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Dilworth school sex abuse: Graeme Lindsay pleads guilty
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National MPs disagree with Goldsmith on 'colonisation' comments
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Tragic childcare death: Unknown how long 4yo lay unconscious on childcare slide
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School zone outcry: Clampdown on 'Grammar clause' - parents sending kids to their old schools
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Two more men charged in Dilworth School sex abuse investigation
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Audrey Young: Govt ditching second-language bill fails a generation of kids
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Labour set to kill second languages bill
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'Absolute frustration': Principals and teachers worn out, survey shows
One in five school leaders is reported to be working more than 60 hours per week.
Lockdown lifted at Northland school after police callout
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Rotorua kura able to rearrange school dates according to Māori calendar
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'High-risk' parolees to be housed between two Auckland schools
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Snorkelling programme takes out top environmental award
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Waikato boy chosen as US Presidential Scholar
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The headline-grabbing headmaster in charge of NZ's second-biggest school
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'Huge waiting list': Expats fuel demand for private-school places
Private schools are shutting rolls amid "huge" waiting lists.
Dilworth victim: 'You can't tell me there wasn't a child abuse ring'
Dilworth tutor was in MacMurray House at same time as two others accused of abusing boys.
School ball chaos: Students overtaken by hoons once again
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Bullying investigation at top private school to continue following principal's resignation
Investigators were expected to report back to the Trust Board next month.
Social studies 'not as valued' in some schools
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Attempted abduction: Principal asks students to 'be aware'
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Principal of top private school resigns amid bullying investigation
The head of St Peter's Cambridge has resigned in the midst of a bullying investigation.