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The ban is part of his administration's crackdown on higher education.
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The woman was more recently teaching at one of the country's top private girls' schools.
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'For those with severe difficulties reading or writing, there’s nothing to replace them.'
Literacy service axed in Budget 2025, leaving 109 specialists jobless
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OPINION: Community-based initiatives could be used to get these children back on track.
Olympic champ and ex-Govt ministers among King's Birthday Honours 2025
Almost 190 Kiwis have been recognised, including a former All Black.
Home-schooled athletes denied medals to cycle 800km seeking rule change
School Sport NZ says its events are reserved for students enrolled fulltime in a school.
Steven Joyce: AI is key to unlocking New Zealand's economic potential
OPINION: AI offers huge opportunities amid current economic challenges.
Motat wins top international award at 'Oscars of the museum world'
Once ranked one of the world's most boring attractions, Motat makes a comeback.
Jobs to go as EIT plans cuts after failed merger
It has been a gruelling few years for staff at Eastern Institute of Technology.
Tech Insider: Jamie Beaton's message for students caught in Trump's war on Harvard
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'No evidence yet': Scrutiny over charter schools' reporting requirements
The Government allocated $153m to reintroduce charter schools over four years.
'Almost certainly': Seymour warns of prosecutions as Govt cracks down on school truancy
But he says families facing hardship will not be penalised.
New 12-level $290m University of Auckland student block planned
Singaporeans involved in the new deal, Precinct to sell 80% of the development when done.
More than $160m to build 115 new classrooms, three new schools in Canterbury
Minister says the community had been 'loud and clear' about the lack of space.
On The Up: Gisborne’s DStevens recognised for school project in 70th year
The project, Te Hīnātore, won a Silver Award at the 2025 NZ Commercial Project Awards.
Teen launches nationwide campaign to combat period poverty
Phoebe Driscoll chose Flaxmere College as one of the campaign’s first recipients.
Kiwi Harvard students' futures 'held hostage' in university's battle with Trump
'I'm angry, I'm upset and I'm scared. This decision is just vindictiveness.'
Wellington kura celebrating ‘bittersweet’ $35m long-awaited upgrade
'We see the excellent results in our kura kaupapa – despite the buildings they are in.'
'Sparks flying': Head Hunters associate crashed through school gates in spiked, stolen Audi
He has since sobered up and re-evaluated his life choices, his lawyer says.
US Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workers
The agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.
Watch: Erica Stanford promises 1600 more teachers, learning support staff by 2028
The minister is speaking at Mt Albert Grammar in Auckland.
Why Trump’s battle with Harvard just escalated dramatically
The university called the move 'unlawful' and warned of 'serious harm' to its community.
Education’s $2.5b Budget boost: Where the money is going
Education got a $2.5 billion boost in Budget 2025.
Egregious or reasonable? Economists split over student loan repayment threshold freeze
The Government is not inflation-adjusting student loan repayments.
Govt boosts spending on private schools to support ‘diversity, choice’
It is the first increase in private school funding in 15 years, David Seymour said.
Budget 2025: Every budget item in one interactive
Use the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.
Pay equity, KiwiSaver and housing: Where the Govt cut $21b
The pay equity changes have saved the Government almost $13b.
170 formal complaints from schools about lunches programme in first month
Complaints included missed deliveries and menu problems.
First XV rugby shake-up: South Island boys' schools plot breakaway competition
Co-ed schools like St Andrew's College and Rangiora High are excluded from the proposal.
'Valuable opportunity': Students praise compassion-building workshops at school
Students have found the workshops 'really uplifting and positive' so far.
Reports of NCEA exam breaches surge by 250% as AI use prompts crackdown
NZQA investigated 876 reported breaches of external assessments last year.
On The Up: Crimson Education co-founder to teach entrepreneurship at University of Auckland
The course focuses on entrepreneurship and high-growth ventures.
