New ZealandCouncil pays $60m for sports groundsAuckland Council is paying $60.7 million for Auckland University's home for cricket and rugby.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi students race to the topA racing car designed by New Zealand students that can accelerate from standstill to 100km/h in under four seconds has won an international engineering award.17 Dec 05:05 AM
New ZealandCritical thinking being marginalisedNZ risks the loss of an "informed and thoughtful citizenry" if the benefits of an arts degree continue to be marginalised, the nation's largest arts faculty warns.14 Dec 02:43 AM
EmploymentAUT scholars take their talent globalKelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had scored an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandRevamp mystifies arts commentatorThe radical restructuring of Unitec's design and visual arts department has mystified many who took part in a quality assurance review of the school last year.08 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandEducation death by designA radical new teaching model has sparked fears of creative decline at one of our most successful visual art schools.08 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNCEA fails students: UniversitiesUnis say high school students are coming to them under-prepared and with a poor work ethic - and they blame the NCEA system.29 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandOtago expecting increase in student numbersStudent numbers are expected to increase at the University of Otago next year, turning around three years of declining enrolments at the institution.27 Nov 04:30 AM
New Zealand$10.5m in extra school fundingThe Government is providing $10.5 million in extra school funding to improve student achievement in maths and science.26 Nov 10:24 PM
New ZealandNZ: Top place to be a womanNew Zealand is among the top 10 best places to be a woman, according to a worldwide report on gender equality.27 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandGraduates' pay dreams 'unrealistic'New graduates with dreams of earning big bucks when they finally enter the workforce need to be realistic about their starting wage and to be clever about what topics they choose to study, recruitment experts say.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew work rights for foreign studentsLow-quality education providers will face the axe and universities and schools considered "high quality" will enjoy privileges, including the ability to offer prioritised visa processing to students.10 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMcD's aims to make degree of differenceWorking at McDonald's will gain credits towards a university degree in a deal between the fast-food giant and Massey University.08 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ universities: how ours rateNew Zealand's sole representative on an international list of the top 200 universities has slipped, rankings show.02 Oct 08:42 PM
New ZealandChanges freeze out older joblessOlder long-term unemployed people look set to lose out in a radical reshuffle of foundation education which will give higher priority to young people.22 Sep 08:30 PM
New ZealandIvy League recruits DownunderLeading universities from the United States are launching an unprecedented bid to attract Kiwi students.14 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWide open universityThanks to the internet, everyone can now get a free education at the world's top tertiary institutions. Does this mean the end for higher learning or a new beginning?13 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSoon: e-tests for uni studentsUniversity students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.13 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDamien Grant: Canoe paddling puts us in a backwaterAccording to the OECD, New Zealanders waste a lot of time and money on tertiary education.01 Sep 12:24 AM
New ZealandUniversities dangling cash carrotsSchool leavers are being urged to take advantage of competition between universities as one offers up to $3000 cash for those with high marks in NCEA.13 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessTargeted tertiary study funding finds favourWhen it comes to fixing skills shortages in IT, engineering, technology and trades, 73.8 per cent of those who responded to the <i>Herald</i>'s CEO survey wanted to see more funding for tertiary education.24 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSwallow spew? 'It's your call' - uniAn Otago student who nearly died after swallowing his own vomit during a drinking game is among examples being used to put students off such practices.24 Jul 12:00 AM
EmploymentHospitality opens doors to travelWhile commerce and accounting graduates may have trouble finding entry jobs in their field, AUT University graduates in hospitality have a number of options.16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandAUT's Manukau campus to be expandedAuckland University of Technology's Manukau campus will be expanded to allow the number of students to more than quadruple by 2020, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today.11 Jul 10:00 PM
EmploymentEmployers taking skills over grades, says expertMore New Zealand employers are ignoring candidates with the best university grades in favour of those who clearly demonstrate skills, a conference has heard.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMaori academics get a helping handPromising Maori academics are being given a hand to study in some of the world's leading universities - with a dash of magic thrown in.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandTEC criticised for 'tawdry' performance'I think they thought they could just rock up and have a yarn.' Tertiary Education Commission fails to impress Maori Affairs committee members.10 Jul 09:50 PM
New ZealandStudent loan arrest plan polls wellA hardline Government policy to recoup student loan debt by arresting serious defaulters at the border has proved popular in a Herald-DigiPoll survey.04 Jul 05:30 PM
