Education
Expert feature: Public speaking
As a nation we've traditionally idolised strong, silent types. As a result some of us want to run for the hills when faced with public speaking. Today's expert is chair of operations at Speech New… Audio
Nursing schools' proposal to train more specialists declined
Nursing schools have been knocked back after making a proposal to double the number of specialist trainees.
Nine schools joined forces to propose doubling the number of nurse practitioners being… Audio
School lockdown procedures must be treated with 'utmost seriousness' - Education leader
A leading secondary school principal says the lockdown of a handful of schools in Auckland yesterday shows the importance of schools having robust procedures in place for such situations. Audio
Lockdown sparks apprehension among schools: principal
A leading secondary school principal says schools will need to review and increase security following a lockdown in Auckland yesterday.
Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed police… Audio
Reports of gunman lockdown Auckland schools
There was panic in Auckland's North Shore yesterday when five schools went into lockdown after reports of a gunman on the loose. Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Belmont Primary, Bayswater… Audio
Tech: China's data disaster, NZ agritech strength
Tech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to discuss how China is facing down what could be the largest data breach in history, as government records of over a billion Chinese citizens are found… Audio
Hopes foreign student numbers back to pre-Covid levels by 2024
Universities and others are hoping the lucrative foreign student market will bounce back once visa processing at Immigration New Zealand has resumed.
Victoria University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Blair… Audio
Schools anxious to know if NCEA help will apply in 2022
Students and teachers hit with the double whammy of winter ills and Covid are anxious to know if they'll get any extra help to achieve NCEA this time round.
Attendance at some schools has been around… Video, Audio
Engaging more Pasifika students with STEM subjects
Our next guest says that it's hard to find Pasifika students at Honours level with STEM backgrounds. Pasifika are under represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The Government has… Audio
Auckland school closes after anonymous threat made
Police are investigating after an Auckland boys' secondary school closed this morning after an anonymous threat to two individuals.
Concerns term three will be even worse for school disruption
Schools close for holidays at the end of the week and principals are worried that severe disruption from winter illnesses and covid-19 will be even worse when they reopen.
Staff and student absences… Audio
Schools worry winter illnesses and Covid-19 may hit even harder next term
Schools close for holidays at the end of the week and principals are worried that severe disruption from winter illnesses and Covid-19 will be even worse when they reopen.
Absences, masks, mixed classes - schools cope under Covid
The Prime Minister has confirmed Aotearoa will stay at orange Covid restrictions despite a significant jump in daily Covid cases and forecasts of a second virus peak.
Daily cases have hit 9,629 on… Video, Audio
Auckland school switches back to online learning
An Auckland school is going back to online learning for the last four days of this term, as winter illness wreaks havoc on staff and student numbers. Audio
College returns to online learning as Covid and flu run rampant
Auckland's Carmel College is the latest school to tell its students to go back to online learning for the remainder of the term, as Covid and flu run rampant through students and staff. It comes as… Audio
'It's a horrific industry to be in' - Teachers, advocates warn of bullying in ECE centres
Teachers at early childhood centres say they have been sworn at, abused in front of children and some have felt suicidal.
Employment advocate on early childhood teachers' abuse complaints
Early childhood teachers say they are being abused and bullied in front of children.
Some have even reported feeling suicidal over their treatment.
Organisations representing centre owners and… Audio
ECE teachers say they're abused in front of kids
Teachers at early childhood centres are speaking out about a toxic culture of bullying saying they've been sworn at and abused in front of children and some have felt suicidal.
Employment advocates… Audio
Principals appeal for slowdown to pace and scale of changes
Auckland secondary principals are asking for a slowdown in wide-ranging changes facing schools.
Schools adapt to keep classes going as teachers off sick
Schools are having to get creative to keep classes going as students and teachers are hit hard with Covid and seasonal bugs.
Yesterday the government announced it's supplying 50 child sized masks to… Video, Audio