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New Year Honours 2026: The full list

The 2026 New Year Honours are out today. Here's the list of New Zealanders recognised.

The NZ schools that produced the highest-achieving Cambridge exam students

And hear from of our top scholars that ranked the best in the world.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

'Can you sell a card?': Teacher tried to buy student's ADHD medication

The student had gone to the teacher for help with a range of mental health issues.

No Santa, no birthdays: Inside Gloriavale kids’ banned ‘special days’

Why Gloriavale leavers will be truly joyful this Christmas.

School told to reinstate deputy principal in camp funds dispute

Annual Year 8 trip to Wellington led to parent's complaint about misuse of school funds.

'Tip of the iceberg': Principals warn school violence data underestimates crisis

Children aged 9 or under are linked to 2700 discipline cases for school assaults.

'Shocking, premeditated, vile': Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students

Judge says the ripple effect of Matthew Ireland's offending has been devastating.

Police detain suspect in Brown university shooting

Two people were killed and nine others wounded in the Rhode Island attack.

Why Rotorua’s young people are struggling to get hired

It's not poor attitudes preventing youth from getting jobs, an advocate says.

Editorial: New medical school a boost for heartland

OPINION: Rural medical training is still an issue that needs addressing.

Parents win time in last ditch bid to keep childcare centre open - for now

The daycare was due to shut next week but there's been a change of heart.

Final decision to scrap NCEA pushed out – why delay?

The Government is seeking to replace the NCEA with a new qualification regime.

'Powerful example': Teen's 13 years of perfect school attendance honoured

Casey Paul has not missed a single day since starting school.

From garden to business: How one school is sowing seeds of food and financial know-how

A grant of $8750 would go towards buying materials to build a hot and shade house.

Opinion: NZ needs more entrepreneurs – will its new tertiary strategy reward real risk-takers?

OPINION: New rules urge universities to create more innovators, founders and risk-takers.