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Tolley tells schools to toughen up on bullying

Minister of Education Anne Tolley has reminded schools that they need to keep students safe.

No action on principal's Hitler comparison

Crucial vacancies in Govt posts

Union says Christchurch schools should get break over standards

Govt accused of 'slash and burn'

The Government is being accused of taking a slash and burn approach to spending after Finance Minister Bill English signalled cuts to public services and new figures showed substantial job losses in the sector.

Govt criticised for approach on bullying

Writing to schools demanding action on bullying is a "wet" response to the problem, Labour's David Shearer says.

Tapu Misa: Empathy creates heroes across the divide

One former businessman's compassion reaches across Auckland's growing cultural divide

Christchurch earthquake: Students pull out of study in NZ

Plans being made to rebuild confidence in the international education sector

China wants extra compensation for Christchurch quake victims

The Chinese Embassy has asked the Government to give special compensation to Chinese families who lost children in last month's Christchurch earthquake.

Stuart McCutcheon : Professor's claims over uni at odds with facts

University of Auckland staff conditions are not under threat.

Busting at the seams: Triple childcare trouble

Parents need flexibility, commissioner says

Excluded boy slips through the cracks

Bad behaviour at school after death of father turns into a year's suspension.

Six more earthquake victims named

Police today released the names of six more people who died in Christchurch's February 22, magnitude 6.3 earthquake, while Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced 110 schools in the region will have reopened by next week.

School Journals to teach history of Moriori for first time

More play time to ease kids back into school post-quake

It was a lot more enjoyable during playtime at Christchurch's Wharenui School today than a fortnight ago, when students and teachers were huddled on the grass as the earth shuddered beneath them.