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Secondary teachers ratify new collective agreement
"Secondary teachers can now get on with the vital business of teaching and learning."
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Hockey players met their idols on Tuesday in a visit from the Black Sticks.
Brutal high school student fight put on social media
The video shows a boy lying face down on the concrete as others attack him.
Massey University gives Dannevirke school big tick for lunch programme
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Teachers offered 14.5 per cent pay rise - but where will the money come from?
Fears are the money will be taken from other areas within education.
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Hundreds of eager young chess players duked it out on the boards in Havelock North.
Protesters of University of Otago cuts arrested
Three men aged 18, 20, and 33 arrested and charged with intentional damage of property.
University course completion rates lowest since 2014
Course completion rates dropped from a high of 89 per cent in 2020.
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Australia’s controversial teacher training overhaul in NZ's sights
Providers in Australia will lose accreditation if they do not include certain content.
Beloved Northlander Phyllis Clark to turn 100
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Dr Jared Carpendale: Teachers will need time and resources with science curriculum
OPINION: The approach is about teaching students to see connections between concepts.
The Pā opens as safe haven for all students
University of Waikato just opened the $85 million development.
'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire
The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.
Nats announce policy to allow students to dip into KiwiSaver for bond payments
National's youth wing, the Young Nats, suggested the policy to help struggling students.
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Local Focus: Three decades of hard mahi making a difference to the coast
Students are taking time out of their school holidays to help protect the dune system.
New $14 million trades training centre blessed and named
The centre aims to provide growth and investment in the region.
Kāpiti students in the running for Korean reality TV show
Kāpiti College students are part of a competition to be on a Korean television show.
Megan Banks: What really goes on in your kid’s classroom?
Fraught times in parent-teacher interviews.
Champion lifter carrying weight of Whanganui
Mollie King isn't far off qualifying for the world champs.
Fowl murders leave school kids in tears: Community comes to the rescue
Motatau School students were twice met with a frightful sight.
'We're everything': Primary school principals under immense pressure
'There’s no fat in the system' for smaller schools when other staff are away or sick.
Waikato University talent to audition at Sydney Opera House
The six students will audition as part of a new degree.
Kamo Intermediate School's 'mighty' fundraiser for new sports gear
Students raised tens of thousands of dollars to be used for new sports equipment.
‘An incredible privilege:’ Legend of Okatia told in new book and music
A local kaumātua played a part in the retelling of a local legend.
Alec McNab: All the action from the Whanganui Secondary Schools Cross Country champs
Comment: There were over 130 starters, arresting the steady decline over recent years.
Bottled up: Teens drinking less and staying home more
'I've got better things to do than party,' one student said.
Northland news in brief: Critical crash, biosecurity risk and hospo finalists
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounding regions.
Triplets born within minutes of each other graduate on the same day
The brothers have an inseparable bond and support each other, but are also competitive.