Education
Innovative fake cows and sheep net award for vet teachers
Dog vomit, fake blood, and a full size fake cow have won Massey's vet teachers an international prize for their work replacing live animals with models in the classroom. Audio
Scholarship winners aim for Harvard & Yale
Luke Westrupp and Jared Lasike from Rotorua Boys High School -have both won Te Ara Kupe Beaton scholarships and have set their sights on attending universities such as Harvard and Yale in the US. Audio
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care to present final report
Tomorrow, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will present its final report to the Government. The inquiry was established in 2018 and during the past six years has heard from more than… Audio
Waitara High School's phone ban ingenuity
The Principal of Waitara High School in Taranaki has changed his mind about the ban on phones in school. Initially the school would allow their year 13s to have their phones with them as they… Audio
'Astonishing': PSA secretary slams MOE head's comments
The union has told the Employment Relations Authority the ministry has grossly underestimated its obligations to staff.
Health NZ on graduate programme placements
Student nurses say they are shocked and confused they might not be guaranteed a job when they finish studying. The nurses union says Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand has paused the mid-year intake into… Audio
Number of children wagging schools drops slightly
But figures show Year 13 students only attend school 50 percent of the time.
The Panel with Ali Jones and Johny O'Donnell (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ali Jones & Johnny O'Donnell discuss the Northland power outage, the latest GDP figures, and success in the PISA creativity rankings. Ali Jones is… Audio
Far North schools closed as region deals with flooding
All schools around Kaeo were closed Thursday, as it was too dangerous for school buses to get through flood waters and debris. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Kaeo Primary School principal, Paul Barker. Audio
NZ teens score highly for creative thinking
New Zealand's 15-year-olds are among the best in the world for creative thinking, according to a rare piece of good news from the OECD's Pisa tests.
Kiwi 15-year-olds ranked 5th in the world for creative thinking
Some good news from the OECD's Pisa tests - New Zealand's 15-year-olds are fifth in the world for creative thinking. Education correspondent John Gerritsen talked to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
NZ's only high school steel band making history
Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band Audio
Education Ministers past and present clash
It was just one feature of the Education and Workforce Select Committee's review of the government's education budget.
Four Māori school students win Ivy League scholarships
Four Māori students eye up top Ivy League universities after winning scholarships Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 June
On today's episode, the big new North Shore Hospital building that has been empty for months is set to partially open - but it won't result in any more surgery, former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who… Audio
Māori high school students win scholarships for Ivy League
Four Māori high school students have won scholarships to help them strive for an Ivy League education in the United States. Inglewood High School head girl Erini Fruean is one of the winners. She… Audio
Education Ministry pauses big staff cuts after legal challenge
The Education Ministry has paused major staff cuts due to a legal challenge it says could force it to start all over again. The union's assistant secretary Fleur Fitzsimons spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss… Audio
Minister announces rebuild for specialist school that waited 'far too long'
A decade after its facilities were deemed unsuitable, Nelson's Maitai School will finally be rebuilt.
School attendance lifts slightly: 'Small but encouraging improvement'
Provisional data shows 62 percent of children attended school regularly in the first 10 weeks of the school year.
Education Ministry job cuts paused
The Education Ministry has paused major staff cuts, saying a legal challenge could force it to start all over again.