New ZealandSecond tragedy: Teacher aide chokesA teacher aide about to go on her first overseas trip fatally choked at her farewell dinner - the second tragedy to strike Auckland's Birkenhead College in recent days.04 Apr 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Vocational Pathway' to steer students into jobsThe final "vocational pathways" have been launched in an effort to guide students into specific industries.04 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandConstruction boom at city campusesAuckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.03 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandChinese most likely to be turned backOne in three international students deported or asked to leave voluntarily was Chinese.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudy leads to new home for manyOver the past decade, one in five international students gained permanent New Zealand residency within five years of being issued their first student visa.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandSteeper rate kicks in for studentsStudent loan holders will pay $11 more a week from today as the Government ramps up its repayment scheme.31 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Three cheers for sitting out sportsMy daughter's primary school has just had its annual swimming sports day.31 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTeacher's strange illnessA teacher from an exclusive Auckland school is subject to investigation, understood to be over a mystery illness and claims she behaved inappropriately with a student.30 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandLyttelton bans large brothelsLarge brothels have been banned in Lyttelton as part of a city council's clamp down on the sex industry.28 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTry playing instead of homeworkChildren are better off playing after school than doing hours of homework, educators say.28 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandParata changes answer to ParliamentEducation Minister Hekia Parata has corrected an answer to Parliament about the resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone.28 Mar 01:17 AM
New ZealandPrimary school kids share porn sitesChristchurch primary school children have been found accessing internet porn sites at home and sharing website addresses with their friends at school.27 Mar 10:20 PM
New ZealandNZ up there with the bestNew Zealanders' long lives and educational attainment have put the country in the top 10 most developed countries in the world, according to a United Nations measure.27 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGirls pimped out by relatives - pastorA church pastor says underage girls in south Auckland are being pimped out by their parents and in some families three generations are working as prostitutes.27 Mar 06:01 AM
New ZealandParata won't budge on deadline for schoolsEducation Minister Hekia Parata is refusing to budge on Thursday's Christchurch schools closure and merger deadline in spite of an Ombudsman's Office investigation into the consultation process.26 Mar 09:34 PM
New ZealandSchool farm's future safeOne of central Auckland's green spaces has been secured after a new lease agreement which will enable an 81-year-old teaching farm to carry on.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandUnderage prostitutes take $600 a nightProstitutes as young as 13 are earning up to $600 a night in South Auckland, says an MP who will be at a meeting to discuss an "outbreak" of underage street workers.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool closures to be investigatedThe Education Minister has accepted there's room for improvement after a rare move from the Ombudsman to investigate Education Ministry consultation processes26 Mar 05:41 AM
OpinionPeter Hughes: Criticisms of maths skills don't add upOut of 65 countries, New Zealand ranks seventh in reading, 13th in maths, and seventh in science, writes Peter Hughes.25 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: More heat needed on NovopayIt is now two months since the Government's trouble-shooting minister, "Mr Fix-it" Steven Joyce, was sent into the Education Ministry to sort out Novopay.24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSex work no go, student visitors toldInternational students are being warned against working as prostitutes in a new Immigration New Zealand employment advice website.24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDumped teacher will fight chargesAn early childhood teacher who forged her qualifications is in prison awaiting sentence and has had her name removed from the New Zealand Teachers Council Register.23 Mar 04:30 PM
HealthcareTech firm sets up student challengeAuckland technology firm Orion Healthcare has launched an initiative aimed at changing the perception of computer science in schools and building the pool of talent the ICT industry needs.22 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBanks was not at Novopay meetingsAct leader John Bank's office has produced papers which show he did not take part in any meetings concerning Novopay while he was a shareholder in Talent2.22 Mar 03:36 AM
New ZealandSuburb may attempt to ban patchesPolice are considering trying to ban gang patches in New Brighton, Christchurch, after a flare up between gang members and ongoing intimidation.21 Mar 08:52 PM
New ZealandBullying: Principals want actionThe head of secondary school principals has criticised the Government for not doing enough to help schools combat the growing problem of bullying.21 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandEducation ministry 'ineffective'The Ministry of Education is bloated, inefficient and making the jobs of principals more difficult, says the outgoing president of the Secondary Principals' Association.21 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTeachers Council breaking own rulesHead of the Teachers Council Peter Lind acknowledged today before a Parliamentary Select Committee it has been breaking its own rules.21 Mar 02:18 AM
EconomyChasing growth a flawed model - academicNew Zealand's continuous pursuit of economic growth is depleting the country's resources while failing to satisfy our material desires, says an Auckland academic.20 Mar 11:30 PM
