Education
Speeding Bird was 'anxious' over tailgaters
A former Māori Party president drove at nearly 170km/h to escape people who objected to the Māori Party flags on his car, the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has been told.
Enrolment slump hits Auckland institutes, reports show
Enrolments fell at three big Auckland tertiary institutions last year, while Canterbury institutions continued their recovery, annual reports show.
Labour's immigration policy could ruin colleges - industry
Private training colleges are predicting up to 70 percent of their business could collapse if Labour's new immigration policy is implemented.
Canterbury University professor makes it to final 50 in astronaut search
A Canterbury University professor has come tantalisingly close to becoming an astronaut, making it to the final 50 of more than 18,000 applicants. Audio
New $6m classroom block for Canterbury school
A new classroom block has opened at a Canterbury primary school today, as part of a government package to modernise schools with high enrolments.
Andrew Little on Labour's immigration policy
Labour says it would make changes to student visas and work visas would be allocated according to regional skills shortages. Party leader Andrew Little talks to Sharon Brettkelly. Video, Audio
Labour wants to slash foreign student, worker numbers
The Labour Party wants to slash migrant numbers by up to 30,000 a year, cracking down on migrants entering New Zealand to do low-skilled jobs or to study low-level education courses. Video, Audio
Expelled students visit Nepal
25 expelled students from Christchurch were taken to Nepal last year on an initiative from the YMCA to help turn their lives around, called Project Hope. Video, Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Arni Wainui: pioneer of te reo Maori education
Kathryn Ryan meets Arni Wainui, retiring principal of Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, one of only six Maori immersion schools in the South Island. She founded the school in Southland two decades ago when… Audio
Insight: Targets and Standards - Schools After 9 Years of National Government
Schools in New Zealand have faced huge change since 2008. RNZ Education Correspondent John Gerritsen investigates what impact nine years of National Party policies have had on schools and the children… Audio
Some teachers' literacy and numeracy lacking - report
Some teachers cannot read, write and do maths well enough to do their job, the Education Council says.
Teachers' literacy and numeracy not good enough
The Education Council says some teachers cannot read, write or do maths well enough to do their job properly. Audio
Schools nervous about govt's flagship education policy
Education leaders are warning that one of the government's flagship education policies will fail without more support and big changes.
Schools nervous about major policy
The Government wants schools to form groups and pay the best teachers more to lead improvements, but principals and teachers around the country say without big changes to the policy, it will fail. Audio
Student fights for better mental health education
A 21-year-old has collected nearly 10,000 signatures to push for improved mental health education in high schools, after struggling to seek help herself. Video
Nights' Culture - Tabletop Games
Morgan Davie is taking us on a whirlwind tour across four games to look at how stories emerge from playing games with cards. Audio
Close to 10,000 sign young woman's mental health petition
Lucy McSweeney, 21, took a petition to the steps of Parliament today calling for better mental health education in schools. Video, Audio
What's wrong with a kid handling a gun?
The president of the National Rifle Association Malcolm Dodson talks about why leting children handle a gun isn't all bad. Audio
Tell me about your thesis: exercise and motivation
Today Matt Jenkins tell us about his thesis on the influence of mindfulness on motivation and physical activity behaviour. Audio
