Education
Bowel screening set to be rolled out
After years of lobbying, and a pilot programme in Auckland, a nation wide bowel screening programme is about to be rolled out. Audio
High number of children holiday during school time
In just one term last year, 36,000 school children skipped classes to go on holiday, and on average they were absent for an entire week. Audio
Large companies overrun by culture that rewards stupidity
An expert on business administration says many large operations seem to be increasingly overrun by a culture that encourages and rewards stupidity. Audio
What is the future of kindergartens?
The Auckland Kindergarten Association is proposing kindergartens extend to seven hours a day and throughout the school holidays. Worried parents think this will change the unique nature of… Audio
Thousands take holidays in term time
More than 36,000 children skipped classes to take holidays during a single school term last year, and principals warn there's a cost in students' achievement. Audio
Principals warn parents about taking kids on in-term holidays
Secondary Principals' Association president Mike Williams says parents need to realise their kids are missing out at school if they are taken out during term time for holidays. New research shows more… Audio
Poaching sporting kids
Auckland principal Vaughan Couillault of Papatoetoe High School discusses the talent and financial costs of sports player poaching. Audio
Kura should start bilingual korero earlier - study
Māori immersion schools should introduce English to students' lessons from Year 7, new research suggests.
How to talk to kids about the London tower inferno
How should you respond when children are frightened by footage of the tower fire in London. Secondary school teacher and counsellor, Louisa Woods has some tips on how to help kids deal with the horror… Audio
New study prompts English learning at kura kaupapa
A new study says introducing English lessons to kura kaupapa students when they are 11 years old could stop the tide of students leaving kura for mainstream high schools. Audio
$90k debt will put poorer students off medical study - NZUSA
Tertiary students are calling for more government funding for students after a study found the average loan debt of a medical student has hit $90,000.
Number of pilots in NZ plummets
Official statistics show the number of commercial and air transport pilots fell from 709 in 2009 to 386 in 2016. Audio
Medical students starting work with $90K debt
Newly graduating doctors are starting their working life with student loan debts of more than $90,000.
Let them eat cake? ECE centres' food criticised
Teachers have complained about early childhood centres serving mouldy bread, ignoring halal rules, and providing cake three times a day, an Auckland researcher says. Audio
Mouldy food served at early childhood centres, teacher says
An Auckland teacher says some early childhood centres are serving mouldy bread, ignoring halal rules, and providing cake three times a day. Audio
NZ has highest youth suicide rate in developed world - UNICEF
New Zealand's youth suicide rate is double America's, five times the British and eight times worse than the best performing countries, Italy and Portugal. Audio
'Awful' suicide rate hits NZ's child welfare rating
A recent OECD report praises New Zealanders' living standards, but a new report from UNICEF says the country is failing its children and teenagers.
'Special occasion' food a regular event at childcare centres
Half of the early childhood services surveyed for a new report were regularly serving children unhealthy food like cakes and chips.
Students hiring teachers?
New Waitara High School principal Daryl Warburton wants students to be more involved in the running of the school. So much so, he's got them helping to hire staff and taking over the running of the… Audio
NZNC students fail English test after course closes
More than 140 foreign students won't be able to continue their studies after they failed an English test and a check of their academic achievement, NZQA says.
