PoliticsInform your vote - our sliding education levels and how political parties plan to lift themConcerns over gaps in the next generation of workers has employers worried.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandKea Kids News: Te Kuiti kid harnesses the power of the mullet to support mental health It’s tough to know what to do when you’re being bullied, but for one kid the answer is fundraising! Kea Kids News reporter Phoebe interviews 10-year-old Jaxon and his friends about joining the Blonde Mullet Brigade and raising money for other bullied kids. Video / Kea Kids NewsWatch28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchool drop-out 'crisis': Kids as young as 12 leaving school in search of work'We’re really heading toward a significant crisis event.'25 Sep 06:23 PM
Education'Too valuable to lose' - ACC cuts funding for programme protecting preschoolers from sexual abuseThe safety course has run for 28 years and taught more than 17,000 children.20 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionCan National improve reading and writing in schools with new policy?OPINION: National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write.18 Sep 11:34 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWho teaches the teachers? New report looks at the failings of training in NZ"You’re teaching content knowledge, but it’s the first thing to drop."13 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAlice Wilson: No child should be left out in the cold on literacyOPINION: Our education system is unwilling to move with science on reading.11 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Christopher Luxon and the truth about schoolsOPINION: Schools have enough problems without having to deal with politicians' bad data.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFocus: National Party makes education policy announcementNational leader Christopher Luxon announced the party's Structured Literacy policy at a school in Tauranga. Video / NZ HeraldWatch08 Sep 03:09 AM
New ZealandDoes an education crisis really exist in NZ?Education researchers are divided over the state of the school system.05 Sep 12:22 AM
KahuUniversities reluctant to set parity deadlines for Māori and Pasifika studentsThe Tertiary Education Commission has been trying for years to improve their education.31 Aug 03:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: The potential impact of financial literacy in schools for NZ’s indebted populationOPINION: Exposing students to the 'how to' of financial literacy may not be enough.30 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam Rutherford: Get politicians out of our schoolsOPINION: The solutions are already known and don't include trivial sloganeering.29 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHuge truancy numbers due to 'Covid, distrust in Govt and anxiety''Students threaten self-harm to stop their parents from sending them to school.'27 Aug 06:37 PM
PoliticsGovt to legislate consistent maths, reading and writing teaching in schoolsThe new model would become compulsory from 2026.20 Aug 10:04 PM
New ZealandTop Auckland schools on high alert after man attempts to lure young girls into carParents are being urged to remind their children about the dangers of strangers.16 Aug 06:00 AM
LifestyleConsent, identity and sexuality: Sex education in schools 'vital' for studentsParents want to work with schools to educate their children about relationships and sex.10 Aug 09:53 PM
New ZealandScammers strike, mushroom mystery and cold blast sets in | Focus Morning Bulletin August 10, 2023A Whanganui mum has lost $350,000 to scammers, the plot thickens in the Australia mushroom poisoning case and temperatures plunge as a cold blast sets in. Video / NZ Herald / GettyWatch09 Aug 07:26 PM
PoliticsNational vows to ban phone use at schools in bid to turn achievement aroundSchools would be able to decide penalties for students who didn't comply.08 Aug 07:25 PM
CrimePrison for school principal who sexually abused studentA jury found the former educator guilty of child molestation in December.04 Aug 12:33 AM
New ZealandPolice investigate objectionable material sent to Auckland school studentsA disturbing email was sent to Rosehill College students on their school accounts.02 Aug 02:22 AM
New ZealandGovt offers historic teacher pay rise in $4.4 billion packageAn arbitration panel recommended a 14.5 per cent increase.02 Aug 01:46 AM
New Zealand'Disturbing' explicit email with graphic images sent to school studentsThe graphic message was sent directly to students on their school email accounts.31 Jul 08:43 PM
Politics'Very big price tag': PM responds to recommended 14.5pc pay rise for teachers'That’s not the sort of money you find down the back of the couch.'31 Jul 07:10 PM
New ZealandStu Gilbert's survival training Stu Gilbert offers a range of courses that teach key skills for surviving in the wilderness. Video / CanvasWatch31 Jul 12:33 AM
New ZealandFormer St Cuthbert’s College PR manager accused of sexually abusing girlJemma Taylor is accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12.25 Jul 04:28 AM
New ZealandVaping students scaring kids away from school bathroomsNew Zealand secondary schools are grappling with how to deal with vaping students.24 Jul 11:37 PM
New ZealandFormer St Cuthbert’s College PR manager accused of sexually abusing girlJemma Taylor’s lawyer says that nothing the complainant claims is true.24 Jul 01:40 AM
New ZealandUniversity of Waikato reveals $16.8m deficitSix of the eight New Zealand universities made financial losses last year.23 Jul 06:27 PM
KahuKids Don't Come With a Manual - DyspraxiaJean Paul has recently been diagnosed with dyspraxia and Briar is coming to terms with helping her son overcome the challenges of learning & living with dyspraxia while living in a trilingual whānau. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch23 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhen is unlimited screen time for kids okay?Managing a child’s screen time when they’re home sick has taken on a whole new dimension.20 Jul 12:55 AM
New ZealandMore than half of students still failing Year 8 mathsAchievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.19 Jul 04:07 AM
New ZealandEmployment Court ruling: School at Gloriavale under reviewSix Gloriavale leavers were employees and not volunteers, Employment Court found.17 Jul 06:43 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fireThe new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.17 Jul 03:06 AM
