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Kiwi mum shocked at $1000 school uniform bill
Woman says she was horrified when handed the bill for her son's uniform this year.
Simon Wilson: The kōhanga generation comes to Waitangi
ANALYSIS: If we want to close those gaps, we already have a model for how to do it.
Overseas-born students driving roll growth in Rotorua
'We're getting an even spread of New Zealand-born and overseas-born students.'
Learn and earn: Rotorua expert leads 'unique' new Māori performing arts degree
Jamus Webster takes up role after nearly 30 years at Rotorua Boys' High School.
'Big s*** storm': Teacher quits job to homeschool child after ministry cuts bus route
'I'd love to be working; I don't get pure satisfaction sitting here at home doing this.'
'Get on with the year': Parents baulk at school holding online day between Waitangi and weekend
Other schools will close or hold a teacher-only day Friday, creating a four-day weekend.
Pay errors unaddressed: Calls grow for school payroll reform
Calls for overhaul as overpayment cases hit 820, with 66 in Northland.
Opinion: The real reason so many kids failed NCEA Level 1 this year
OPINION: If you leave school without a qualification, you earn an average of $18K a year.
'Make a huge difference': Principals praise KidsCan support
KidsCan supports 1100 schools, helping with food, shoes, and jackets.
Letters: Banks' climate policy could be NZ's saving grace
OPINION: Saving grace or woke climate policy?
'A force of nature': Tributes flow for Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
National leaders have praised her impact on Māori education.
Letters: How to cut cost of school uniforms, why would PM attend Waitangi?
OPINION: 'I cannot deny that Donald Trump's strategy is masterful.'
‘Beyond unacceptable’: Two toddlers walk out open daycare door
A teacher accidentally left a door to the street open and the two 1-year-olds walked off.
‘A thousand times harder’: Parents turn to charities as school costs rise
Parents increasingly rely on charities due to rising school costs.
'Bland' school lunches arrive up to three hours late, just before home-time
Principals had to buy food to tide students over or pull them out of class to eat late.
Opinion: Why NZ schools need more trees
OPINION: A recent study finds too many playgrounds need better tree cover.
Northland teachers face challenges as curriculum changes loom in 2025
Northland educators remain dedicated amid upheavals.
Editorial: Back to school costs crippling for many Kiwi families
OPINION: Families are feeling the weight of these expenses.
Opinion: We can reduce youth offending. Here’s how
OPINION: Nearly all young people who offend have experienced trauma.
‘More isolated than ever’: School’s struggle as it awaits $650k jetty
Construction of a new Waitaria Bay jetty will start mid-2025.
Opinion: Is it time to reconsider kids' device use in schools?
OPINION: Young Kiwis spent on average of six hours per day using screens.
NZ’s starving students: Hungry kids trailing peers by up to four years in maths, science
A major new analysis uncovers a 'barn-door problem' of food poverty in Kiwi schools.
Cost of students starting high school soars - parents stung up to $800 per child
Families may face costs upwards of $800 per child for uniforms, stationery, technology.
‘So many secrets': Ex-deputy principal jailed for sexual relationship with student
The offences occurred in the early 2000s when Iain Anderson was at Tapawera Area School.
‘It’s not safe’ – Lack of pedestrian crossing on route to school sees car win over walking
Children are keen to walk to school but busy roads are a barrier.
Back to School: Fresh and healthy school lunches your kids will love
Expert meal planner Kathrine Lynch has helped more than 100,000 parents.
Prestigious boys' college cancels centenary celebrations amid sex abuse allegations
A former staff member faces 11 charges of sexual abuse against four boys.
Back to School: Parents reuse and repurpose to save money on expensive devices
Families should try to avoid finance options if possible, say budgeting advisers.
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Mum of three give tips on how to get kids into uniform without breaking the bank.
Back to School: Mum of three’s cost-cutting uniform tips
Parents are saving hundreds being prepared and buying secondhand.
'It's very transparent': Parents praise new compulsory structured literacy for schools
How we learn to read and write will completely change for some Kiwi kids.
Jailed Dilworth teacher dies days after compassionate release
Robert Wynward sexually abused eight young boys at the Auckland boarding school.
Results revealed: Drop in NCEA Level 1 achievement
Result brings 'literacy and numeracy in New Zealand into sharp focus'.