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NZ's loneliest child: School has just one pupil turn up amid 'brutal' winter illness

'We might just have to write this week off,' says West Coast principal.

Parents say schools getting opening hours wrong for years

Some primary schools added days on after realising they had misinterpreted the rules.

The Napier lunch service that's delivered 3.3 million meals to schools

When it started, sausage rolls were the most popular item. Now, it's sushi.

'150 clicks by the end of the straight': School speed limit changes in spotlight in Tararua

Sharon Cameron says she's welcoming consultation on proposed speed limit changes.

On The Up: The Hunger Monster short film shows students' perspective on hunger

Tikipunga Primary School students were asked - if hunger was a monster, what would it look like, and how would it be defeated? Video / I Have a Dream Charitable Trust

Primary teachers reject 'insulting' 1% pay rise from ministry

Union leader Liam Rutherford said the offer essentially asked members to take a pay cut.

Kea Kids News: What do kids think about open plan classrooms?

The government is shutting the door on open plan classrooms, but is that a good thing? Reporter Inaya gets the good, the bad, and the noisy from NZ students themselves.

Matthew Hooton: Stanford faces greatest NCEA test

OPINION: The well-intentioned but disastrous multi-decade experiment should be scrapped.