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AUT resignation over missing $500k
A senior AUT employee has quit after $500,000 went missing at the university. AUT spokeswoman Barbara Vilcich says it's a result of an internal investigation carried out by AUT.

Brian Rudman: Hunger in land of milk and honey
The causes of increased poverty, and the growth of school food programmes go back to National's big benefit cuts of 1991.

Hundreds protest 'bias' against kohanga
Marchers upset that kaumatua who teach Maori language to the young are not paid.

Our hungry kids: 40,000 NZ kids fed by charities
School principals say the number of pupils turning up for breakfast is increasing daily, despite the collapse of one of the two main breakfast programmes...

Tablet devices 'essential' for students, but who pays?
All students will eventually have to take a tablet device such as an iPad to school, but...

Police locate missing diver's body
Police have located the body of diver Daniel Waata Stoneham, 33, who has been missing in Lake Pupuke since Friday. He was found this morning in 53-metre deep water about 100 metres from the shore of the southern side of the lake.

Hands-on classroom for wine students
Waiheke winemaker Kim Goldwater has donated a 14ha section of his vineyard to the University of Auckland.