Education
Schools counting the cost of donation scheme
Schools that are not in the government's donation scheme are worried it will hurt their ability to collect tens of millions of dollars in voluntary payments from families.
Appeal for youth to get free ACWY meningoccal vaccination
As thousands of university students check in to halls of residences around the country and students back at boarding school, a public medicine specialist is urging young people consider the free… Audio
Coronavirus - Chinese students unable to get to NZ uni's
New Zealand universities say they are facing a huge financial loss, as the coronovirus prevents Chinese students enrolled to study in New Zealand getting here. Universities New Zealand chief executive… Audio
Survey paints grim picture of schooling for children with disabilities
Parents have told an IHC survey their disabled children are being bullied at school, many are not getting enough support, and some have been illegally blocked from enrolling altogether.
Schools denying full enrolment to disabled children - IHC
Parents of disabled children are telling the IHC they have had schools illegally refuse to enrol their children or set limits on how many hours they can go to school.
A new survey by the IHC also… Audio
Backyard nuclear device for sale
There's an unusual offering on Trademe today for an adventurous buyer - a home made nuclear device. Audio
No more donations: Schools survey benefits of $63m scheme
Schools in the government's donation-replacement scheme have started the year figuring out what to do with their share of payments totalling $63.6 million.
Schools feel effect of government donation scheme
Schools are figuring out what to do with the nearly $64 million they have received from the government's donation scheme.
A little over 1500 schools in deciles one to seven have signed up to the… Audio
Why the numbers on Māori speakers are skewed
The aim of having one million New Zealanders speak basic te reo by 2040 might not be as impossible as it seems. Audio
Why the numbers on Māori speakers are skewed
The aim of having one million New Zealanders speak basic te reo by 2040 might not be as impossible as it seems.
AudioToilet art cheers up Haumoana School pupils
A Hawke's Bay school is believed to be the first in the country to join a global campaign to discourage bullying and improve the mental health of its students by doing up its loos.
They were once… Audio
Toilet project aims to flush out bullying in school
A Hawke's Bay school is believed to be the first in the country to join a global campaign to discourage bullying and improve the mental health of its students by doing up its loos.
ACT shares iwi leaders education aspirations
National's potential coalition partner ACT says they agree with the iwi leaders about self-determination and sovereignty, when it comes to things like education. David Seymour has been to Waitangi… Audio
Opening the doors on Aotearoa's past
The Detail takes a guided tour of the Waitangi Museum, which houses a host of stories about the people who built Aotearoa. Audio
Opening the doors on Aotearoa's past
The Detail takes a guided tour of the Waitangi Museum, which houses a host of stories about the people who built Aotearoa.
AudioCoronavirus: Chinese students fear visa issues over travel ban complications
Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to fly to New Zealand before their term starts.
Chinese students worried about their visas after travel ban
Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to make it back to New Zealand before their term starts.
The fourteen-day travel ban, introduced on Monday, means no… Audio
Coronavirus: Auckland University faces major losses as border closes
The coronavirus could cost Auckland University tens of millions of the dollars with thousands of its international students stuck in China after New Zealand closed its borders to them.
The university… Video, Audio
Master guitarist Darren Watson teaches acoustic blues
What do we know about the blues guitar style and sound? Guitarist Darren Watson explains the genre to Jesse. Audio
Demise of school pools could contribute to increased drownings
There's a concern that continued closures of school pools around the country is leading to more people losing their lives in the water. Audio
