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NZ students win top journalism award

Coverage of the Fijian elections by three New Zealand postgraduate student journalists has been awarded a top prize at the annual Ossie Awards.

Editorial: Lower University Entrance pass rate a wake up call for system

From the moment today's school examination system was conceived in the 1980s there were fears that standards would be "dumbed down".

Thousands miss cut for university

A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance requirements.

Future Auckland: School to shop floor

Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.

Tertiary fee hikes outstrip allowances

The rising cost of tertiary fees is reflected in the latest student loan borrowings figures released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand.

Hayo Reinders: Goodbye classroom, education's new era doesn't need you

New push to revive forgotten words

Word-lovers are being encouraged to ditch new coinages for long-lost words that may have fallen out of favour.

Peter Lyons: If quality teachers vie for roles, education wins

If teacher performance is to be based on student assessments it is likely to be subject to numerous rorts and manipulations, writes Peter Lyons. It is also likely to narrow the focus of teaching to ensuring assessment results rather than broader learning.

Secrets of oldest, youngest graduates

More than half a century lies between them, but the youngest and oldest students graduating from the University of Auckland both have a secret.

Uni considers rejecting dairy funding

Research funding from the dairying and soft drink industries could be declined on ethical grounds under proposals being worked through by the University of Canterbury.

Auckland university shortlisted for environmental reward

The University of Auckland has made it into the 2014 Green Gown Awards, which recognise excellence in sustainability and environmental performance improvement.

Universal student allowance pledge

All tertiary students would be paid a universal student allowance and also have the cost of their course fees paid under an Internet Mana Party policy.

Parties lay out vision for higher education

Warriors in probe over funding

The Warriors have been drawn into an investigation into the use of tertiary education funding on the eve of the club's biggest game of the season.

Corkery offered to resign over tirade

Internet-Mana press secretary Pam Corkery offered to resign after swearing at journalists at the party's launch, but she says she won't apologise to the reporters.

Dotcom: I'm not the Whale Oil hacker

Kim Dotcom says he's not behind the hacking of the Whale Oil blog, and he's not paid out any of a $5m bounty he'd offered for information to help his legal case.