New ZealandCriminal past an asset, says new DeanWellington's new Anglican Dean was surprised the church would want to hire him, as he was a "dodgy Baptist" pastor with criminal convictions.02 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMum blows whistle on te reo toolLook up "policeman" in an online Maori dictionary and you used to find a suggestion that police carrying warrants should be "kicked in the backside" and thrown out.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch school launches legal battleA Christchurch school has today launched a last-ditch legal battle in a desperate bid to stay open.01 Jul 01:36 AM
OpinionPaul Moon: Forcing people to learn te reo not best way to revive languageThe first panicky headlines that came out of Timbuktu in January this year announced that thousands of ancient texts in the town's library had been incinerated.30 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPassed fit for schoolWhen Tristan Cosio started school a fortnight ago he was ready and prepped. New school bag? Yes. New lunch box? You bet. Ministry of Health B4 School Check? No.29 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchool left to pay cost of phone theftAn intermediate school had to partially compensate parents for a box of students' phones stolen during school hours.29 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandCollege dumps donations to help parentsHuntly College has led a handful of schools in doing away with donations - a change principal Tim Foy said was driven by the needs of parents.28 Jun 09:23 PM
New Zealand'Free' school costs some $1k a yearParents are paying hundreds of dollars to prop up free school education with one of the country's top colleges asking for close to $1000, a survey has found.28 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandHomework - is it worth doing?Primary school students spend nearly an hour each night doing homework, a national survey says, but some parents and teachers question the value of after-school study.27 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandUni to keep places for poorer studentsStudents from poor backgrounds could have places reserved for them at the country's largest university in a shake-up of admissions currently targeted according to ethnicity.26 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandGraduates earn less in NZ - OECDA new OECD report makes grim reading for tertiary graduates - they can expect to earn far less than those in other developed countries.25 Jun 09:40 PM
New ZealandPush for on-site preschoolsParents should have the option to drop their 4-year-old off at school, says a principal who is set to open a preschool on his school's grounds.25 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPeter Hughes appointed head of the Ministry of EducationActing Secretary for Education Peter Hughes has been appointed head of the Ministry of Education.24 Jun 11:52 PM
New ZealandChild health expert to be new Dunedin deanThe man chosen as dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine says he will be leaving the job he loves so he can help others fulfil their potential.24 Jun 08:29 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Classics, yes but not that rubble gazingLast year I recounted how my then 15-year-old daughter's mother had suggested I would be pleased to learn she (the daughter) had opted to study the classics.24 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandCanterbury schools praised post-quake responseCanterbury schools and early childhood centres have been praised in a report for how they dealt with the Canterbury earthquakes.24 Jun 06:15 AM
EntertainmentVideo: NZ robots conquer USAnimated short film <i>Shelved</i>, which was created by students at Auckland's Media Design School, has won four different awards in two American competitions.24 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandRich school, poor school: Parents' decile dilemmaSchools are bracing for the biggest changes to their funding in seven years, as officials measure how rich or poor their pupils' families are.22 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Maori prayers cause for chucklesRodney Hide is an anti-theist. He just doesn't believe in God. He is pleased there isn't one.22 Jun 05:30 PM
New Zealand$5000 bonus for expert teachersA pay deal has been signed between the union representing primary and intermediate teachers and the Govt to introduce an allowance for 800 expert teachers worth $4 million.20 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldSurge of Chinese students expected in AustraliaMainland Chinese say they intend to study abroad in far greater numbers.20 Jun 12:30 AM
New ZealandNZ unis in top 100 newcomersTwo New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old.19 Jun 05:30 PM
Business$1b Auckland Uni expansion on the booksAuckland University has become New Zealand's largest real estate developer, with a $1 billion 10-year order book already well under way.17 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPrivate college faces probeA private college in central Auckland, Hygiene College, is being probed for allegedly offering fake job offers to international students.17 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandNational Standards: Groups need to 'put their pistols away' - PMTeachers and principals plan to boycott a $6 million computerised assessment device which would be compulsory for every primary student in 2015 as part of National Standards.17 Jun 07:51 AM
