PoliticsTeaching basics brilliantly? Numerous errors found in new Ministry-funded maths resourcesThe Education Ministry said minor errors were not uncommon.06 Aug 08:25 PM
Herald NOWWill the NCEA replacement work for everyone? Erica Stanford responds to concernsEducation Minister Erica Stanford joins Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW to discuss the proposed end to NCEA and what will replace it.Watch04 Aug 07:24 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNCEA performance: See how every high school ranks as Govt scraps qualificationExplore the key achievement trends in our interactive.03 Aug 11:05 PM
New ZealandSpecialist education staff booting out Govt's pay offer to tune of Elvis' Return to SenderSpecialist education staff congregate in Whangārei with placards and Elvis Presley as they join their peers nationwide in booting out and returning to sender the Govt's pay offer.Watch22 Jul 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDamning NCEA briefing raises alarm as Govt mulls future of national qualificationThe credibility of New Zealand's secondary school qualification is being debated.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt wants to increase international students by over 30,000 by 2034The Government wants to grow enrolments from 83,700 in 2024 to 119,000 by 2034.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Absolutely unreal': Dive trip inspires young conservationistsThe trip to one of the world's best dive spots rewarded the passion of nine Northlanders.26 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandKiwi academic claims 'brilliance bias' behind gender gap in maths achievementsNew research shows the gender gap had quadrupled by the start of second grade.11 Jun 10:50 PM
New ZealandLiteracy service axed in Budget 2025, leaving 109 specialists joblessEducators describe the decision as “unjustifiable,” fearing negative impacts on students with complex literacy challenges. Video / Rafaella MeloWatch03 Jun 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Room for growth': Plan to boost lagging international student numbers to pre-Covid levelsInternational education contributed $3b to NZ's economy last year.28 May 05:00 PM
Politics170 formal complaints from schools about lunches programme in first monthComplaints included missed deliveries and menu problems. 20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandHow this teacher aide is helping a small rural school thriveAshley Steedman has 'fallen in love with the job'.10 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSouth Taranaki kura community rallies after 11 students injured in van crashThree students remained in hospital on Thursday afternoon but all are expected to recover.03 Apr 05:26 AM
KahuAct MP can’t name one ‘race-based’ policy she’s trying to outlawThe MP says policies for Māori and Pasifika students are unfair but struggles to name one.02 Apr 05:02 AM
OpinionOpinion: How students feel a year into the school phone banOPINION: Here's what young people really think about the ban.31 Mar 03:51 AM
New ZealandReplacing an entire school: Excited kids watch as modular classrooms, admin block arrive in one goThe fleet of trucks and a crane stopped everyone in the community in their tracks.12 Mar 05:31 PM
Politics‘Fantastic’: Stanford, Seymour met as school lunch debacle continuesMeeting followed liquidation of a key lunch provider, child receiving second-degree burns.12 Mar 03:13 AM
New ZealandSchool giving most of its 'inedible' lunches to a pig called CracklesCritics of the school say it should invest in some salt and pepper to make them tastier.12 Mar 02:39 AM
PoliticsDavid Seymour on food provider Libelle GroupAssociate Education Minister David Seymour on food provider Libelle Group going into liquidation. Video / Mark MitchellWatch11 Mar 01:36 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPicky eating is in the genes - so how do you know if your child is a 'problem feeder'?Rose Bertram knows exactly what it is like to clash with a picky eater at meal times.05 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandDavid Seymour on the ongoing school lunches sagaAssociate Education Minister David Seymour on the ongoing school lunches saga and his missed meeting with Education Minister Erica Stanford. Video / Mark MitchellWatch04 Mar 02:13 AM
Politics‘Blind to the effects of poverty’: Hipkins scorns Luxon over school lunches debaclePM Luxon: 'There are a number of issues and the meals are not up to scratch.'03 Mar 11:22 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: ‘Marmite sandwich’ brigade living in the pastOPINION: 'The evidence for provided school lunches is clear – they work around the world.'03 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Unforgivable': Students consume melted plastic after school lunches overheat in oven mishapDavid Seymour had called this incident 'unacceptable' as a review is under way.03 Mar 06:47 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumpedA Herald analysis of 20 leading independent schools' fees.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandTowards a digital future for Māori: Cash boost for tech academyThe grant will help to provide 300 students with upgraded gaming PCs.28 Feb 11:00 PM
New ZealandGisborne’s unique school blends heritage and innovation to reshape learning'Our students are here to grow': Inside a Gisborne kura outside the mainstream.18 Feb 04:00 AM
PoliticsSeymour says there was ‘overlap’ during teacher only-day crackdown, no overstepHe stressed teacher-only days need the Minister of Education's approval.16 Feb 07:18 PM
Politics‘Overstepping’: Education Minister backtracks David Seymour’s teacher-only day crackdown'I think he knew at the time he was overstepping ...'15 Feb 11:09 PM
New Zealand‘Doesn’t meet nutritional guidelines’: Kids to get pies, Pita Pit to tackle lunch issues'If I were a school student I would have loved a pie as my taxpayer-funded school lunch.'13 Feb 06:26 AM
New ZealandHitchhiking students: Daughter finds ride, 15yo son still thumbing it after school bus axedMike Brown’s son, Chamon, still hitchhikes along State Highway 2 to and from school.13 Feb 02:23 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Missing lunches and missing buses - is NZ failing its schoolchildren?EDITORIAL: Students in our country should not have to hitchhike to school.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Nightmarish’: Auckland school turns to sausage sizzles after Government lunch programme delaysThe school is using sausage sizzles and Weet-Bix because of unreliable deliveries.12 Feb 06:50 AM
New ZealandHow Aquabots are leading charge for diversity in techYoung female engineers from Rotorua will compete at the Aquabots finals in June.10 Feb 10:18 PM
