Education
Palatasa Havea: 'Everybody wrote me off'
Pacific Island kids often come from backgrounds that "are not very lavish", but every child has the potential to achieve, says Fonterra food scientist Dr Palatasa (Tasa) Havea, MNZM. Audio
Blue Light Senior Boys School planned for Taupo
Two new charter schools are opening in Taupo and Rotorua specifically for Maori students. Principal of the Blue Light School, Mike Jackson, says the experience will be holistic for the students and it… Audio
Two charter schools to open in Rotorua and Taupō
Two new charter schools targetting Māori students have been given the green light in Rotorua and Taupō.
Recognising niche skills will help worker shortage
New Zealand's hot tourism sector has caught the attention of a large number of international investors who are finding buying opportuniies in short supply. Audio
From underachiever to Fulbright scholar
Trish Tupou's ode to underachievers, from disengaged student to Fulbright scholar - she says your school years do not have to define you. Here's a letter to her teenage self, which is a look back at… Audio
Parents struggle to keep kids busy in the holidays
School holiday programmes can cost as much as $114, but one solo mum in Te Karaka is offering a novel idea for just $5 a day. Jacob McSweeny reports. Video, Audio
Claire Colebrook: What post-apocalyptic movies say about us
The fact that many blockbusters are somehow about the end of the world as we know it doesn't simply indicate we're worried about the future, it reflects our capacity for denial, says cultural theorist… Audio
Language, music and battling the pain: Whai Te Wiata
Whai Te Wiata recently graduated at Auckland University with a BA majoring in linguistics and Maori studies. He chose linguistics believing if he could work out how languages are constructed he could… Audio
'Poor kids are not a priority for our Government'
School principal Gordon Pepere is on the verge of tears while describing children arriving at school barefoot and with little food in their bags, which they use as raincoats to shelter from the rain.
…Sam Judd: educating people about sustainability
The Sustainable Coastlines Flagship is a public education exhibit and training centre in a $2.8m building, built for just $240,000. It was constructed mostly out of reclaimed materials. Sam Judd is… Audio
Schools with poorer kids 'unfairly stigmatised' by rankings
Schools and teachers should be assessed in a way that accounts for students' backgrounds, a think thank says.
Parenting an anxious teen
Now is not an easy time to be a teenager and those who have anxiety need help from their parents to manage it, parenting consultant Nathan Mikaere-Wallis says. Audio
Should schools control all of their funding?
Should schools control all of their funding? The New Zealand Initiative and the PPTA debate the question. Audio
School angry boarding house used for homeless
Members of the Hato Petera College community are angry the Catholic Diocese of Auckland has allowed their boarding hostel to be occupied by the homeless.
Gender neutral jewellery
Students at Auckland's Mt Albert Grammar are petitioning for boys to be allowed to wear jewellery. Audio
Man suspended for teaching while drunk
A Northland teacher has been suspended for two years for drinking alcohol at school, causing his students' grades to suffer.
Interactive online STEM subject boost for NCEA students
A new online tool in education has been rolled out in Northland to help NCEA students in rural areas, where it can be difficult to attract specialist teachers of STEM subjects. STEM Online NZ is a… Audio
Research links early childhood education and higher incomes
Research shows people who went to playcentre or kindergarten in the early 1980s are now earning thousands of dollars more than those who did not. Audio
Kindergarten kids earn more in later life - study
People who went to playcentre or kindergarten more than 35 years ago are earning more than those who did not, new research shows.
Record payout for workplace bullying case
Wellington Employment Lawyer Charles McGuinness discusses a recent 100 thousand dollar payout to a victim of workplace bullying, and explains what people should do if they believe they are being… Audio
