Education
'Monolithic' thinking and the threat to free speech
There is an escalating battle taking place on university campuses across the United States over free speech and academic freedom. Audio
Relief teachers quitting over costly retraining rules
Experienced relief teachers are opting out of the profession because they have to update their training or get full teacher registration.
Uni clubs comp devolves into abortion stoush
A row between an Auckland University anti-abortion group and a feminist group has forced organisers to shut down a student club competition and start again.
Relief teachers giving up because of retraining rules
Relievers in their sixties say a required course is not relevant for people who don't want a permanent teaching job, and the rules ignore their decades of experience in the classroom. Audio
Schools break with fifth birthday start
Some schools are preparing to end the system in which children start classes on their fifth birthday.
Christchurch urban garden provides purpose, connection
An urban garden in central Christchurch has become a 'safe place' for the city's at-risk youth and homeless people. Youth worker Fiona Heargraves and ecologist Bailey Perryman are the pair… Video, Audio
Phonics fan: Professor Rhona Stainthorp
Leading British educator Professor Rhona Stainthorp is visiting New Zealand to talk about the use of phonics in teaching reading, writing and spelling. She and associate professor Daisy Powell from… Audio
Waikato DHB fails doctor training accreditation
Waikato District Health Board risks losing its ability to train first-year doctors, after failing an accreditation review.
Graeme Aitken - Called to teaching at 15
Professor Graeme Aitken is about to step down as the Dean of Education and Social Work at The University of Auckland after more than four decades teaching both students and teachers. He's held a… Audio
NZQA closes tertiary institution course
One of Auckland's biggest enrollers of foreign students, the Cornell Institute, is losing its right to offer a business diploma at the end of the year.
Council to lobby govt over Auckland teacher crisis
Local principals are begging for help from Auckland Council, which says it will demand the next government do more to fix the city's teacher shortage.
Dunedin's tech girl superheroes
Eleven-year-old Neva Bertram and ten-year-old Iris Gallagher have made the finals in this year's Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition with their app GIRLS – Girls in Real Life Situations. Audio
Auckland Council calls on govt to fix teacher shortage
Auckland Council says it will demand the next government to do more to fix the city's teacher crisis after local principals begged for help. Mayor Phil Goff says the principals came to the council in… Audio
Tell me about your thesis
We meet Dr Dianne Lees became a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatry in May this year - for which she designed an intervention to support parents adopt more positive parenting techniques Audio
How parents can support kids who struggle to learn
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright shares some insight. Audio
New technology with Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce talks to Lynn Freeman through the pros and cons of Apple's new FaceID and TrueDepth™ camera; how CBS's Showtime was caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web browsers; and piracy websites… Audio
David's battle: 'Who is supposed to take care of him?'
An Auckland mother fears her four-year-old son will be held back by what she says is a lack of teacher aides for children with disabilities. Audio
Christian education group deny 'indoctrination' accusations
The Churches Education Commission has hit back at claims - and pamphlets - accusing schools of prioritising recruiting for Christianity over teaching.
The app that maps happiness
Many of us are at our happiest in a natural environment on a sunny day far away from work, according to ratings provided to the smartphone app Mappiness. Audio
Axed Dunedin bus routes saved, but only for one term
There was an outcry from parents and schools after the operator Go Bus decided a fortnight ago to cut school buses without consultation. Some have been saved, for now. Audio
