Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

Teachers have revealed some of the most shocking moments of their careers, the day they realised a student would become a criminal.

Students from a top Auckland college escaped suspension from school after being caught using drugs.

The wrong chemicals were accidentally added to a school pool.

Intueri Education Group's Australian Conwal & Associates unit has been rejected from provisional entry to the VET student loan scheme transition period.

WARNING: GRAPHIC A post-Christmas camping trip ended with an 18-year-old woman trapped under the bonnet of a rolled car.

Her smile always made him happy, says the widower of Gisborne bus crash victim.

The two people killed in the Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne last night have been named, as the driver of the bus says the brakes failed.

Nikki Kaye has been confirmed as National's candidate in the Auckland Central electorate for next year's general election.

Police say conflicting evidence means no charges can be laid for use of seclusion room at Dunedin school.

Parents take a win with free early childhood education, but Hamilton centres out of pocket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Getting out of the classroom and into the garden is making a big difference at more than 50 schools around New Zealand.

COMMENT: Concern has been raised in some quarters at the number of university chancellorship positions that are occupied by silly old men.

A caretaker's shed and boiler room are on fire at Riverhills Primary School.

Chris Kelly did not take long to disappear from Massey University's governing body after his careless remarks about woman vets.

A top Auckland private school is taking legal action to fight moves that would bar new female students being selected for their elite sports teams.

The teacher having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl was not fired from the school where he worked over his contact with the girl, an inquest heard.

Text messages between the teacher and the then 13-year-old student included "get your butt here. I want to hug the hell out of you".

Massey University has announced a new chancellor after Chris Kelly stood down following his comments about female veterinary graduates.

Leading local family law specialist Fiona Mackenzie was awarded a PhD in law from Otago University yesterday, three decades after

Pastor regrets saying the kingdom of heaven must infiltrate schools.

NEW PASTURES: Seven Otumoetai teachers are retiring this year. L-R Doreen Swetman, Larry Dixon, Julie Eagle, Stewart Henderson, Anna

COMMENT: Qualification introduced to raise student achievement levels to world class has achieved just the opposite.

The controversial charter school model will be expanded to take students who are keen on science, technology, engineering and maths

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

A former Canterbury primary school principal who groomed a young boy before sexually assaulting him over half a decade was today jailed for more than nine years.

UNCOVERED: One worker revealed that he worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for six months, earning just $5 an hour.

With play stations and computers hogging playtime, the importance of reading and the social and academic benefits that come with it are often forgotten.

The Government today appointed a crown manager to the polytechnic, citing a significant financial deficit and declining student numbers.

Mt Albert Grammar School will open its first boarding facility for female students in 2018.