Education

A new study has found that teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender are more likely to achieve if they are at a supportive school, where teachers have high expectations of them… Audio

The Government will reveal today whether it wants a massive overhaul of the school system or something a little less ambitious.

The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, is releasing the final report of… Audio

It's been ten years since chef and food writer Catherine Bell co-founded the Garden to Table Trust, teaching children to grow, cook and share food. Since then, 23,000 children, in years three to six… Audio, Gallery

One in three New Zealanders are at risk of kidney disease, and it's estimated that 10 percent of people have chronic kidney disease worldwide . Professor Rob Walker is a specialist in kidney health… Audio

Four students at St Oran's College in Lower Hutt who have devised a short play about prostitution law reform, have been invited to perform the work by the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective at an… Audio

With New Zealand's population about to hit 5 Million for the first time Insight's reporter Teresa Cowie talks to five 5-year-olds from around the country to find out what it’s like to be 'the big 0-5'… Video, Audio

The good folk at Cubbin Theatre Company are on a mission to prove theatre is for everybody - even babies! Audio

With an increasing the number of pathways, options and qualifications students can enrol in, Dr Mohamed Alansari, from Auckland University's School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice… Audio

Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taking so long to get a truly autonomous car after Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak said it may not happen in his lifetime… Audio

A private Waikato school says the R18 restriction on vaping nicotine isn't working and it is treating dozens of students who are addicted to the drug through vaping.

St Peter's Cambridge says the… Audio

A private Waikato school is figuring out how to treat students who have become addicted to nicotine through vaping.

St Peter's Cambridge believes about 800 of its students have vaped or been exposed… Audio

Almost 40 years since completing her medical training, Auckland paediatrician and child psychiatrist, Louise Webster has added a Doctorate in musical composition to her qualifications. Despite her… Audio

Polytechnics are taking their demands for more funding to Parliament today.

The government has said the sector will not get anymore cash until changes are underway.

The Tertiary Education Union says… Audio

The electronic footprints of a Canterbury University student who lay dead for weeks before being found have been outlined at a coronial inquest into his death.

The inquest into Mason Pendrous' death… Video, Audio