Education
Seymour haka: Spitting doesn't break tikanga, expert says
A tikanga and haka expert says spitting is "quite common", and that the school needs to have a hui on the meaning of haka and how to utilise it.
College student pleads for more space as classes held in corridors
A Rolleston College student wept as she told Education Ministry staff about the state of the school.
Student weeps over classes held in corridors
A Rolleston College student wept as she told Education Ministry staff that classes are held in corridors because the school is bursting at the seams.
A community meeting was held in the Canterbury… Audio
Principal on how free school lunches work for her school
A Wainuiomata principal says having a targeted approach on the free school lunches scheme would be impossible to manage.
Her comments follow a group of teachers, principals and board of trustees… Audio
School leaders unite to defend free lunches
A dozen school and early childhood sector groups have asked the prime minister to retain funding for the free school lunch scheme, Ka Ora Ka Ako.
Attracting school leavers to careers in horticulture industry
Secondary school horticulture and agribusiness programmes are seen as an integral tool for attracting more workers to primary industries. Audio
Parents and staff battle to get money owed after MASH and CASPA closure
The owner of one of the South Island's largest before and after school care providers has gone to ground, as parents and staff battle to get money owed. CASPA and MASH were both put into voluntary… Audio
New classrooms increasing school maintenance costs
Principals warn the hundred-million dollars a year they get to maintain school buildings is not enough and flash new classrooms are making the problem worse.
They say high modern buildings… Audio
$107m fund to maintain school buildings not enough, principals say
$31k on air filter maintenance and $17k on doors: Schools are struggling with upkeep costs and flash new buildings are making the problem worse.
Childcare worker at liquidated Christchurch firm was never paid
Staff at MASH and CASPA were told on Thursday the programmes had been shut down permanently.
Aotearoa wants more Pasifika building apprentices
Aotearoa wants more Pasifika building apprentices. Audio
This Weekend: Swannanoa Country Fair
The popular fair will be bringing in thousands of people and hundreds of stalls all to fundraise for Te Koromiko Swannanoa School. Audio
Parents scramble as after-school programmes shut
Parents turned up to find no one there, and now are panicking about what happens next week.
Before and after school care providers MASH and Caspa close doors
Parents have been left scrambling after their before and after school care providers closed their doors with little warning MASH and its sister company Caspa, run more than 40 programmes across the… Audio
Asbestos removal in some schools 'falling short' - ministry
Some licensed companies have been doing such a poor job, the Ministry of Education is looking at tighter controls.
Education Ministry looking closer at asbestos removal
Some licensed companies have been doing a bad job of removing asbestos at schools.
It has forced the Education Ministry to look at closer controls.
Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The university launching space students
Auckland University's new space centre will soon take control of a satellite that detects the world's worst methane emitters. Audio
Reasoning behind cutting free lunches - Jan Tinetti
To politics now and the coalition government is looking at cutting the free lunches in schools programme by up to 50 percent. The government said Labour did not set aside enough money to fund the… Audio
Students gaming the allowance system
Some have found a way to get allowances up to $300 a week, even if they are already getting handouts from their parents.
Parents hiding parts of income so children can gain student allowance
Tertiary students have found way of cheating the loan system to get allowances of up to $300 a week, even if they're already getting big handouts from their parents. Checkpoint has also learned that… Audio