New ZealandKids cut school for overseas tripsNearly one in five parents have taken their child out of school in order to go on an overseas holiday, according to a new survey.18 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandCharity out to close book on povertyA charitable group is aiming to give away a million financial literacy work books to New Zealand students by 2020 to try to improve young people's wealth creation skills.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool plan will 'widen the gap'The Labour Party says Education Minister Hekia Parata's consideration of performance funding in schools could lead to the most radical shakeup of education in a generation.16 Mar 05:40 AM
New ZealandSchool funding shakeup loomsThe Government is looking to fund schools according to the progress their pupils make, the Education Minister has revealed.15 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBitten 9 times at daycareThe distraught parents of an infant who needed hospital treatment after being repeatedly bitten by a 2-year-old boy at a preschool.15 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Safe kids without the carI can still remember the freedom that came with being given my first bike.15 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe dark side of being onlineBrett Lee has worked as a senior detective in the Queensland police charged with combating online paedophilia.14 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchools play catch up for lost kidsSchools are under pressure to cope with the catch-up needed for the estimated 73,500 children who miss school each day.13 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCycle to school, Green tells kidsThe Greens want to build up to $200m in cycle lanes and walkways around schools if they are in govt, and funding would be redirected from "low-value" projects such as the Holiday Highway north of Auckland.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipal took $30k from poor schoolA principal and her husband siphoned off more than $30,000 from a decile one school in South Auckland and splashed out on themselves.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBad teachers in education law's sightsThere will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.12 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Market society breeding pushy parentsSome parents have become obsessed about giving their offspring the added edge, writes Peter Lyons. Choice of school often dominates dinner party conversations.11 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAnanish Chaudhuri, Nigel Haworth, Michael Myers: Eight institutions may be more than NZ can affordA recent report in the Herald points out that New Zealand universities have slipped down considerably in the most recent Times Higher Education rankings of universities.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandOnline presence lives on after we dieThose inane selfies and comments on our social media sites will live on long after we're dead, says a visiting academic - but it'll be a valuable historical record.10 Mar 04:30 PM
BusinessSeismic upgrade to finish in MayThe $1.26 million seismic upgrade of Diocesan School for Girls' old chapel will be finished around mid-May.10 Mar 04:30 PM
BusinessStudents put sex and satire in the cityArchitecture students have imagined how Auckland will look sporting a new super-brothel, and Wellington's future if sea levels rise.10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBingeing puts strain on schoolsAustralia's teenagers are increasingly becoming trapped in a culture of booze, drugs and gambling.10 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAlice Wang: More overseas students ensures the bestIt is disappointing to know that in 2014, people still see the world through an "us" versus "them" lens, writes Alice Wang.10 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionTim Hazledine: Universities don't need tinkering, just adequate cashSteven Joyce has made himself into the Minister for All Things Large & Little. It seems that no sector of the economy is safe from his reforming zeal, writes Tim Hazledine.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTeachers unprepared for autistic kidsThe case of a 14-year-old with Asperger's syndrome excluded from his school has highlighted that teachers are not being taught how to deal with autistic students.09 Mar 12:16 AM
New ZealandPrincipals warned over measlesThe Ministry of Health has written to school principals advising them to ensure all pupils, parents and staff are immunised against measles as an outbreak threatens to sweep the country.08 Mar 11:48 PM
New ZealandParata: Girls doing well in educationMore than 80 per cent of Kiwi girls left school with a qualification last year, provisional figures released today show.07 Mar 09:16 PM
New ZealandToo many foreign students: JonesAuckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential expense of NZers, says Shane Jones.07 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionUpdating sex ed a mustIn an ideal world, parents would teach their children respectful attitudes to sex. In reality, that is not always happening.07 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPlan to maintain kids' pearly whitesWhen dental hygienist Cynthia Wallbridge read in the Herald that 40 per cent of New Zealand 5-year-olds have tooth decay, she was dismayed.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt calls for overhaul of sex edRespectful attitudes to sex would become a core part of sex education in schools under an overhaul recommended to the Govt.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHonour for uni's championIt was during his time in Auckland that Dr William Tan says he "blossomed" as a long-distance wheelchair athlete, breaking numerous national records.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ universities fail to make top 100More investment needs to go into the country's universities if they're to move higher up a list ranking the world's institutions, the head of Auckland University says.06 Mar 06:30 AM
WorldTeen's attempt to sue parents fails'Are we going to open the gates for 12-year-olds to sue for an Xbox?' A New Jersey judge has ruled against a teen who tried to sue her parents over uni fees.05 Mar 08:19 PM
