Education

Tauranga teacher’s national excellence award

A Tauranga teacher is one of four early childhood, primary and secondary school educators from across the country who have been honoured with National Excellence... Read More

NZ records shows worst PISA test results

New Zealand has recorded its worst ever results in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment PISA tests of reading, maths and science amid... Read More

Otumoetai Primary School celebrates former student

Otumoetai Primary School is beaming with pride as one of its former students, Aiden Bax, has achieved a remarkable milestone in the realm of field hockey. Aiden... Read More

Ban phones in classroom, not in breaks - survey

Most New Zealanders support cellphones being banned in the classroom, but not at break times. The National-led government says it will ban mobiles in schools... Read More

Tertiary students learning at the council

An opportunity to bring learnings from lectures into real-world experience has become a reality for 23 tertiary students who started summer internships and research... Read More

Women in Trade network empowers students

Alize Mackie is looking forward to getting stuck in on building sites and giving back to her iwi on the marae. The Rotorua 16-year-old has just finished... Read More

A day of fun with Circability

A new group in town, which provides circus classes to people of all ages and abilities, is celebrating the upcoming International Day of Disabled Persons with... Read More

In step with road safety!

More than 800 students from 28 local schools will march and chant through downtown Mount Maunganui in the name of road safety next Thursday, November 30. The... Read More

Concerning emails: Schools and courts close

At least 21 schools around Auckland have been closed after receiving 'concerning emails” on Friday morning. This comes a day after 15 threatening emails... Read More

Bringing survival training into the classroom

Teaching outdoor survival skills to his class of primary school students has been an unexpected bonus of life in the New Zealand Army Reserve Force for Cambridge... Read More

Youth encounter building self-worth and confidence

When a young man struggling with behaviour issues and lacking confidence was unable to make conversations and became more involved in criminal activities, he... Read More

Students check out Pāpāmoa interchange progress

Children from Golden Sands School are thrilled to have had a chance to take a peak behind the scenes at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange work site. Learning... Read More