Education
Cyclone-hit community begs for mental health support
A cyclone-hit village in Hawke's Bay is struggling to get mental health support for its tamariki, with requests for a social worker being repeatedly turned down or ignored. Audio
Stanford slams ministry over Wellington Girls' College quake saga
The Education Minister says it's "just another example of very poor communication". Audio
Leaky school has rebuild delayed after found to be earthquake prone
The Ministry of Education has flip-flopped for a decade between repair or rebuilding of a 15-year-old school that leaked from the start.
78 applications to set up charter schools
Some would be new schools, others would be existing ones converting, and David Seymour says it's a sign there's plenty of interest.
Mum says son left with fractured eye socket in school beating
The boy's family has reported the attack to police while Ashburton College says the behaviour is "completely unacceptable".
Structural engineer on Wellington Girls' College buildings
A structural engineer says he would rather his children learn in a potentially earthquake-prone building, than have their education disrupted. President of the Structural Engineering Society Nic… Audio
130 Wellington Girls' College students arrive to parliament
Around a tenth of students from Wellington Girls' College turned up to Parliament grounds today saying they had nowhere else to go. All 1300 students were sent home on Monday after a main teaching… Audio
Wellington Girls' College students to learn from home at times during next six weeks
Each year group will have between two and five days at home.
'Don't gamble with our safety': Students take quake closure protest to Parliament
Wellington Girls' College students have set up a makeshift classroom on Parliament grounds after a fiery meeting between parents and officials. Audio
'These are our girls': Families demand apology over college shutdown
Ministry of Education staff faced questions from whānau, students and teachers of Wellington Girls' College at a highly charged meeting. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 14th August
On today's episode, the government has told Te Arawhiti - the office for Maori Crown relations - to concentrate on Treaty Settlements and Taku-tai Moana applications. Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins… Audio
Wellington Girls' College students 'furious' over closure
A Wellington Girls College prefect says students are furious with the Ministry of Education after finding out 13 of their school classrooms are earthquake prone. Prefect Millie Aislabie spoke to… Audio
Fiery meeting at Wellington Girls' College over building
A highly-charged meeting at Wellington Girls' College heard shocked and angry families demanding Ministry of Education officials apologise, after it was revealed the ministry knew four years ago that… Audio
Schools struggling to cope with rising hardship
A teacher from a school on Auckland's Waiheke Island say they're simply not equipped to handle rising hardship. Rayssa Almeida has more. Audio
Quake strengthening 'waste of money' - Wellington Girls' College principal
The school closed a block after it failed an earthquake assessment, and wants to pull the building down and start from scratch. Audio
Fallout of earthquake prone Wellington classrooms a 'logistical nightmare'
Wellington Girls' College is closed and timetables are being reorganised to work around the lack of classrooms. Audio
'There are many who need support': Schools not able to handle rise in hardship
A teacher on Auckland's Waiheke Island says students are arriving barefoot and hungry while the waitlist for support from KidsCan is the longest its ever been.
AUT's first Pasifika marine biologist shares passion for ocean
Meet Antony Vavia the first Pacific Islander to graduate with a PhD in Marine Biology from Auckland University of Technology. Audio
Traumatic connections to phrase 'tomboy': Study
Many women in Aotearoa may have been labelled a tomboy at some point in their life - or used the term to describe themselves - but a new study shows there are some traumatic connections to the word… Audio
Struggling schools cost taxpayer close to $1m in assistance
The Ministry of Education has paid almost $1 million to provide help for struggling schools in the past year.
