Kindergarten
Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
Alisha talks to Kathryn about a controversial road trial in Mount Maunganui, Since Links Avenue was turned into a cul-de-sac by the Tauranga City Council, $4 million in fines has been racked up. Also… Audio
Free to Roam
When Richard Ashcroft was a boy he loved sailing toy boats down a stream, building huts and swinging on vines in the bush. He thinks modern day kids especially those in towns and cities have been… Audio, Gallery
Free to Roam
When Richard Ashcroft was a boy he loved sailing toy boats down a stream, building huts and swinging on vines in the bush. He thinks modern day kids especially those in towns and cities have been…
AudioFrancis Vergunst: Kindy kids who aren't attentive earn less as adults
Canadian research has found that kindergarten kids who struggle to concentrate and are easily distracted are more likely to end up on a lower income as adults. Audio
What is the future of kindergartens?
The Auckland Kindergarten Association is proposing kindergartens extend to seven hours a day and throughout the school holidays. Worried parents think this will change the unique nature of… 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
TONI's - Porirua's newest home-based educators
Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Audio
