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Mum fumes amid claims teacher forced student to cut off taonga

'I don’t know if the taonga did a pukana to the teacher or what.'

'Logistical nightmare': 60 schools damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle

Damage includes flooded classrooms, roofs ripped off and major cracks in the pavement.

Collegiate helps families affected by Cyclone Gabrielle

The drive for donations coincided with the school's biggest weekend.

Richard Prebble: Solving the truancy crisis - we should have cameras in classrooms

The more days that children attend school, the more likely they are to succeed.

Teacher squeezed child's arms so tight it left finger-shaped bruises

The childcare teacher yanked another child off the ground by the arm.

Universities want more students back in lectures as attendance remains low

University lecture attendance hasn't come back to high levels since the pandemic.

Principal of Auckland school which hired rapist relative resigns

A review of the teacher aide's hiring found legal requirements were not met.

$25m boost for cyclone-hit businesses, at least 58 migrants dead in Italy & Emergency Departments under strain | Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 February, 2023

Government grants $25m boost for cyclone-hit businesses, at least 58 migrants dead after boat sinks off Italy and our Emergency Departments still under strain in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Efforts to tackle truancy in Te Tai Tokerau need to be 'grassroots'

Where does the funding need to go for it to make a difference?

Call for free school lunches to be extended to more children

Health Coalition Aotearoa said more children than ever need the free lunch scheme.

Getting kids to school a rough ride in Northland

Buses running behind and parents trying to keep up with fees: what's in store this year?

Massey University sets new standard for Te Tiriti excellence

Massey University is celebrating the launch of a project setting a new standard.

More non-Māori are embracing te reo - raising complex issues

OPINION: If not done well and ethically, it could be another wave of colonisation.

University of Auckland scientist helps uncover exceedingly rare pair of stars

Astrophysicist Professor Jan Eldridge is a world expert on the evolution of binary stars.

How racism was identified in initial media reporting of Covid in Aotearoa

Media reports during the Covid pandemic targeted poor and vulnerable communities.

Weaving kapa haka with healing for mental health

Young Māori in the South Island are thriving with kapa haka therapy in school.

Girls' High new boarding hostel creates history

Rotorua Girls' High School makes history today by opening its first hostel.

Asthma Foundation: 'Hey, this isn't good for your lungs'

The Asthma Foundation says urgent action is required for vulnerable communities.