Salad, hangi, cauliflower tacos not healthy enough for free school lunches
National MP Paul Goldsmith asks if health has come at the price of edibility for lunches.
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Proposed school zone change set to fix anomaly
Mum 'absolutely thrilled' new zone will let her boys attend their closest high school.
University exam markers warned to be vigilant after cheating claims
Hardworking students say they're being "robbed" if claims of cheating are true.
'Prolific' online exam cheating at University of Auckland: student
New online system was 'entirely trust-based' but students share knowledge during exam.
Principal - what barefoot kids really need is a home of their own
A further 60,000 jackets to be handed out to Kiwi kids.
'White privilege' - the truth behind Act's classroom claim
David Seymour says 'white privilege' classroom incident probably 'enthusiastic graduate'.
Schools locking toilet blocks to curb vaping 'epidemic'
Locking toilets, instant stand-downs and vape detectors are being used to deter students.
Ending period poverty: Free product roll out in BOP schools
'You just need them, it is like having toilet paper'.
Art school director in online row over sex work is slavery comment
Prostitutes are victims, says art school director in bluntly declining exhibition.
Multimillion-dollar Christchurch building confirmed
University of Otago Council approves full funding for Christchurch campus.
Primary teachers' union calls for overhaul of school staffing
A new report warns that educators are being stretched to the limit.
Full rebuild of Otago's oldest school to begin next year
The province's oldest school is about to become the country's newest school.
Racist rant towards Pasifika professor caught on voicemail
Listen: Racist rant directed towards Co-Head of School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies at Auckland University Jemaima Tiatia-Seath. Video / Supplied
Travel rort happening before Otago students caught: inquiry
Medical students in 2019 were found to go on holiday while on overseas placements.
St Peter's School bomb scare: How the night unfolded
Former principal could only refer police to the COO when told of the bomb threat.
New Zealand universities slide in global ranking, just one in top 100
Auckland University is still ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.
Dilworth school sex abuse: Graeme Lindsay pleads guilty
More than 40 years after abusing boys, former Dilworth man pleads guilty.
National MPs disagree with Goldsmith on 'colonisation' comments
Comments reveal a range of opinions in the party.
Tragic childcare death: Unknown how long 4yo lay unconscious on childcare slide
Coroner says it's not known how long 4-year-old lay unconscious.
School zone outcry: Clampdown on 'Grammar clause' - parents sending kids to their old schools
Concerns system may unfairly advantage kids with family links to sought-after schools.
Two more men charged in Dilworth School sex abuse investigation
Two further men already in the court process have also been charged with more offences.
Audrey Young: Govt ditching second-language bill fails a generation of kids
Opinion: There was an obvious way to reach a compromise over the second-language bill.
Labour set to kill second languages bill
Paul Goldsmith says Labour has become too focused on Māori - Pākehā relations.
'Nothing for people's mana': Principal rejects Govt's school lunch programme
A South Auckland principal has rejected the government's school lunch programme.
'Absolute frustration': Workloads wearing principals and teachers out, survey shows
One in five school leaders reported working more than 60 hours per week.
'Absolute frustration': Principals and teachers worn out, survey shows
One in five school leaders is reported to be working more than 60 hours per week.
Lockdown lifted at Northland school after police callout
Police were called to the Mangakahia Area School just before midday.
Rotorua kura able to rearrange school dates according to Māori calendar
There will be four weeks' holiday instead of two weeks at every end-of-term.
'High-risk' parolees to be housed between two Auckland schools
'If these people are there how do you monitor them?'
Jarrod Gilbert: Why I applaud Don Brash for working with gangs
Jarrod Gilbert on why working with gangs makes sense.
Snorkelling programme takes out top environmental award
Northland's environmental champions have been recognised in the regional council awards.
Waikato boy chosen as US Presidential Scholar
William has lived in the US since 2015 but still has happy memories of his home country.
The headline-grabbing headmaster in charge of NZ's second-biggest school
It's a complicated job, running a school with a population the size of Raglan.
'Huge waiting list': Expats fuel demand for private-school places
Private schools are shutting rolls amid "huge" waiting lists.