New Zealand'Our tamariki are missing out': Why Bay of Plenty educators are taking strike action on ThursdayMore than 50,000 educators will take part in a nationwide strike on Thursday.14 Mar 05:00 PM
New Zealand'We end up being everything to everyone': Teachers explain why they are strikingMore than 50,000 educators will take part in a nationwide strike on Thursday.14 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandDavid Downs returns home for charity eventThe event is happening at Whanganui Collegiate School's Prince Edward Auditorium at 7pm.14 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksOpinion: Striking isn't selfish, it is for the studentsOPINION: When teachers strike, they are putting students first.13 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandWinner of Booker Prize awarded Collegiate's highest honourShehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize with his second novel.13 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'The rubber band will only stretch so far': Burnt out teachers set to strikePat Newman says teachers and principals need proactive action by the Ministry of Education13 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandMinistry steps in at Auckland school that hired rapist, parents clash with former principal’s supportersThe principal resigned last month, and the ministry has now appointed a statutory manager.13 Mar 04:30 AM
New ZealandAuckland schools in lockdown after 'threatening' call, armed police on siteThe schools placed themselves under lockdown after a phoned threat was made.13 Mar 02:42 AM
New ZealandThere will be 30,000 fewer school-aged children in 2032, ministry predictsSchools in Wellington and Auckland will suffer the biggest losses of student population.12 Mar 09:37 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Teacher’s strike, high living costs and co-governanceOPINION: Letters on rental property policies, education free fall, and Putin.12 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Teachers dispute another tricky problem to navigateA major strike would highlight the cost of living crunch.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM Hipkins hopes schools and preschools strike can be avertedAbout 50,000 teachers have planned to walk off the job on Thursday.12 Mar 07:26 AM
OpinionAisling Gallagher: National tax rebates not the answerOPINION: National has launched a new tax rebate policy to help reduce childcare costs.11 Mar 09:20 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou: ECE should focus on kids rather than making a buckIs it time to make early childhood education a public service, asks Shane Te Pou.11 Mar 11:00 AM
New ZealandAviation scholarship gives student flying startThe air ambulance service will offer the scholarship each year for the foreseeable future.10 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Too many interruptions': Teacher strike lambasted by parentTens of thousands of teacher take industrial action next Thursday - closing most schools10 Mar 05:52 AM
New ZealandResearchers cite lax Covid protections in schoolsLast year teachers had the highest rates of infection of any occupational group.09 Mar 08:05 PM
New Zealand50,000 teachers to strike, hospital wait times balloon & Labour Party in the lead | Focus Morning Bulletin: 10 March, 2023 Educators prepare for one of the country’s biggest ever strikes, new CCTV footage in search for missing doctor and new poll reveals what Kiwis think of our new Prime Minister in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch09 Mar 04:48 PM
New ZealandSchool's out: Teachers vote to strike across NZIn Auckland, disgruntled teachers will march along Queen St from Fort St to Aotea Square09 Mar 04:59 AM
EntertainmentHas Toni Street found NZ's coolest Principal?The radio star posted a lovely video of the principal who she said has a "heart of gold".09 Mar 01:42 AM
KahuRangatahi studying how to reduce Te Arawa catfish populationsSummer internship inspires rangatahi to learn more about reducing catfish populations.07 Mar 09:14 PM
New Zealand‘Not an enemy of science’: What is mātauranga Māori and how is it being rolled out in schools?'They work really well together, it’s just a different way of understanding the world.'07 Mar 02:23 AM
New Zealand'Ow, it hurts': Teacher 'tweaked' ear of preschooler after he smeared faeces on himself'These are called ears and they aren’t painted on so please use them,' teacher told child.06 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandHow can we solve low literacy and numeracy test scores?School test design could be making exams more difficult than they should be.05 Mar 08:22 PM
New Zealand‘Ludicrous’: Richard Dawkins, Elon Musk criticise mātauranga Māori as Kiwi researcher hits backDawkins described the implementation of the policy as "adolescent virtue-signalling".04 Mar 02:03 AM
New ZealandPreventing the 'youth mental health pandemic': Wellbeing project hits Te Tai Tokerau schoolsThe project provides children with the means to manage anxiety early in their early years.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandEmployment facilitator to connect students with businessesHe said he plans on building his portfolio of connected local businesses.02 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuMum 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.'02 Mar 01:19 AM
New Zealand'Logistical nightmare': 60 schools damaged by Cyclone GabrielleDamage includes flooded classrooms, roofs ripped off and major cracks in the pavement.01 Mar 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Solving the truancy crisis - we should have cameras in classroomsThe more days that children attend school, the more likely they are to succeed.28 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCollegiate helps families affected by Cyclone GabrielleThe drive for donations coincided with the school's biggest weekend.28 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher squeezed child's arms so tight it left finger-shaped bruisesThe childcare teacher yanked another child off the ground by the arm.28 Feb 04:00 AM
New ZealandUniversities want more students back in lectures as attendance remains lowUniversity lecture attendance hasn't come back to high levels since the pandemic.27 Feb 11:24 PM
New ZealandPrincipal of Auckland school which hired rapist relative resignsA review of the teacher aide's hiring found legal requirements were not met.27 Feb 06:29 AM