Education reporter, NZ Herald
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Principal almost loses finger in freak tug of war accident
School abandons tug-of-wars after its principal almost lost a finger when a rope snapped.
Lance O'Sullivan proposes military school in Northcote
Dr Lance O'Sullivan says Vanguard and other charter schools have been good for Māori.
Call to shut public out of all kauri forests
Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.
Teachers kicked, hit, stabbed by 'P kids'
Teachers are being kicked, punched and stabbed by children of P-addicted mothers.
Special zones proposed to tackle poverty
Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".
'We would lock ourselves in the room'
Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.