Education

A new lobby group for privately owned early childhood centres wants more money from the government to pay teachers better and achieve pay parity with kindergarten, primary and secondary school… Audio

Proposed NCEA standards testing at primary level meets resistance. Audio

A suggestion pupils as young as 11 should be allowed to sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy is being resisted by primary and intermediate school principals. The external… Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals are fighting a proposal to let children as young as 11 sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy. Students will have to pass the… Audio

Schools and a marae have asked Auckland health officials for pop-up vaccination clinics as efforts to curb the measles outbreak ramp up. More than 300 people were vaccinated for free across three… Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals are opposing a suggestion their pupils should be allowed to sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy. The external assessments are part of an… Audio

Tonga will open its first ever public library next month and it's taken efforts in New Zealand and Tonga to build it. Thousands of books have been donated by more than 50 Auckland Council libraries… Audio, Gallery

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealander on subjects of their choice. Here's consultant and former Auckland City Art Gallery Directory Christopher Johnstone on the issue of mispronunciation and the… Audio

What was in YOUR school lunch? Audio

The government's free lunch in schools trial looks good on paper, but could it be doing more? Audio

Yesterday the Government announced a free daily lunch trial from the beginning of next year. Clarissa Mackay, founder of advocacy group Eat Right Be Bright, called for an initiative like this on our… Audio

There are calls for the government to consider including early childcare centres in its roll out of free school lunches. The Prime Minister's announced students from 30 primary and intermediate… Audio

Today Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a programme to feed hungry children would be trialled next year in 30 schools, centred around the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, next year.

The price tag… Video, Audio

The government is rolling out a daily free lunch trial starting with 30 primary and intermediate schools from the beginning of next year.

The new initiative will be piloted at 30 primary and… Video, Audio

A programme to feed hungry kids with a free lunch at school each day is going to be trialled in 30 schools next year.

The Prime Minister announced the initiative at the launch of the Child and Youth… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern has announced a free daily lunch trial for 30 schools around the country, which could feed some 21,000 students by 2021. Audio

The History Teachers Association is urging parliament to make the teaching of New Zealand history compulsory. Audio

Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at how tech companies are dominated by male managers, but telco companies are bucking that trend. He'll also look at Spark, Chorus and Sky's results, the GCSB… Audio