New ZealandSchool gives kids Lego for lockdownChildren have been given 10 creative tasks to do with their free Lego characters.24 Apr 05:00 PM
EducationSmall attendances likely at Whanganui education centresEducators prepare for what will level 3 look like for schools.24 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: The positive effects of learning at homeCOMMENT: Home schooling during lockdown has certainly been a learning curve.24 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMāngere Central School hands out Lego for students during lockdown Māngere Central School student Isobel Latif, aged 6, deeply engaged in her new Lego set provided by the school. Video / SuppliedWatch24 Apr 02:19 AM
New ZealandLevel 3 backdown: Kids can use playgroundsPlaygrounds can now open at childcare centres but are still closed in schools and parks.23 Apr 06:05 AM
New ZealandShould bus passengers wear masks: AT and health officials at oddsNew Zealand's health boss and Auckland Transport at odds over passenger masks.23 Apr 04:21 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationPreschool centres like a 'petri dish of sickness' says mumSchools and early childhood centres will open on April 2922 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNo soft toys, play dough or sandpit: Early childhood centres prepare for level 3Centres reveal safety measures as they prepare to reopen.22 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland ranked first in the world for sustainabilityBeating 850 others, it was recognised for its marine sustainability and land protection.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland schools: 'We'll do our bit for the recovery'Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.22 Apr 07:12 AM
New ZealandPM's former principal hits back at her comments: 'I don't want an epidemic in my community'"We don't want a situation to develop where all of the hard work is undone."22 Apr 06:54 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern's former school is not happy with her back-to-classroom plan. How she respondedMorrinsville College principal's warning: 'Children can contract Covid and they can die'.22 Apr 01:46 AM
New ZealandKiwi home-learning TV host apologises after outrage over pillowNathan Wallis was slammed for pillow featuring the confederate flag.21 Apr 08:07 AM
KahuRevealed: Surprising stat that allowed NZ schools to openMinistry says closing schools and childcare reduces deaths by only 2 to 4 per cent.21 Apr 07:13 AM
New ZealandEarly learning centres facing a minefield of challenges to reopen'You cannot change a nappy and social distance': educators question reopening risks.21 Apr 06:23 AM
New ZealandQ&A on schools: How will bubbles work? Are there enough teachers? Can kids use the playgrounds?Ashley Bloomfield and Iona Holsted answered people's Facebook questions.21 Apr 03:44 AM
New ZealandHipkins: Govt 'won't be heavy-handed' if childcares stay shutHipkins: 'We are not being too heavy-handed on this.'21 Apr 03:40 AM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Are teachers doing their bit?COMMENT: Parents and teachers are concerned about the decision to reopen schools.21 Apr 03:26 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Five new cases, Auckland woman dies of coronavirusThere are five new cases of Covid-19 today. There was a further death - a woman in her 70s from St Margaret's rest home in Te Atatu. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says that distance learning will continue 'for some time'.Watch21 Apr 01:11 AM
New ZealandReopening schools 'a calculated risk' - expertExperts say we don't know how much children transmit Covid-19 to others.21 Apr 12:50 AM
New Zealand'Take a breath New Zealand': it's time to support parents and teachersAn Auckland mum is on a mission to spread calm after return to school furore online.20 Apr 10:22 PM
New Zealand'Deeply disturbing': ECE services feel ignored by GovernmentThe Early Childhood Council had called for centres to remain closed until alert level 2.20 Apr 07:55 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessNeed a new laptop? Why it might take months to get onePlus: Ministry of Education updates on its mega-order.20 Apr 05:03 PM
New ZealandLockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopenSome childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.20 Apr 04:54 PM
New ZealandPM on why she's left it for parents to decide when their kids will go back to schoolPM confirms parents will decide if children go back to school.20 Apr 05:40 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Schools should decide when to reopen - Teaching CouncilThe council wrote a letter to the Education Minister about the issue of reopening.19 Apr 07:00 PM
New ZealandNZQA holds firm: pandemic won't change NCEANZQA holds firm against reducing NCEA requirements during the pandemic.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandKyle MacDonald: Contemplating life after lockdown spawns new worriesLet's get through this together.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandChildcare centres want to stay closed at alert level 3Childcare centres want to stay closed at level 3 because of the risk of spreading virus.19 Apr 07:47 AM
OpinionPrincipal: Alert level 3 is going to create a social class divide at NZ schoolsSome families forced to "put their lives on the line", while others stay safe.19 Apr 06:03 AM
New ZealandThree babies have virus amid fears of rise in cases when school returnsFewer severe Covid-19 cases in children, but some will still get very sick, expert warns.19 Apr 03:29 AM
LifestylePsychologist: Lockdown isn't hurting most kidsA psychologist has reassured parents most children will make lockdown their new normal.18 Apr 09:52 PM
OpinionVera AlvesComment: Back to school, but what's that going to be like for children?School, as children knew it, no longer exists - or won't for a while, writes Vera Alves.18 Apr 09:29 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Can your child go back to school under level 3?The Ministry of Education has released new information.18 Apr 05:19 AM
