New ZealandParata quiet on ECE quality failureEducation Minister Hekia Parata has not answered questions about whether she believes a report on learning for under-3s will affect a key Govt target.06 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionCarmen Dalli: Early childhood report 'very sobering'ERO's latest report on how well early childhood services are supporting infants and toddlers to be competent communicators and explorers is very sobering.06 Aug 02:20 AM
New ZealandShould we put kids in care?An ERO report says almost half of our centres are not doing enough for under-3s in vital developmental areas.05 Aug 09:31 PM
KahuHarvard, 'Maori spice' in the mixMaking a difference in Maori health and pushing to get more young Maori into medicine has led one young doctor to the steps of Harvard.05 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFake profile reportedly used to proposition womanA fake Facebook profile set up in the birth name of Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian has reportedly been used to proposition a Greymouth woman.04 Aug 05:17 AM
New ZealandTeacher threatens colleague's childrenA senior teacher has landed in trouble after accusing a junior colleague of having an affair with her husband during several "emotionally heightened" states.04 Aug 03:42 AM
New ZealandTeacher loses registration over inappropriate imagesA disgraced former principal jailed for possessing child abuse and bestiality images has had his teacher's registration cancelled.04 Aug 01:50 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Bianca ZanderBianca Zander is a lecturer in creative writing at AUT and recently published her second novel, The Predictions. She talks about leaving her journalism career to write fiction.03 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGloriavale hits back at curriculum claimsGreen MP Catherine Delahunty said she was concerned the school's narrow curriculum prevented pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.03 Aug 09:41 AM
New ZealandTensions boil over at troubled schoolThe principal at Northcote's Hato Petera College has been suspended from his role as chief executive of the school's hostel and three managers have resigned.02 Aug 02:15 AM
New ZealandSexist lessons at GloriavalePoliticians will demand answers from education bosses over what the extreme fundamentalist school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.01 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday Editorial: Gloriavale kids need a broader educationGreen MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.01 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher barred over student relationshipA teacher has been censured, and told to pay costs after he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.30 Jul 04:59 AM
KahuSchool opens door to te reo earlyYear 2 students at Glenfield's Mānuka Primary School are still learning to read and write in English - but they are already learning te reo Māori too.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandRed-letter day for kid writersEight young Kiwi authors will be bubbling with inspiration after meeting their sporting heroes and getting a story published, all in one day.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand$4k missing from schoolStaff who withdrew thousands in cash from a school's account and failed to explain what they spent it on will not be investigated, the Ministry of Education says.29 Jul 09:51 AM
KahuWiki o te reo Māori taken to heartRnui kaumtua Hori (George) Winikerei Taua never thought he would see the day when Maori and English words took equal places in his local supermarket.28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandParents warned to restrict screen timeA study by Curtin University in Australia has found that children are spending increasingly dangerous periods of time in front of screens.27 Jul 06:21 PM
KahuPupils are the stars in new digital bookChildren from a Māori immersion class in Pukekohe are the stars of a new digital book released by Auckland Transport for Māori Language Week.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice investigating 'stranger danger' complaintPolice are investigating a complaint against a member of the public who gave a child a ride home in a van.27 Jul 05:36 AM
EditorialEditorial: Te reo Maori deserves to be celebratedTe reo Maori it is primarily an oral language and has survived long enough now to suggest it will not be lost. But imagine how much better it would be if it was celebrated.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrimary schools get media savvyPrimary school principals are being urged to pay for one-stop media training to prepare for crisis situations.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand200 more classrooms for Auckland schoolsThe Government is promising 239 new classrooms for Auckland schools over the next 18 months as many reach capacity.25 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Schools rising to the digital challengeChildren today can be familiar with computers by the time they learn to walk. They quickly understand how to manipulate images on a touch-screen and play video games.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTroubled charter school to stay openThe decision to keep a failing charter school open was based on data that showed the children had virtually nowhere else to go.24 Jul 12:30 AM
New ZealandPasifika, Maori, boys lagging behindInequality reigns across primary school children's reported ability to learn to read, write and do maths, national data shows.23 Jul 11:28 PM
New ZealandCharter school closure decision dueMinister of Education Hekia Parata will address media in Auckland and end months of uncertainty for the school and its students.23 Jul 08:51 AM
New ZealandSchool rejects KFC bribe claimsThe school under fire for bribing its kids with takeaways says it never served fried chicken - only pizza.22 Jul 05:45 AM
EconomyStudents drive record migrationA net inflow of 3000 migrants in June pushed the annual net gain to 58,300 - the 11th straight month it has hit a new record.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandManukau gets a boost of academic manaThe first task when AUT moved into its new premises in Manukau, South Auckland, was to pull down a wire barrier surrounding the site.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovernment under fire for charter school 'rort'The government is being criticised for awarding a charter school a contract before ensuring it had somewhere to teach its kids.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFamilies face split by schoolsSiblings are likely to end up at separate primary schools as strict new school zones come into force at a number of Auckland primary schools this year.18 Jul 10:43 PM
