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Bullying claim at elite school

Elite Auckland school King's College is investigating allegations of student bullying after reports Year 9 pupils were made to march like "prisoners of war".

Cracking the code - schools get kids programming

On a rainy lunchtime at West Auckland's Marina View School students hold their breath as a robot enters the shade beneath a chair.

Moves to protect student apps

An Auckland school is seeking legal advice on how to best protect the intellectual property of students who are designing and programming apps.

Mary Holm: Loans can threaten family harmony

Our son will be studying in Australia for the next few years and will need to borrow money from us for fees, living expenses and so on.

Grammar leadership in shake-up plan

A management shake-up at one of the country's most conservative state schools is being considered.

Kiwi kids code robots

Students at West Auckland’s Marina View School – some as young as 7 – are learning to code using robots. Students programme the robots to carry out tasks and complete a set course.

Follow Brits, say techies

Editorial: Govt opts for caution and stability

The most notable item in the Government's third term agenda outlined to Parliament yesterday is an intention to hold "job fairs" in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane aimed at New Zealand....

Bennett's teacher pays her a visit

The path to the top can begin in unusual places. For Paula Bennett, it was performing as Rizzo in a high school production of the musical Grease.

Bob Jones: Poseurs take us all for suckers

In the 1950s a Wellington student, later to become an accounting profession stalwart, paid his way through university via newspaper advertisements, writes Bob Jones.

Peter Lyons: When rock stars run out of puff

NZ has a "rock star economy" and surveys reveal high levels of business confidence, but what could make the economy run out of puff? Peter Lyons looks at the issue.

Sliding status won't put employers off

Kiwi employers working through a pile of CVs are unlikely to care how applicants' place of study compares on international rankings.

Students say uni's porn ban 'draconian'

The University of Otago's ban on pornography in residential colleges is being slammed as an attack on student freedom.

Secrets of oldest, youngest graduates

More than half a century lies between them, but the youngest and oldest students graduating from the University of Auckland both have a secret.

Every day a chance for young poets

Being young can often mean a lot of people will disregard what you have to say.

The great school zone shift

Thousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.