Education
Early Childhood Council says no need for 'police state' on jab
The Early Childhood Council says there's no need for compulsory vaccination for all children at early childhood centres. Audio
Minister rejects Aus's plan to ban unvaccinated at pre-school
Australia is considering requiring children to be vaccinated before they can go to childcare centres or pre-schools, but Jonathan Coleman says that would be detrimental long-term. Audio
Banning Unvaccinated Kids
Australia is considering banning unvaccinated kids from early childcare centres and preschools. Some Australian states already have "no jab, no play" laws, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has… Audio
Radical shake-up for Auckland kindies
Auckland kindergartens will open for longer hours and over school holidays to make childcare available to more people.
Donated bikes stolen from Auckland primary school
Thieves have stolen more than a dozen donated bikes from a south Auckland primary school - the second time bikes from the school's fleet have been taken. Audio
Auckland kindergartens to stay open for longer
Auckland kindergartens are being told to stay open for longer, prompting concern that what's good for busy parents might turn them into little more than daycare centres. Audio
Hundreds join protest against rape culture in NZ
Hundreds have gathered for a protest triggered by two Wellington students' online posts about having sex with drunk and unconscious girls. Video
Hundreds join protest against rape culture
Hundreds of students are protesting against rape culture outside Parliament. The protest follows comments Wellington College students made about taking advantage of drunk girls. Video, Audio
School girls demand a change in attitudes
Wellington East Girls' College students are protesting at Parliament. They are calling for the compulsory teaching of consent and the rights of women. Audio
Wellington school teaching kids in caravan as numbers swell
A Wellington primary is teaching children in a caravan, and other schools are using libraries as classrooms, as they try to cope with a student number's boom.
Boys join girls protest against rape culture
Boys are joining a protest against rape culture organised for outside Parliament today. Teenagers Josh Stewart and Kasey McDonnell say young men need to take a stand. Audio
Caravan, libraries stand in for classrooms in Wgtn schools
Wellington schools are using their libraries and even a caravan for teaching as they try to cope with a boom in student numbers. Audio
Dr Emily Beausoleil - The art of listening
Massey University lecturer Dr Emily Beausoleil has been investigating the politics of listening. She joins Wallace to talk about why, now more than ever, it's critical that we all start listening to… Audio
Auckland Uni staff to strike over pay scales
More than 1000 staff at Auckland University will strike for half a day next week, following a pay dispute with their employer.
Students posted images of female teachers on Instagram
Inappropriate images of female teachers from a Wellington school were posted on Instagram by schoolboys accused of sexually harassing them.
Hundreds of University of Auckland staff to strike next week
About 900 academic and professional staff at the University of Auckland will go on strike next week in support of their pay claim.
School boy refused bus travel
A Timaru primary school boy has been kept off the bus because of red tape. We catch up with his dad Scotty Mitchell again. Audio
Cat tracking with children in Otago
A group of Otago primary school students have been tracking their own cats in areas where predator traps have been set for possums and rats. Audio, Gallery
The 22 kilobyte galaxy
Scientists recently announced they'd discovered seven earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star, but their discovery had been predicted already - by a computer game. Audio
