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Bad timing: 2871 new Auckland CBD students units offered, planned

Twin-block planned when international students were plentiful.

Local Focus: Building future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians

Getting kids to solve problems "from the ground up". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ponsonby school fire: Residents left in the dark over asbestos risk

They were advised to leave their homes due to the risk, but what now?

University of Auckland had to sell leaky Remuera mansion at massive discount

The revelation comes as top watchdog pans university's purchase of another plush mansion.

Tiny school sent staff to Disneyland

The Audit Office names multiple schools for accounting breaches.

Student refunds: Auckland business school pleads guilty to theft

The school was deregistered in 2017 over concerns about its performance.

Revealed: Where the new jobs are in a Covid world

What kind of training will lead to secure jobs as we recover from the Covid recession?

'All the best' for exams: Hipkins acknowledges Covid-disrupted year

About 140,000 high school students will be taking the exams, which start on Monday.

Choosing childcare: Your guide to early childhood education

The complete six-part Herald series for parents looking to make the best choice.

Choosing childcare: An insider's view

An insider's view of childcare by Glenfield early childhood teacher Nick Batley.

Choosing childcare: How to decide what's best for your child

Take a checklist when you're choosing daycare, but in the end it's love that counts.

Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs

New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.

Choosing childcare: How young is too young?

NZ children are going to ECE younger and for longer. Is that a bad thing?

Choosing childcare: Can you afford daycare for another child?

What does it cost and what are the options? What's the best value for money?

Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears

Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.

Choosing childcare: From daycare to kindergarten - what are the options?

A guide to a bewildering menu of childcare options.