Education
Claims that NZ curriculum failing to reflect Pasifika identity
The director of Pacific Strategy and Engagement at the University of Auckland says New Zealand's curriculum fails to reflect its students from Pasifika and other minority backgrounds. Audio
Third of school buildings fall short on health and hygiene
A third of school buildings don't meet optimum standards for health and hygiene and a similar number fall short of Education Ministry standards for lighting, temperature and acoustics, a government…
Health, hygiene failures in a third of NZ school buildings
A third of school buildings don't meet health and hygiene standards and hundreds of schools need to do more work on their buildings than they can afford. The figures come from a Cabinet paper that… Audio
A third of NZ school buildings fail health, hygiene standards
An initial survey indicates 32 percent of New Zealand's school buildings don't meet modern health and hygiene benchmarks, and a similiar number fall short on standards for lighting, temperature and… Audio
Disabled student unable to finish degree without support
A Masterton woman with cerebral palsy fears she may have to quit training to be a social worker because the funding for her academic support worker has run out.
Parenting mistakes: Praise, punishment and participation trophies
Participation trophies and constant praise of children's natural talents do not help children, or the adults they become, in the long run, says Professor Jill Klein from the University of Melbourne. Audio
Sth Akl students push back against mainstream media messages
Hundreds of South Auckland youth are uniting in a movement to change negative perceptions about their community. They're part of a show called 'Heads Held High' which is a collection of real-life… Video, Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Dr Sean Durbin is in our Wellington studio now to tell me about his thesis, The Revelation of John (Hagee): American Christian Zionism, 'Religion', 'Politics' and Identity. Audio
Is the Internet broken?
Futurist, writer and educator Mark Pesce discusses how the internet is not performing as well as it could because things beneath the bonnet are broken and he also questions whether Facebook really is… Audio
Russell Mc Veagh handled sexual harassment allegations poorly
An independent review has found the law firm Russell McVeagh handled sexual misconduct allegations against them poorly when they arose in 2015 and 2016, and that these failures had serious… Audio
World's youngest bookworms: Kids' Lit Quiz winners
An Australia team, from Canberra Grammar School, has won the 2018 world title in the "sport of reading": the 2018 Kids' Lit Quiz. The New Zealand team, from Belmont Intermediate School, came fourth… Audio
Commissioner on the cards for Unitec
The Government is considering appointing a commissioner to run Unitec in Auckland. The process has been undertaken by the government after it was revealed the institution was expected to make deficits… Audio
Charter school closure will hit Māori 'other schools have failed'
Two Māori education leaders have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal saying the government's decision to axe charter schools will have a detrimental effect on Māori students.
Axing charter schools breaches Treaty, education leaders argue
Two Māori education leaders have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal alleging that the government's decision to axe charter schools will have a detrimental effect on Māori students. Audio
Unitec council at risk of being fired with $100m losses forecast
The government is considering sacking Unitec's governing council after it revealed the institute is expecting further multi-million dollar losses.
University of Auckland responds to 'silencing' claims in Music
Accusations the University of Auckland has been “silencing” music staff have been called “untrue”.
Upskilling to avoid the robot takeover
Every few days there seems to be a study or opinion piece about the future of our jobs. Instead of worrying about the dire predictions, a Tauranga organisation decided the best way to tackle future… Audio
Teachers' strike: Pay rise needed to curb 'crisis'
A 16 percent pay rise is needed to curb a teacher shortage that has the system in crisis, the primary teacher union says. Audio
Otago school urges seats for children on buses
An Otago school is calling for the government to review a policy that allows students to stand in the aisle of buses while on the open road. The board of trustees for Wanaka Primary School says the… Audio
School rugby player banned over doping
A schoolboy rugby player has been banned as a result of a massive investigation into online purchases of prohibited substances. The player - who was a minor at the time of offending, so cannot be… Audio
