New ZealandMore than a quarter of NZ students stayed home today, principals estimateSchool principals are calling for composure and coherence amid Covid-19.22 Mar 10:17 PM
New ZealandFour Auckland schools linked to Covid-19, three shutPrincipals inform parents after confirmed or probable cases linked to staff and students.22 Mar 06:13 PM
New ZealandMinistry of Education reveals tipping point that will close schoolsOfficials have created criteria for closing schools and could bring forward the holidays.19 Mar 10:53 PM
New ZealandAuckland school to close after pupil tested for Covid-19School principal Gary Sweeney said parents would be notified today about the closure.19 Mar 08:56 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Family says China safer than NZ for their kidsWorried parents are starting to withdraw children from daycare.19 Mar 05:07 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: University limits face-to-face teachingMassey Uni students told to prepare to study from home for an "extended period".19 Mar 09:06 AM
New ZealandThe coronavirus plan to provide internet, devices to 70,000 kidsGovernment buying devices, installing home internet, to prepare for school closures.19 Mar 04:04 AM
New ZealandAuckland parent with coronavirus; school closed for teacher-only dayA parent at Ponsonby Primary School has tested positive for coronavirus.19 Mar 02:48 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: School remains open as child tested for Covid-19Latest suspected case of Covid-19 a child being tested in Hamilton.19 Mar 01:27 AM
New ZealandEight new coronavirus cases: PM says don't panic, be preparedThe new cases are in Christchurch, Waikato, Invercargill and Auckland.18 Mar 02:03 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Thai students at Kerikeri High told to stay homeKerikeri High says there's no cause for concern for its staff or other students.17 Mar 09:41 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Uni exchange students told to come homeStudent exchanges suspended as pandemic spreads.17 Mar 05:10 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: School likely to close if student's test is positiveSchool might be closed for 48 hours if student's test is positive.17 Mar 04:34 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19Schools are cancelling camps and assemblies and planning for teaching online.17 Mar 02:13 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: School sports events cancelledCoronavirus throws school winter sports in doubt.16 Mar 09:18 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: What are Kiwis searching on Google?What are Kiwis searching amidst the coronavirus pandemic?16 Mar 12:20 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Ministry survey hints at school closuresMinistry seeks answers in two days on coping with possible school closures.15 Mar 11:40 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Schools brace for possible closuresSchool principals seek urgent talks with Ministry of Education over contingency plans.15 Mar 06:20 AM
Sponsored StoriesBest practice educators soughtThe Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards 2020 are open.11 Mar 11:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationAre we doing enough to prepare kids for the water?A grieving mother has issued a plea for swimming lessons to be mandatory for all children.06 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Westlake Headmaster responds to coronavirus concernsFocus Live: Westlake Boys High School headmaster responds to coronavirus concerns after infected woman’s son attends school.Watch04 Mar 03:58 AM
New Zealand'White middle-class' fight over housing near schoolKiwibuild developer lashes out at 'little white middle-class community'.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus classroom fears: Agency wants halt on foreign teachersWill fear of travelling trump NZ as safe haven for overseas teachers?01 Mar 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationOut of the classroom and into the forest - what a way to learn!This is not new-age hippy education.28 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Changes extremely dramatic': Teachers reject NCEA proposalThe proposal would see biology, chemistry and physics dropped at level 1.25 Feb 10:16 PM
New ZealandChildcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breachesBreaches by home-based services jumped from 15 in 2018 to at least 52 in 2019.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Rotorua Principals react to shocking attendance statisticsStatistics show a disturbing drop in attendance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.23 Feb 08:30 PM
LifestyleDo crims eat better than kids? MasterChef star's verdict on free school lunchesSimon Gault isn't so taken with giving kids chips for lunch.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGovt drops NCEA plans for primary and intermediate childrenPrincipals opposed suggestions that Years 7 and 8 could sit the new NCEA tests.20 Feb 03:18 AM
New ZealandSchool rolls jump, 'no more broom cupboards'Schools want more support for overseas teachers hired to fill gaps in NZ classrooms.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandProposed school zone shuts out families next doorHobsonville Point is growing fast and the local primary school bursting at the seams.13 Feb 04:57 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus panic, hysteria: Auckland school bars Filipino kidsSchool bars four Filipino children who have never been to China.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Unlawful and discriminatory': Disabled children fight for an education'Parents shouldn't be relying on luck for their child to succeed in the classroom.'11 Feb 07:26 PM
EducationEnvironment Court fines contractor more than $15kThe company was lead contractor in the redevelopment of Northland College.07 Feb 12:00 AM
