New ZealandSecondary school principals angry about lost incomeSecondary schools are angry they won't get support for the loss of international students07 May 09:15 PM
New ZealandSchools may get lifeline to keep foreign studentsSchools may get compensation for foreign students lost due to Covid-19.07 May 07:40 AM
New ZealandSchool playgrounds, sports, assemblies resumeToys, sandpits and other currently banned delights will be allowed again.07 May 05:10 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate schools charging full fees claim $11.7m in Govt wage subsidyPrivate schools say the loss of international students during lockdown has hit them hard.05 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Frustrating': School's flu jab clinic cancelled twice due to short supplyIt's the second time the school has tried and failed to get teachers vaccinated.03 May 11:24 PM
New ZealandAll Marist College students and staff to be tested for Covid-19The tests will take place regardless of whether people have symptoms or not.03 May 08:59 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLocked down: The four weeks that changed NZ foreverNo one who lived through it will ever forget the great New Zealand lockdown of 2020.30 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandSmall schools top plans for post-Covid rebuildSmall schools to get better lights and insulation in bid to restart economy.30 Apr 12:40 AM
New ZealandAddress muddle slows $88m computers for kidsTiresa Tufue received a computer but it was addressed to another student and taken away.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSchools reopen - but one in six don't expect any studentsSchools are officially open again - but many are not expecting any students.28 Apr 06:30 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: How will history judge NZ's Covid-19 response?We say: The Government's call to "go hard and go early" appears to have paid off.25 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandChildcare in Level 3: Sandpits closed, parents told to stay in carsSandpits stay closed; parents advised to wait in cars at dropoff if necessary.25 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Back-to-school nerves understandableWE SAY: It is a big deal to start relaxing our mental programming of the past month.24 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandLevel 3 backdown: Kids can use playgroundsPlaygrounds can now open at childcare centres but are still closed in schools and parks.23 Apr 06:05 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationPreschool centres like a 'petri dish of sickness' says mumSchools and early childhood centres will open on April 2922 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNo soft toys, play dough or sandpit: Early childhood centres prepare for level 3Centres reveal safety measures as they prepare to reopen.22 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland schools: 'We'll do our bit for the recovery'Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.22 Apr 07:12 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern's former school is not happy with her back-to-classroom plan. How she respondedMorrinsville College principal's warning: 'Children can contract Covid and they can die'.22 Apr 01:46 AM
New ZealandKiwi home-learning TV host apologises after outrage over pillowNathan Wallis was slammed for pillow featuring the confederate flag.21 Apr 08:07 AM
KahuRevealed: Surprising stat that allowed NZ schools to openMinistry says closing schools and childcare reduces deaths by only 2 to 4 per cent.21 Apr 07:13 AM
New ZealandHipkins: Govt 'won't be heavy-handed' if childcares stay shutHipkins: 'We are not being too heavy-handed on this.'21 Apr 03:40 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Five new cases, Auckland woman dies of coronavirusThere are five new cases of Covid-19 today. There was a further death - a woman in her 70s from St Margaret's rest home in Te Atatu. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says that distance learning will continue 'for some time'.Watch21 Apr 01:11 AM
New Zealand'Take a breath New Zealand': it's time to support parents and teachersAn Auckland mum is on a mission to spread calm after return to school furore online.20 Apr 10:22 PM
New Zealand'Deeply disturbing': ECE services feel ignored by GovernmentThe Early Childhood Council had called for centres to remain closed until alert level 2.20 Apr 07:55 PM
New ZealandLockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopenSome childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.20 Apr 04:54 PM
New ZealandPM on why she's left it for parents to decide when their kids will go back to schoolPM confirms parents will decide if children go back to school.20 Apr 05:40 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Schools should decide when to reopen - Teaching CouncilThe council wrote a letter to the Education Minister about the issue of reopening.19 Apr 07:00 PM
New ZealandNZQA holds firm: pandemic won't change NCEANZQA holds firm against reducing NCEA requirements during the pandemic.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandChildcare centres want to stay closed at alert level 3Childcare centres want to stay closed at level 3 because of the risk of spreading virus.19 Apr 07:47 AM
OpinionPrincipal: Alert level 3 is going to create a social class divide at NZ schoolsSome families forced to "put their lives on the line", while others stay safe.19 Apr 06:03 AM
OpinionVera AlvesComment: Back to school, but what's that going to be like for children?School, as children knew it, no longer exists - or won't for a while, writes Vera Alves.18 Apr 09:29 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Can your child go back to school under level 3?The Ministry of Education has released new information.18 Apr 05:19 AM
New ZealandExclusive: School at level 3 won't be voluntary after allChildren won't be allowed back to school unless there is no one to look after them.17 Apr 05:43 PM
New ZealandLockdown turns new entrant timetable upside downMany new entrants are unable to start school as lockdown drags into fourth week.17 Apr 05:00 PM
