Education
Auckland principal worried some evicted students may not get help
The principal of Auckland's Tamaki College says she's worried that some students whose families were wrongly forced out of the community will not be helped to return. The local MP Simon O'Connor and… Audio
Teachers' strike: Year nine students not taught today
Thousands of year nine pupils are expected to miss school today as secondary teachers start their five weeks of industrial action.
Why it's worth putting taxpayer dollars into gaming
A $7.5 million injection into a University of Canterbury game lab is an indication of the staggering numbers the industry returns to the economy. Audio
Why it's worth putting taxpayer dollars into gaming
A $7.5 million injection into a University of Canterbury game lab is an indication of the staggering numbers the industry returns to the economy.
AudioProfessor Tony Ballantyne: Otago University's 150 years of success
Professor Tony Ballantyne speaks about history of The University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university celebrating its 150th anniversary. Audio
Dr Sharon Hoover: Mental health assistance in schools will transform lives
Dr Sharon Hoover is an expert in helping teachers, school counsellors and principals support students who are struggling with mental health issues. She speaks to Jim about how to help young people… Audio
Research shows teachers predict student success as well as exams
Dr Margherita Malanchini and Dr Kaili Rimfeld have released their research which concludes that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success… Audio
'Many disadvantaged families' miss out on new school incentive
The National Party has hit out at the government's promise to provide a financial incentive to all but the wealthiest schools if they do not ask for donations.
Te Kōtare
Te Kōtare is a waiata resource for young New Zealanders. The crowdfunded project was dreamed up by the late Jenny Shearer, an early childhood teacher who did not live to see her ambitions fulfilled… Audio
'George's Podcast' is one you'll want to hear
Can a podcast be a vehicle for social change? Spoken-word poet and social commentator George Mpanga – aka George The Poet – explores that question in the unique, award-winning show Have You Heard… Audio
Minister intervenes in teachers' pay dispute, calls forum
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has called for a forum with the teacher unions, the NZEI and PPTA, to resolve what he calls an impasse over pay and conditions.
Secondary teachers to strike during five weeks of industrial action
Secondary teachers are keeping the heat on the government over their stalled collective agreement negotiations with five weeks of industrial action starting on Tuesday.
Secondary schools face five weeks of industrial action
Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio
Education: Government scraps school donations
The government's Budget has delivered on its promise of eliminating school donations - but not for schools in the richest neighbourhoods, Education Correspondent John Gerritsen writes.
Budget fails to avert upcoming teacher strikes
Secondary teachers remain on track to start strike action next week after the Budget failed to relieve tensions between the government and teachers over their stalled collective agreement…
Special needs teacher suffers permanent damage after incident
A Southland teacher of children with special needs says she's one of many who've suffered physical attacks because of a lack of classroom support.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins responds to teachers' strike
On the day after the combined primary and secondary teacher's mega-strike, Corin Dann speaks to the the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins about what the budget will offer special education teachers… Audio
Special needs teacher describes classroom attacks
A teacher of children with special needs who's been violently attacked in the classroom says she marched in Wednesday's teacher strike for them - rather than for higher pay.
Lou Dickson is a special… Audio
Parents bracing for more teacher strikes
Parents are bracing for more teacher strikes if the threatened action continues. Nearly 50-thousand teachers and principals went on strike nationwide yesterday - in the country's largest-ever… Audio
Budget 2019: Hopes for health, education, housing boost
Aucklanders are hoping health, education and housing will be big ticket items in the 2019 government Budget.
Others say poverty, transport and the justice system could also do with some attention.
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