Education
Govt truancy crackdown creates anxiety for some families
The government's promised crackdown on truancy is creating anxiety among families who say their children cannot go to school. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
One of country's largest schools closes admin block over quake risk
A seismic assessment of the school's library block also showed a 50 percent NBS rating.
Hikoi for te Tiriti making its way through Auckland to Parliament
The nationwide hikoi for te Tiriti is slowly making its way through Auckland to Parliament. The hikoi which set out from Cape Reinga two days ago today retraced the footsteps of past Maori protest… Audio
Parents say truancy not always a case of children refusing to go
The government's promised crackdown on truancy is creating anxiety among families who say their children cannot go to school.
Seymour warns teachers about maintaining political neturality
The minister in charge of curbing truancy is concerned students are "missing out on valuable learning time" by joining a march to parliament in protest at his controverisal Treaty Principles Bill… Audio
Foraging For Food
When times are tight it is possible to supplement your food budget with some wild bounty from nature. But it definitely helps to know what you're looking for. Katy Gosset heads out with a foraging… Audio
Is this the most diverse school in New Zealand?
Knighton Normal School has 730 pupils. A third are from different countries, coming from 75 ethnicities. What makes it work?
Hundreds of schools at risk from sea level rise
Government data shows hundreds of schools are among critical infrastructure at risk from sea level rise now and in decades to come. Kate Newton reports. Audio
Families panic as government slashes school bus routes
The Detail - The Ministry of Education has cancelled 39 rural bus routes. Parents say it will leave hundreds of students unable to get to school.
Cancelled school bus leaves parents scrambling, and angry
The Ministry of Education has cancelled 39 rural bus routes. Parents say it will leave 100s of students unable to get to school. Audio
Study visas for foreign workers' children nearly double since pre-pandemic levels
Immigration New Zealand granted study visas to a record 19,860 children of foreign workers in the past financial year.
Small Australian school crowned world's best building
Sydney's Darlington Public School beat more than 220 designs to win the annual prize at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
Government spent $112K on school buildings review
The cost for the review - which was delivered by former National minister Murray McCully in June - included consultation fees and travel costs.
Students struggling to find summer jobs
Young people are finding themselves pitted against hundreds of other applicants for entry-level positions. Audio
This Weekend: Scarecrow's Big Day Out
Gladstone, a 15-minute drive from Carterton in Wairarapa, is putting on its annual Scarecrow's Big Day Out, where locals and school kids make their own scarecrows to line the school fence, culminating… Audio
Dyslexic students tackle global problems at specialist workshops
A group of young Kiwi students with dyslexia got the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills in tailor-made workshops this week. Audio
Students with Dyslexia developing entrepreneurial skills in workshops
It's like Dragons Den with a different kind of dragons, a group of young kiwi students with Dyslexia have got the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills in tailor-made workshops this week -… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 8 November 2024
In today's episode, from December, Aucklanders will not be able to use the train network for nearly 100 days over the next year, as work on the City Rail Link continues, the Military and Maori… Audio
Principal loses teacher registration over serious misconduct
The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has cancelled a principal's teaching registration and order him to pay $16,000 for serious misconduct seven years after RNZ raised questions about his use of school… Audio
NZQA defends exams students say were 'ridiculous'
'Excellence' grade questions are supposed to be hard, officials say, as students launch a petition.
