New ZealandPay errors unaddressed: Calls grow for school payroll reformCalls for overhaul as overpayment cases hit 820, with 66 in Northland.03 Feb 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: The real reason so many kids failed NCEA Level 1 this yearOPINION: If you leave school without a qualification, you earn an average of $18K a year.02 Feb 07:09 PM
New Zealand'Make a huge difference': Principals praise KidsCan supportKidsCan supports 1100 schools, helping with food, shoes, and jackets.02 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘A thousand times harder’: Parents turn to charities as school costs riseParents increasingly rely on charities due to rising school costs.30 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Didn’t look good’: Parents upset at ‘unidentifiable’ kids' lunchesParents reported that school lunches were late to arrive and 'went into the rubbish'.30 Jan 07:05 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘It’s not safe’ – Lack of pedestrian crossing on route to school sees car win over walkingChildren are keen to walk to school but busy roads are a barrier.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBack to School: Parents reuse and repurpose to save money on expensive devicesFamilies should try to avoid finance options if possible, say budgeting advisers.21 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBack to School: Mum of three’s cost-cutting uniform tipsParents are saving hundreds being prepared and buying secondhand.20 Jan 04:00 PM
EducationBack to School: Structured literacy and numeracyAucklander Charlotte Lay explains why the new methods of teaching reading, writing and maths will be good for her 6-year-old daughter Margot. Video / Alex BurtonWatch19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNCEA results available nowMore than 160,000 students can access the results.14 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleHow to get your kids off screens these holidays'As parents, we need to do it with them.'15 Dec 10:30 PM
New ZealandNelson schools evacuated after threats: Police set up cordons, say risk not genuineCops say an email 'of a concerning nature' was sent to several schools. 15 Dec 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: NCEA, truancy, Covid - problems pile up for schoolsThe Education Minister needs to help students, parents and teachers.26 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuSeymour slams schools who told kids 'wave your banners' ahead of hīkoiTeachers openly flaunt children's absenteeism rules.12 Nov 10:56 PM
New ZealandOver 100 schools threatened by coastal flooding in NZHundreds of schools are at risk of floods now and in decades to come.10 Nov 11:03 PM
New ZealandThe level 2 NCEA maths question that left top students in tearsThe question on the volume of a drink container was above the level of the standard tested08 Nov 06:47 AM
Education'Impossible to pass': Tears as top students struggle with NCEA examsEven excellence students who had studied hard felt deflated after the exams.06 Nov 04:00 PM
Education'Running a blitz': School takes aim at students who sleep lateSchool is cracking down on students who sleep-in after 85 children were late in one day.06 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuKura kaupapa Māori brings home top US literacy prize and $166kThe entity oversees more than 60 NZ schools.31 Oct 05:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExclusive Auckland private school warns parents of data breachThe school has warned its community to remain vigilant.31 Oct 06:01 AM
Education‘Invisible’ students: Inquiry call over correspondence school Te KuraStaff worried about a 'disturbing' rise in student 'disengagement'.28 Oct 08:43 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationYouTubing maths teacher offers students a unique way to prepare for examsMaths teacher and founder of YouTube channel infinityplusone, Subash Chandar K offers students a unique way to study and prepare for their NCEA exams. Video / NZ HeraldWatch25 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandManawanui sinking and rates revolt | Focus Morning Bulletin October 7, 2024Ripple effects hit after Navy ship’s sinking, clean-up efforts get under way in Dunedin and how one Wellingtonian is boycotting the city’s rates increase.Watch06 Oct 06:33 PM
New ZealandGovernment targets culture shift as school attendance falls before breaksSchool attendance drops to 73% as 200,000 kids absent on last day of term.03 Oct 11:58 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Govt's education roadmap will hopefully avoid potholesEDITORIAL: Ministers brandishing the stick to lift the appalling statistics.30 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandViolent student behaviour spikes post-pandemic, schools reportStand-downs and suspensions have increased in schools since 2023.29 Sep 08:36 PM
New Zealand‘Giving the middle finger to the attendance service’David Seymour has given an update on the school attendance policy. VIdeo / RNZWatch25 Sep 11:26 PM
New Zealand'Petrified they'll succeed': Seymour blasts teacher unions worried about charter schoolsThe first charter schools are set to open in 2025 with the application process now open.19 Sep 04:29 AM
New ZealandExperienced teachers on their knees crying: Inside NZ's education crisisEnrolments in teaching courses have dropped 51% in 13 years17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCellphone ban and patch laws | Focus Morning Bulletin September 16, 2024Mount Albert Grammar hails cellphone ban, Waiheke Island vineyard’s $600,000 fine and the new gang patch law causing an uproar.Watch15 Sep 07:51 PM
New ZealandSchoolkid fight: Parent frustrated over lack of reassurance from schoolThere's been no reassurance from school that incident has been dealt with, parent says.13 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand‘We have to get them up to speed’ – extra lunchtime studies for NCEA testsSchools have been running lunch and after-school revision to prepare students for NCEA.04 Sep 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPorn, self-harm content accessed on primary school iPadsTwo online safety researchers ran experiments at six Auckland primary schools.27 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandInequities in policing revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin August 22In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, huge inequities in policing, fire in central Auckland apartment, and concern over child language skills.Watch21 Aug 08:23 PM
