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Industrial action won't 'magic up' more money - Tolley
As teachers reject the Govt's latest pay offer, the Education Minister says they simply don't have the kind of money being asked for.
Plan to chase leavers as school ends
A new national service looks ready to start next year to make sure every 16 or 17-year-old ends up in work or training after leaving school.
Lessons in birds and bees from boys in blue
Secondary school sex education lessons have certainly undergone a change over the years.
Huata academy leaves creditors in lurch
An international school run by the husband of disgraced former Act MP Donna Awatere Huata has gone into liquidation.
Fraser High School principal's truancy speech
Fraser High School principal Virginia Crawford angers with truant speech. / Youtube
<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Teacher strikes seem unpatriotic
Columnist Kerre Woodham finds herself in two minds about the teachers' strike.
<i>Michele Hewitson Interview:</i> Bradley Fenner
Michele Hewitson speaks to the man at the helm of Auckland's most traditional private school for boys, King's College.
Teachers: More strikes unless Govt talks to us
Stalled negotiations between teachers and the Ministry of Education may even see students told to stay at home.
Thousands of teachers demand better pay
Striking teachers around the country took their protests to the street today.
Striking teachers converge on central Auckland
More than 2000 secondary teachers have marched down Auckland's Queen St to rally for better pay today.
NZ man's treasured ring resurfaces after 40 years
A NZ man who lost a ring 40 years ago in a US lake has had news that his treasured possession has been found.
Canterbury quake: Govt announces recovery bill
The Government has announced details of legislation to be pushed through Parliament to help speed up the recovery process in quake-devastated Canterbury.
Canterbury earthquake: Hotels slash room rates
Several Christchurch hotels have slashed room rates in the wake of Christchurch's "horrendous" magnitude 7.1 quake, with one hotel chief saying everybody needed to "chip in".
Christchurch schools open after earthquake
Most Canterbury schools today reopened after the September 4 magnitude 7.1 earthquake, but aftershocks continue.
Drunken student hurt in PE class
A drunk Auckland high school pupil was taken to hospital after falling over and knocking his head in a physical education class.
Pupils shut out of quake-hit schools
Some 1200 Canterbury school children will not be able to return to their schools for weeks.