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Under-fire training strategy put under Govt microscope
Low completion rates and questions over funding claims prompt sweeping review of $180m system.
More help, more costs in childcare plan
Early education taskforce says parents need extra support to get back to work.
Report urges strong ECE push
A new review says some groups' lack of participation in early childhood education needs to be addressed.
The big five
I feel as though I do deserve a hearty slap on the back because I have safely delivered my first child to the age of five.
'Woefully deficient' youth services
New Zealand has a "woefully deficient" number of mental health services aimed specifically at young people and medical staff were poorly trained to identify those young people who might be at risk, according to a new report.
No escape for student loan expats
Legal action is about to begin against hundreds of New Zealand expats who have not made any effort to repay millions of dollars in outstanding student loans, with letters going out today to Australia-based defaulters warning of the move.
Kids taught self-control do well as adults
Teaching self-control to children as young as three can set them up for healthy, wealthy and crime-free lives.
Help parents choose, urge preschool reviewers
Taskforce to advocate better performance reporting so carers can compare centres.
NZ accelerating into ultra-fast era
Just how will faster internet benefit New Zealand?
'False claims' lifted funding
Childcare managers made false claims about where they worked that helped the country's largest daycare company boost its taxpayer funding to $60 million, documents show.
Can't add up? Don't despair you may suffer from dyscalculia
It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.
Skilled labour shortages loom after Budget cuts
Christchurch rebuild, leaky-home repairs will be pressure points.
Noise police hit kids' disco
Noise control was called to an Auckland primary school's disco - at 7.45pm, as children danced away to hits such as Poi e. A disgruntled...