New ZealandTeachers' strike to go ahead despite talksTeachers still plan to strike this week despite two days at the bargaining table with the Ministry of Education.09 Nov 05:06 AM
New Zealand$40 yearly slug on top of student loanStudent loan holders are about to be hit with a $40 administration fee for every year they don't repay their loan.07 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: No easy formula for pupils doing wellIf you tell children they're failures, they tend not to disappoint you.07 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEx-principal will fight money laundering, fraud chargesA former high-profile principal says he will defend dozens of charges against him that include money-laundering, false accounting and fraud.05 Nov 04:30 PM
EconomyNZ third best place to live - UN reportNZ is the third best country to live in the world, climbing 17 places in the latest United Nations' index aimed at measuring development.04 Nov 07:57 PM
New ZealandMinistry puts boards on spot over standardsThe Ministry of Education is contacting the trustees of every primary and intermediate school to ask about their stance on National Standards. 04 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNational standards: <b>Readers respond</b>We asked readers if they had confidence in the Govt's national education standards, after more than 200 schools rejected them.04 Nov 02:35 AM
KahuTop school makes te reo compulsoryTe reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with King's College making it a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students.04 Nov 12:58 AM
New ZealandResearchers back National Standards boycottTwo education researchers are supporting a boycott of the Government's mandatory national standards by 225 primary school boards.03 Nov 08:00 PM
New ZealandDelay National Standards - Labour Phil Goff says the "untested" National Standards system the Govt is trying to push through won't succeed and should be delayed.03 Nov 05:01 AM
New ZealandRebel schools: We won't set standardsMore than 200 schools are refusing to introduce part of the Government's mandatory national standards next year after voting "no confidence" in the system.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool in denial over bullying: fatherThe father of a schoolgirl sent to South Africa after she was bullied at Howick College says the school is in denial if it thinks hers is an isolated case.01 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandFamily send bullied teen to South AfricaA teen has been sent to South Africa to finish her school year after claims she was bullied so badly at Howick College she was too scared to go to class.31 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentHuge gap in work literacy skillsA staggering 40 per cent of Kiwi adults lack the literacy skills to carry out their jobs.29 Oct 10:48 PM
New ZealandWe don't know how lucky we areNZ has the world's best education system, third highest level of personal freedom and our economy is going pretty well, a think-tank says.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHunting for the good kids withinInside the first of the Govt's new boot camps for serious repeat youth offenders.29 Oct 04:30 PM
Lifestyle<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Tolley swings her axeWhenever there are cuts to be made, it always seems to be down to the Education Minister to make them, writes Dita De Boni.28 Oct 08:29 PM
New Zealand20 hours of free care to be reviewed, says TolleyThe 20 hours of free care children 3 and over receive in early childhood centres is under review.27 Oct 04:30 PM
