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Sacked for teaching King Lear
Shakespearean tragedy has become high farce, after a Christian high school sacked a teacher for using a "morally defiling" King Lear text.
Brothel could be removed lawfully - expert
A law expert says Waitakere City Council is wrong to think it cannot help a school that wants a nearby brothel removed.
School points to bylaw in brothel row
A school chairman calls for Waitakere City to step in after learning Rodney has a bylaw stopping a brothel opening near a school.
Parents in shock at brothel by school
The owner of a brothel opposite a school says people should be more worried about children watching violent TV than his business.
School incensed brothel has opened across the road
A west Auckland intermediate school is outraged it can do nothing about a brothel which has opened across the road.
Award is nice but Olympic hero's dream is of cash
Sir John Walker lobbies ministers to help his successful youth programmes.
Back to finance school
Virtually every financial adviser in the country will be back at school in the next few months studying for a qualification in order to stay in business.
Kiwi student found guilty of US murder
A former NZ student turned Ivy League scholar who murdered his new bride will serve his prison sentence in the US.
Students tell tale of fallen old boys
When the Last Post sounds on Sunday, a group of Sacred Heart College boys will be transported back to France where they stood at the graves of past students who gave their lives for their country.
Key: Students need to respect taxpayer funding
The Govt can afford interest-free student loans but there needs to be more respect for taxpayer funding, John Key says.