Education

Treaty of Waitangi's relevance for Tauranga

A panel of local historians will be discussing the Treaty of Waitangi and its relevance today at a public meeting to be held in Tauranga on Wednesday evening,... Read More

Action plan to lift student attendance

The Government is taking action to address the truancy crisis and raise attendance by delivering the attendance action plan, Associate Education Minister David... Read More

Book celebrates NZ’s ‘six-legged ghosts’ 

New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book.   Six-legged Ghosts:... Read More

Prime Minister launches Government Targets

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the... Read More

Literary fame: 2024 Sargeson Prize opens

Entries for New Zealand's richest short-story competition, the Sargeson Prize, are open and last year's winner is encouraging others to 'go for it". Fiction... Read More

Family boost policy could miss target group

Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the news that the government is trying to help parents with childcare fees but is concerned that many families will miss out... Read More

More support needed for classroom behaviour

The New Zealand Principals' Federation is welcoming the latest research report on ‘Behaviour in Classrooms', conducted by the ERO research team. "I... Read More

National youth jazz winners announced

The successful Wright Family Foundation 46th National Youth Jazz Competition has had a record number of entries from secondary schools around New Zealand. Held... Read More

NZ unites for intergenerational climate strike

On Friday, April 5, New Zealand will witness what is beingdescribed as a historic moment, as individuals from all corners of the nation come together to demand... Read More

Government tackling poor classroom behaviour

A report published by the Education Review Office today shows behaviour in New Zealand classrooms is among the worst in the OECD and action is needed, Minister... Read More

Ōtūmoetai College disorder: Principal explains

Ōtūmoetai College principal Russell Gordon is setting the record straight after reports have been coming in of disorder at Ōtūmoetai College. A SunLive... Read More

Wanted: Volunteers for ketamine drug trial

Dozens of people are wanted for a novel drug trial, using ketamine for those with treatment resistant depression. Researchers at the University of... Read More