Education
Pay increase still central to teacher dispute resolution
Better pay offers are essential to solving the industrial stalemate between the government and teacher unions, school principals say.
The 'unintended consequences' of tightening student visas
Immigration New Zealand is under fire from students and education providers who say they are paying a heavy cost for a poor planning of its restructure and forecast visa numbers.
Better pay offers essential to settling industrial stalemate - principals
School principals warn that talks aimed at solving the industrial stalemate between the government and teacher unions will fail unless the government improves its pay offers to teachers. Audio
Secondary school teachers cancel next week's strike
The Post Primary Teachers Association has cancelled next week's partial strike because of progress in talks with the government.
Teachers struggling with long hours, paperwork and workload
As teachers' unions and the Education Minister meet to negotiate contracts, Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen heads into the classroom, where teachers say they're simply fed up. Video, Audio
"Where's the tat?" - when 5 year olds still get words awry
Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright with more tips and tricks for parents of five year olds with speech sound errors, such at 'tat' for cat, and 'hostible' for hospital. Audio
Teacher unions, education minister to discuss issues today
Teacher unions and the government will meet today to seek a solution to stalled collective agreement negotiations.
Education Minister meets teachers to end pay dispute
Teacher unions will meet the Education Minister Chris Hipkins on Thursday in a search for a breakthrough in deadlocked pay talks for both primary and secondary teachers.
This follows a mega-strike by… Audio
Schools consider mobile phone ban to curb social media use
Secondary schools are debating whether to ban students from using their mobile phones during school hours, after one private Auckland school imposed the rule, and is urging others to do the same. Audio
Auckland school bans phones for junior students
A private school in Auckland has banned phones during school hours for junior students and says they're seeing more interactive and imaginative play as a result.
The beef in the playground: Cows 'arrested' at school
Hora Hora School principal Pat Newman arrived at work today to see police chasing cows around the school field, cheered on by hordes of children.
Exhibition showcases 150 years of blue and gold
The University of Otago, Te Whare Wananga o Otago, says it wants everyone to be able to take part in its 150th anniversary celebrations. Audio, Gallery
NZ Post fronts up over postal vote errors
New Zealand Post admits some postal votes in the current school board elections have not be date stamped, due to a recent technical breakdown. Audio
Unions quiet ahead of meeting to break teacher dispute deadlock
The Post Primary Teachers Association began five weeks of industrial action today with its members refusing to teach nearly 60,000 Year 9 students.
Secondary teachers kick off rolling strikes
School was out for Year 9 students today as secondary teachers began the first of a series of rolling strikes. The industrial action comes just days before scheduled talks between the teachers union… Audio
'Where's the dollars?' - Mayor urges govt to fund climate polytech
The government should put its money where its mouth is and help set up a specialist tertiary institute focusing on environmental and energy sciences, New Plymouth's mayor says.
Doubt cast over postal votes in school board elections
New Zealand Post says it cannot guarantee that it will postmark votes in the current board of trustee elections - throwing those votes into doubt. Voting closes on Friday 7th June in the elections of… Audio
PM on teachers' strikes: 'Everyone wants to find a resolution'
As secondary teachers start their five weeks of industrial action today, the prime minister says an upcoming meeting with two teachers' union will look at finding longer-term solutions. Audio
Education Minister steps in to help end teacher strikes
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped in to try to broker an end to the teacher strikes that are causing massive disruption around New Zealand.
On Tuesday thousands of Year 9 students have a… Audio
Secondary teachers' strike starts with no Year 9s
The president of the Secondary Principals Association, Deidre Shea, says Tuesday's strikes will be disruptive, but it understands what the teachers are trying to achieve.
Thousands of Year 9 pupils… Audio
