Education

Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.

More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Audio

There are no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, following Auckland's move to alert level 2, and the rest of the country's shift back to level 1.

The good news will bring relief to… Audio

Keeping free school lunches away from corporate catering would ensure they are healthy and locally sourced. Professor Boyd Swinburn speaks to Jesse about why he doesn't want the lunches outsourced to… Audio

Dirty bedding and rooms, bad food, a lack of fresh air and piping hot taps within reach of toddlers.

These are just some of the official findings about the Pitter Patter childcare centre in Feilding… Audio

On Wednesday two new community cases were announced, both students at Papatoetoe High School where the daughter in the family at the centre of the latest community outbreak attends. Principal Vaughan… Video, Audio

Wellington Girls' College has apologised to a student who was sent home for wearing high-waisted pants and a tank top to school on Friday. Seventeen-year-old Lauren Hardie was told at the time her… Audio

Two students at Papatoetoe High School in Auckland have tested positive for Covid-19.

The first is a close contact of a member of the South Auckland family that tested positive for the virus during… Audio

Just five percent of the tertiary sector's teaching and research staff are Māori - a statistic that remains stubbornly low. A new book has brought together the stories of 24 Māori academics, allowing… Audio

A Dunedin teenager is butting heads with his high school over his hairstyle.

Lewis O'Malley-Scott's corn-rows were deemed to be extreme by King's High School.

But, as Timothy Brown reports, his… Video, Audio

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. At least 15,000 people were tested nationwide yesterday, but results are only back for about 5,000.

The family of three who tested positive… Video, Audio

Universities are kicking back in to gear for the year and that means lots of students are figuring out how everything works. It can be hard to know quite how to stay on top of things financially while… Audio

Papatoetoe High School remains closed today as staff, students and visitors get tested.

Health authorities hope to test 2000 to 3000 people at the school, including most of the school's 1500… Audio

Auckland principals are confident this week's lockdown will have little impact on children's learning - so long as it is only for three days.

They say some of Auckland's 250,000 school students will… Audio