Jibbitz trades ending in tears triggers ban at schools
Young students "emotionally can't cope" with Jibbitz trades.
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Principal: "We’ve been quite the refugee school."
60,000 Māori and Pasifika students still not attending school
Continued disruptions include Covid-19, extreme weather, and the cost of living.
Tutor risks job by 'sneakily' teaching phonics to students struggling with reading
“I feel sure that they’re just much more set up for life with this way of doing things."
Speed limit U-turn: Rotorua moves to 'tailored' approach over blanket rules
New rules mean the council will need to lower speed limits around schools.
'They will come to appreciate their time away': Napier high school brings in hard cellphone ban
It is believed to be the strictest phone rule introduced at any Hawke's Bay high school.
Strong Tai Tokerau representation to feature in national kapa haka competition
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Huge benefit to rugby league in Whangārei under new lease with local school
The park will benefit from new income that will allow a future for the famed spot.
Pet Day tradition carries on strong for school community at cyclone-hit Patoka
Patoka School students celebrated a return to normal life with their Pet Day on Thursday.
Leaflet opposing Auckland school's pronoun policy dropped into letterboxes
The mother said it was leaflets like this that harmed children.
'Enough is enough': Student calls for safety measures at rail crossings following tragedy
"School kids have the right to be safe going to and from school," Gia Nelson said.
Vision and hearing tests life-changing for South Auckland students
Painga Project plans to expand to other high-need areas.
Napier Girls' High School introduces lavalava to uniforms
"It actually makes us girls a lot more confident."
Reading wars: Less than 40 per cent of schools offer Reading Recovery
The uptake of Reading Recovery has hit a record low.
Popular fete offers early start for Christmas shopping
A wide range of regular and new stalls will be there this year.
Investigation after email threats sent to teachers at Kamo High School
The incident is a first for the school.
Rural school students less likely to get University Entrance, study finds
But University Entrance is not the only measure of success, one principal says.
Privacy Commissioner warns schools to think of risk before installing CCTV in bathrooms
More schools are beginning to consider surveillance cameras in student bathrooms.
‘Sick and twisted’: Otago students bite leg off duck in flat initiation
More details have emerged of the antics of students partaking in flat initiations.
'Anxious, overwhelming': Thousands of Kiwi kids sign petition for four-day school week
Students are saying they're overwhelmed and struggling with their mental health.
Stratford author looking for help to get book into schools
Siubhan says the book contains a message that all New Zealand children should hear.
Inform your vote - our sliding education levels and how political parties plan to lift them
Concerns over gaps in the next generation of workers has employers worried.
Colenso students’ artwork on show at Te Papa
"The beautiful thing about working with young people is they will always surprise you."
School drop-out 'crisis': Kids as young as 12 leaving school in search of work
'We’re really heading toward a significant crisis event.'
Schoolgirls' heads kicked on bus in unprovoked attack in Auckland
Two teens boarded a bus stopped at traffic lights and assaulted two schoolgirls.
Whangārei band Basement give concert money to charity after friend's brain injury
The young musicians felt it was a worthy cause.
Students evacuated as firefighters battle blaze at East Auckland school
School evacuated as firefighters work to extinguish the roof fire.
Can National improve reading and writing in schools with new policy?
OPINION: National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write.
In pictures: Trucks, heat and hard mahi for Flaxmere students and staff
It was a long, hot 30 kilometres full of toots, waves and a cheering squad.
Student aims to set up photography business in Whanganui
“It can make people do a double-take because they won’t recognise the place at first."
‘Still buzzing’: Hawke’s Bay band wins national title at 2023 Tangata Beats
The seven-strong band has only been playing together since May.
Rotorua kapa haka teams get down to fundraising for national competition
Four Rotorua high school kapa haka teams are preparing to head to Nelson.
Who teaches the teachers? New report looks at the failings of training in NZ
"You’re teaching content knowledge, but it’s the first thing to drop."