Education
Under-5s with disabilities waiting longer for diagnosis
Early childhood groups are dismayed by a blow-out in waiting times for early intervention for under-five-year-olds with special needs. The average wait for help has jumped from 72 days to 99 days in… Audio
Insight: Should NZ Schools Ban Mobile Phones?
Teresa Cowie explores whether mobile phones should be banned in schools. Video, Audio
Sadness follows closure of Māori boarding school
The fight to keep a Māori Catholic boarding school open has come to an end - with Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announcing its doors will close.
Hato Petera, the school with one student, to close
The fight to keep Māori Catholic boarding school Hato Petera open has come to an end - with the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announcing its doors will close. Audio
Fibre Free Friday: An Otago high school's digital detox
Students at one Otago high school are going without their mobile phones in the classroom, and for one lunchtime a week, without wifi, as their school goes through a digital detox. Video
Smartphone ban test a success at Otago school - Insight
An Otago school is crediting it's newly introduced ban on mobile phones for improving student attention in the classroom. Schools across New Zealand are grappling with how to stop young people from… Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Sally Grace tells us about her PHd thesis on body dysmorphic disorder. Audio
Streaming services: Trump vs Google and Fortnite
Tech commentator Bill Bennett on the changes in how people are watching TV, Trump accusing Google of burying good stories about him and Fortnite on Android is open to hackers. Audio
Children with autism finding MLEs difficult to deal with
The New Zealand Herald is reporting the number of school stand-downs for fighting and assault have hit an 11-year high. According to Dane Dougan, the chief executive of Autism NZ, half of those stood… Audio
'Non-serious' students cost NZ in international test
New Zealand's rankings in an influential OECD test of reading, maths and science are suffering because more than a quarter of the Kiwi kids who sit the exam do not take it seriously. A study for the… Audio
'Non-serious' students cost NZ in international test - study
NZ's standings in the PISA rankings are suffering because a quarter of Kiwi teenagers who sit the exam don't take it seriously, according to a study - but educationalists say there are other…
First of many forums for Māori to have say on education
A series of wānanga designed to tackle education achievement for Māori kicked off today in Rotorua.
Kindys, playcentres plan powerful national bodies
Kindergartens and playcentres are planning to form multi-million dollar national organisations to help create more financial clout and counter falling enrolments.
Negotiations to continue for teachers over pay rise
Negotiations over pay for primary school principals and secondary school teachers are set to continue this week.
Kindergartens, playcentres planning national amalgamations
Kindergartens and playcentres are trying to secure their futures by forming multi-million-dollar national organisations that will have more financial clout and which will be able to counter falling… Audio
NZ's top science students could be heading to NASA
An Auckland astrophysicist warns students to get in quick if they want a reference for their NASA applications. It comes after MBIE and NASA agreed to make the space agency's international internship… Audio
Young Kiwis earn chance for space career take-off at NASA
Space enthusiasts are being encouraged to do an internship at America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Young NZ techies urged to get a head-start in space careers
High-achieving tertiary science students are now eligible for Nasa's international internships, under a new agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the US space… Video, Audio
New dentistry facility to meet needs in South Auckland
University of Otago will build a new $28 million dental training facility and treatment clinic in South Auckland.
Overhaul for home-based early childhood education
Doubts about the quality of home-based early childhood services and concern over some companies' financial arrangements are driving an overhaul of the sector.
