Education
Education Ministry paying for school with no staff or students
Tuturumuri School has no staff and no students, but the Ministry of Education is still paying for it, including $19,000 already this year. Katrina Casey from the Ministry tells John Campbell a school… Video, Audio
Students mistakenly failed after NCEA marking error
The Qualifications Authority says its markers mistakenly assigned no marks to 265 digital exam scripts because of a problem with the design of the computer interface used by its markers. Audio
Families of special needs children feel forced out of Wairarapa
Families with disabled children are moving out of the Wairarapa because there is no special school or unit, no school wants one, and the Ministry of Education has no plans for one. Video, Audio
Heavy backpacks
The Australian Physiotherapy Association's Paediatric Group Chair, Julianne Pegler, says that young people are carrying 11kg - and heavier - backpacks to school, and risking their spinal health. Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Ewan Clark tells us about his thesis, titled Harmony, Associativity, and Metaphor in the Film Scores of Alexandre Desplat. Audio
Meditation can't fix everything
Meditation is a calming way to relax and recharge, but can it make you a better person? Apparently not. A new study has found it can't change behaviours like aggression or prejudice. Audio
Scammers & fraudsters targeting all ages
Online fraudsters are targeting both young and old in increasingly sophisticated ways, according to the Commission for Financial Capability. Its Fraud Education Manager, Bronwyn Groot, has spent 20… Audio
Students face dangerous walk after bus service cut
The removal of funding for a west Auckland school bus could force students to walk along a dangerous road with no footpath and a high speed limit.
Widespread Massey University enrolment problems 'a nightmare'
Massey students say glitches with the university's IT system is seeing some students miss out on courses, and even student loans and allowances. On campus and extramural students are reporting… Audio
West Auckland parents stung by free school bus cancellation
Parents in West Auckland are having to stump up for bus fares after free buses for students in Titirangi and Parau were scrapped. The Ministry of Education announced the change last year - and even… Audio
Students fuming as Taranaki art/design course axed
The largest tertiary education provider in Taranaki will not be offering a new suite of art and design courses this year.
Uphill slog starts for teachers
Teachers who think they're underpaid and overworked start 2018. Will this government do anything about it? Audio
Katherine de Silva: Fixing Forests
Katherine de Silva is a budding botanist traveling the country in a campervan studying 45 urban restoration plots as part of her Masters Degree. She's half way through the expedition, in which she's… Audio
Date set for St Stephen's College re-opening
St Stephen's School in Auckland is set to re-open at the start of 2020, that's 20 years after its doors were closed.
Joy Cowley: 'Books should help a child feel powerful'
From personal hardships to influencing millions of children from the Bronx to Bluff, and incredible successes, Dame Joy Cowley is a national taonga. Video, Audio, Gallery
Craig Renaud: US documentary maker
Brent and Craig Renaud are brothers and US documentary makers and journalists living in New York. They've spent the past decade covering humanistic stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Egypt, Libya… Audio
Juha Saarinen on kids' social media ban
An Auckland intermediate school is telling parents to ban their children from Facebook and other social media in an effort to curb online bullying. Kowhai Intermediate asks parents to support its… Audio
School asks students to commit to no social media
An Auckland school is taking a stand against social media asking its students to not have any social media accounts until high school.
Te Reo or Mandarin...or both??
Learning another foreign language, does not have to come at the expense of learning Te Reo Māori according to our first guests this evening. Will Flavell teaches Te Reo Māori and Japanese at… Video, Audio
Teacher loses registration over spanking trick
A primary school teacher who tried to trick a female colleague into a spanking session has lost his teacher registration.
