A university has been accused of buying influence after giving an honorary doctorate to the Chinese President's wife.

Some long-time neighbours of an Auckland after-school programme have expressed their sadness red tape has put an end to outdoor play.

Old boys of troubled Auckland Catholic co-ed boarding school Hato Petera have lodged a Treaty of Waitangi claim on the property and surrounding land.

Pupils at Howick College conducted a survey last year as part of a student-led initiative called The Big Stand, which aims to address bullying, violence and peer pressure.

Chairman under fire from children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan is not going down without a fight, writing a letter overnight to stamp his authority on the role.

Vocal children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan says he has been “attacked” after shining a light on serious safety issues at an Auckland boarding school.

A carving programme that fostered passion and changed attitudes to learning has been announced as the supreme winner of the Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards.

The school principal behind a controversial ban on puffer jackets has been backed by his principals' association.

The Labour Party has called on education minister Hekia Parata to demand the resignation of the Kohanga Reo board.

King's School in Auckland is to replace its old boarding house and clock tower with a $30 million glass-fronted building with views of Rangitoto Island.

The long-serving principal of a North Shore primary school, who left his job after a term on sick leave, is being investigated by the Teachers Council.

Sticks and stones may break bones, but it seems words can still do some serious damage to young people.

Schools are struggling to find maths and science teachers, while middle management jobs are going begging as senior staff retire.

Children learn to use strategies to build a wide repertoire of mathematical knowledge, write Murray Britt and Kay Irwin.

On Sunday night Michael Meredith was named Auckland's top chef. At 6am the next morning he started making sandwiches for hungry children in Mangere.

Ambitious building plans by Manukau Institute of Technology that would have transformed its campuses will likely not begin for at least 10 years.

The county’s largest Bible-studies provider has won the right to weigh in on a legal stoush over religious instruction in primary schools.

The former teacher found guilty of masturbating in a classroom during school hours has been denied name suppression - but will appeal.

Numbers of older students are dropping and Government cuts are to blame, says the national student union and lobby group Grey Power.

More than two years have passed since the Government announced an impressive plan for improving schools by paying them to work more closely together.

A primary school riddled with toxic mould is desperate to get rebuilt but despite years of waiting, children remain in damp classrooms with no date in sight.

The finances of every public secondary school in NZ are being investigated by the Office of the Auditor-General hunting for breaches over charges to parents.

Cartoonist Peter Bromhead's take on New Zealand's maths problem.

Four students have been excluded from one of the country's top schools for taking and sending images that constituted "harassment".

An Auckland high school has lost a court battle to keep a child with Asperger’s out of the classroom.

Falling maths grades will be addressed by "lifting" primary teachers' knowledge through more on-the-job training, the Government says.

There is no need for a major overhaul to the Numeracy Project, just modification so that rote learning is taught for the benefit of struggling pupils.

Education Minister Hekia Parata says maths has been a long-term challenge for NZ but the government is addressing the issue.

A report to be launched by the Minister of Education today criticises the way pupils are taught maths and calls on parents to demand a return to basics.