OpinionMike's Minute: A week of big ideas in NZWe owe it to our kids to have a flexible career advice system that helps them grow a passion for a career they potentially never knew existed. Out with the old, in with the new!Watch26 Jul 07:36 PM
New ZealandCareer plans for senior studentsLabour wants careers advice to be more professional.26 Jul 01:15 AM
EmploymentDrug testing putting trade students offDrug testing comes in - student enrolments drop.26 Jul 12:42 AM
New ZealandNZ popular with overseas studentsMore overseas students are choosing New Zealand as their study destination.25 Jul 03:44 AM
New Zealand$500,000 school contract with no tenderA trust with close ties to the Government - including former All Black and National Party supporter Michael Jones - was given a $500,000 charter school contract.24 Jul 10:43 PM
LifestyleWhy has this school banned clapping?A Sydney primary school has banned clapping. Instead students can "silently cheer", but only when prompted by teachers.23 Jul 10:30 PM
EconomyNZ risks missing digital wave - futuristEducation futurist Frances Valintine fears New Zealand risks being left behind in the global digital revolution.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandUnis bust more than 80 exam cheatsMore than 80 tertiary students were caught cheating last year, with some busted for writing cheat notes on their bodies and calculators.22 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionWhat I'd sacrifice to avoid a student loanFree tertiary education used to be possible here. What would you sacrifice to make it the case again?20 Jul 11:49 PM
New ZealandHalf of school reports 'unclear'About half of school reports to parents on national standards are unclear and the assessments they contain lack dependability, a new report has found.20 Jul 11:25 PM
New ZealandTeacher made student cry, bullied teensAn Auckland high school teacher has been found guilty of serious misconduct following a number of bullying incidents of students.20 Jul 07:00 AM
OpinionAlan DuffMaori must help Maori to fly highCOMMENT: Tribal authorities have an important role to play in lifting the lives and aspirations of their people.18 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSchool builds up to cope with demandNewmarket School will get a four-storey high classroom block to cater for its growing roll as part of an $8.7 million redevelopment of the site.18 Jul 01:00 AM
New ZealandPartnership school deal called offThe Government's charter school model has been branded "an unworkable mirage" by former MP John Tamihere.15 Jul 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsUniversity thinks big with wind testingTwo huge wind tunnels and Australasia's biggest strong wall are being used in experiments, research and tests.14 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTreasury warned against targeting at-risk studentsTreasury officials disagreed with a decision to target schools' operational funding to at-risk students, an initiative eventually 14 Jul 04:20 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The secret life of graduatesLife after university can mean more wealth and health, but challenges remain.13 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleTeacher's uplifting letter to failed studentA UK teacher has sent a powerful reminder to a pupil that life isn't all about tests.13 Jul 04:20 AM
EmploymentAfter uni: How much do graduates earn?Results of a long-term study of university graduates has found they are earning more after two years than the average for their age group.13 Jul 12:35 AM
EditorialEditorial: School-tech moves don't go far enoughIt is hard to escape the sense that Hekia Parata should have gone further when announcing a limited inclusion of digital technology in school curriculum.12 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHow much should kids know about money?How do we prepare our kids to face a world of easy credit, consumerism and high cost housing?11 Jul 06:45 PM
New ZealandDunedin playcentre garden vandalisedStaff at playcentre in Dunedin frustrated at the destruction of a vegetable garden they and their pupils have been cultivating for the past 18 months.10 Jul 02:03 AM
LifestyleClear lessons to create healthy Kiwi kidsFrom energy drinks and 'rubbish food day' to vege gardens and lolly bans, a new survey of lunchboxes exposes two tales of eating behaviour in NZ schools.09 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeachers hail reaction to funding proposalTeachers' body the Education Council appears to be opposing the Education Ministry's proposal to shake up the school funding system.08 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLee-Mariu: Labour Party tackling issues head onCOMMENT: The Labour Party is introducing smart, innovative plans that are investing in our future.07 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Education Minister Hekia Parata on Redcliffs SchoolEducation Minister Hekia Parata talks about the decision on Redcliffs School.Watch07 Jul 12:38 AM
New ZealandWatch: Redcliffs School to stay open - Board responds to Govt decisionRedcliffs School spokesman Mark Robberds and Principal Rose McInerney speak after the Government's decision was announced. Watch07 Jul 12:16 AM
New ZealandRedcliffs School to stay openChristchurch's Redcliffs School will stay open, it has been announced.06 Jul 11:50 PM
WorldHow languages can reveal secrets to happinessLost in translation? Don't give up, you may have discovered the key to unlocking the riches of your own emotional world.06 Jul 11:22 PM
KahuFamily taking culture to the worldMōhio tonu atu tētahi whānau o Rotorua he pai kē tana mahi i te rongonui toro rere o tā rātou kanikani poi ki te waiata a Beyonce.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionAlastair McClymont: Are motivated migrants really an issue?COMMENT: The debate about migrant numbers in New Zealand is more complicated than people would have us believe.06 Jul 01:16 AM
New ZealandAnimal cruelty link to violence prompts SPCA lessonsMore than 100 schools across the country have signed up to an SPCA programme aimed at reducing animal abuse. Teachers can include 05 Jul 06:27 PM
KahuTe reo students learn through doingA new computer-based Māori-language learning program is achieving extraordinary results by giving students practical exercises.05 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldNow you can become a hobbit specialistPrepare to embark on a quest of your own to discover the incredible world of "the Hobbit" as modern archaeological science uncovers perplexing secrets hidden in time.05 Jul 06:37 AM
