelson have proved so popular he has to keep getting bigger venues. Audio
Confessional primary school poetry
Poetry is alive and well in New Zealand primary schools! Teachers around New Zealand are currently using a famous William Carlos Williams poem to get children to admit their naughtiest deeds. Audio
Advice for schools: 'Be alert but don't be alarmed'
A Ministry of Education official says schools in New Zealand are well prepared in case of a Covid-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus: Universities warn more staff cuts on the horizon
Universities are warning staff cuts could be on the horizon as they grapple with the financial losses from the coronavirus travel ban.
More teachers staying in the classroom into their 70s
The number of teachers working past retirement age has more than doubled in the past 10 years including hundreds older than 75.
Covid-19: Travel ban could cause job losses, universities warn
Universities are warning staff cuts could be on the horizon as they grapple with the financial losses from the Covid-19 travel ban.
Thousands of students due to begin their studies are still stuck in… Audio
More teachers working past retirement
The number of teachers working past retirement age has more than doubled in the past ten years, and there are hundreds over the age of 75.
Education Ministry records show there were about 7000… Audio
Schools receive advice on Covid-19 action
Schools in New Zealand have been issued with specific instructions on how to deal with a potential outbreak of Covid-19.
The Ministry of Education sent out a directive to principals around the… Audio
Most schools employing older teachers
Schools are exmploying thousands more teachers over retirement age and hundreds who are 75 or over.
Education Ministry figures show there were 7000 such teachers in 2018, double the number a decade… Audio
Universities 'tremendously disappointed' travel ban will stay
Auckland University says the government's decision to rule out a travel exemption for international students is "tremendously disappointing".
Vice Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon says there are about… Audio
Govt slammed for banning Chinese students from universities
Back home, the government's being slammed for ruling out a travel ban exemption for Chinese students due to start study at New Zealand universities. The Univeristy of Auckland last week announced a… Audio
Wellington school's computer system hacked
A Wellington school's computer system has been hacked - and personal data may have been compromised.
Study on rabbits reveals the secret to living a longer life
In 1978, a seemingly straightforward experiment involving New Zealand rabbits discovered that kindness made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart. It's called the 'rabbit effect'… Audio
Lack of help for dyslexic students has high social cost, say experts
An expert in adult dyslexia says all of society is paying the price for education failure.
