Education
Talks planned to try to stop teacher strikes next month
Teachers and the Ministry of Education will head to facilitation to try to resolve differences before teachers go on strike next month.
The university club lending a hand to Canterbury farmers
Six uni mates in Canterbury were looking for a way to support farmers under stress... so they set up Handy Landys. It's now a fully functioning club at Lincoln University with more than 50 members. Audio, Gallery
The university club lending a hand to Canterbury farmers
Six uni mates in Canterbury were looking for a way to support farmers under stress... so they set up Handy Landys. It's now a fully functioning club at Lincoln University with more than 50 members.
AudioStudents storm school to protest being given the day off
More than 100 year-13 Mt Albert Grammar students marched to their school today claiming they were banned from their last day to avoid pranks.
Pay offer well short of the mark - teachers
Teachers say the Education Ministry's pay offer doesn't even come close to what they need to get by as they prepare to go on a rolling week-long strike next month. Video
MAGS students claim classes were cancelled to avoid pranks
More than 100 year 13 Mt Albert Grammar students marched to their school today claiming they were banned from their last day to avoid pranks. Video, Audio
Teachers prepare to strike over pay and classroom conditions
Teachers will walk out of classrooms during rolling strikes next month in an effort to get smaller class sizes, more resources and significant pay rises. Audio
Striking teachers: 'We've got to look at the future of our profession'
Primary school teachers will walk out of classes next month to highlight concerns over poor pay and huge class sizes. Checkpoint visited Auckland's Gladstone Primary where one teacher, who was looking… Video, Audio
Trousers for Otago Girls' High students
Pupils at Otago Girls' High will be able to wear trousers from next year. Until now the uniform has included skirts, kilts, blazers and blouses but not pants. Students proposed the idea to the school… Audio
Teachers to strike again
Teachers will begin a rolling strike on November 12 in Auckland and continue around the country through the week, the union says. Audio
'The recruitment into teaching is not really the big problem'
The head of the Education Ministry insists retention rates are high, despite a move to bring in more teachers from overseas to cover shortages. Audio
Importance of culturally proficient teachers
How important is it to pronounce a student's name properly?. Dr Punita Rice is an education researcher and academic adviser with John Hopkins University in the US. She has very firm views on teachers… Audio
One Year On: Teachers disappointed, frustrated
The government took over the education system with a bang - getting rid of the loathed National Standards in reading writing and maths within months of taking power, and moving to convert charter… Video, Audio
Big changes needed in school staffing - Education Secretary
Earlier on Morning Report the president of the NZ Principals Federation Whetu Cormick told us the dispute could be settled without any further increase to the pay offer. The president of teachers'… Audio
Govt needs to 'widen purse strings' for teachers - NZEI
Parents of primary school aged children will be hoping mediation will avert new strike action announced last night by teachers. Rolling strikes are set to begin in the week beginning the 12th of… Audio
'We don't have time to do the job' - primary school principal
Primary school teachers and principals have voted to strike again next month. Rolling strikes will begin in the week beginning November 12. Teachers and principals are asking for smaller classes, more… Audio
Primary school teachers vote for rolling strikes
Primary school teachers and principals will strike again next month.
Beyond the Beehive: Students mark the govt on fees policy
One Year On - For the first time, the government has paid for first-year university students and trainees' course fees, but what impact has it had? Video
Beyond the Beehive: Tertiary Education
One of Labour's flagship policies was giving university students and trainees free-fees this year, but many questioned whether they would treat study seriously if they didn't have to pay for it. Max… Video, Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Maru Nihoniho's masters thesis involved launching the on-line game, Takaro. The word means play in Te Reo, and the game focuses on STEM subjects. Audio
