Education
Survey finds concerns over Communities of Learning
The secondary teachers' union has surveyed it members on attitudes towards the government's 359 million dollar cornerstone education policy to raise student achievement.The PPTA says fewer than half… Audio
Former PMs call for more NZ history in schools
Two former prime ministers are urging schools to teach more New Zealand history, with one, former National Party leader Jim Bolger, warning that ignorance of the past is behind the rise of racism. Audio
Labour allays Invercargill's fears over free tertiary education
Invercargill's Southern Institute of Technology is working on a new lure for students after Labour promised to abolish tertiary education fees for first year students if it wins the elections. Audio
Record number of women enrol in engineering
Record numbers of women are enrolling in engineering degrees, with a focus on environmental issues and health care attracting more and more female students.
Community bands together to make school ball affordable
Donated dresses and free hair-ups: How one South Auckland school turned on a ball fit for the stars without it breaking the bank for students and their families. Video, Audio
Record breaking female engineering enrolments
More women than ever before are studying engineering in New Zealand. Audio
Political discussion: Arts, Culture and Heritage with Grant Robertson
Every day this week we put the tough questions to the major political parties’ Arts spokespeople. Labour’s Associate Arts spokesman Grant Robertson discusses the importance of Arts, how Labour will… Audio
BANG! Episode 7: Lust for Life
In BANG! episode 7, Melody speaks to couples in their 60s and 70s about the different ways they choose to stay connected, Lesley Maskery discusses policy and practice regarding sexuality in rest… Audio
Te Tai Tonga: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Tonga debate the response to the earthquakes, who owns the water, the shape of education, and other social issues. Audio
Special school ball for James Cook High School
At the Manukau Institute of Technology staff and students have gone all out today to make a school ball a bit more special for the students from James Cook High School. Video, Audio
'They've been in power for so long and so little's been done'
Chris Williams, the Principal of Kingsford Primary School, a decile one school in Mangere, says the Government is ignoring child poverty. Video, Audio
Music used to treat post-traumatic stress in Christchurch
The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra was keen to help and has teamed up with Banks Ave School and put on a concert. Video, Audio
One hungry child is too many - Bill English
The National Party leader was asked to respond to Checkpoint's story that revealed 15 out of a class of 26 children at Kingsford Primary had turned up to school with nothing for lunch. Video, Audio
How do lunches at different decile schools compare?
A simple social experiment: Go to a decile one school, and go to a decile 10 school, and ask to see what the children are having for lunch. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Four new charter schools announced by govt
The National government has announced four new charter schools, including the first in the South Island and Gisborne.
Gendered harassment of woman broadcasters
Regular RNZ contributor and sometimes host Charlotte Graham has just completed her Master's thesis - At War on Twitter. Audio
Land swap sends Redcliffs School back to community
The Christchurch City Council has approved the new site of a school that had to move out of the suburb after the 2011 earthquake.
NZ universities drop in international rankings
Auckland University has slumped in international rankings, and is now barely clinging on among the world's top 200.
University of Auckland slips down international rankings
Three of New Zealand's eight universities have slipped in a key international ranking, including this country's highest ranked institution, the University of Auckland. Audio
Principals rubbish National's prefab classroom claim
Principals have scotched the National Party's claims that 3700 prefabricated rooms are actually state-of-the-art classrooms.
