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Australian 3-year-old boy who died on bus farewelled

Toddler was found dead on a childcare bus hours after he was supposed to be dropped off.

Are we doing enough to prepare kids for the water?

A grieving mother has issued a plea for swimming lessons to be mandatory for all children.

Watch: Kiwi mum's heartbreaking plea after disabled 12yo 'attacked' at school

"I am my daughter's voice and I will scream to be heard if need be. Bullying is not okay."

Jake Bailey: Finding you can be right but still wrong

COMMENT: Just because you ask why doesn't mean you will get the right answer.

Kiwi scientists critical to coronavirus test device fear for jobs

They helped develop a NZ-made device to test for Covid-19. Now they fear for their jobs.

Principal self-isolates after Italy trip, visits school first

Principal of Albany Senior High visited northern Italy last week and has self-isolated.

Letters: There's nothing wrong with renting

Rental housing was the easiest, most economical way to move from one place to another.

'White middle-class' fight over housing near school

Kiwibuild developer lashes out at 'little white middle-class community'.

Alwyn Poole: Point poverty finger here

Comment: 'Poorly aimed interventions are of no use what-so-ever.'

Coronavirus: Auckland university freezes staff hires due to travel ban

More than $30 million in revenue is at risk.

'Changes extremely dramatic': Teachers reject NCEA proposal

The proposal would see biology, chemistry and physics dropped at level 1.

Drowned teen too shy to say he couldn't swim, says mum

Chase Swanson-Ewing dived from river pontoon and never resurfaced.

Childcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breaches

Breaches by home-based services jumped from 15 in 2018 to at least 52 in 2019.

Tauranga school attendance drops below national average

Tauranga students' regular attendance in Term 2, 2019 dropped to 55.7 per cent

400 students face upheaval: Massey set to axe science at Albany

More than 400 students may have to move to Palmerston North, or change universities.

Local Focus: Rotorua Principals react to shocking attendance statistics

Statistics show a disturbing drop in attendance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'There's only so much we can do': Rotorua schools attendance reaches nine-year low

Rotorua schools' combined regular attendance in Term 2, 2019 dropped to 48.6 per cent

'Risky changes' - Massey shake-up alarms NZ scientists

Scientists' group critical of Massey shake-up that could see Auckland science jobs lost.