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Enrolments soar at training institutions as Covid-19 bites

Early applications for 2021 have doubled at some polytechs.

House badly damaged after fire in Christchurch

Road blocks remain after three crews attended to the blaze.

Top of the class: The New Zealand university rich list

New Zealand universities, with $12b in assets, ranked.

'Really concerning': More than 1 in 4 university students sexually assaulted

'Concerning' rate of sexual assaults and rape among uni students in New Zealand.

Hundreds of academics face redundancy as universities try to claw back millions of dollars

Hundreds of academic jobs at risk if NZ border stays closed.

Driverless cars: Do we really know the risks?

We need to know the exact risks of driverless cars before we ride in them, NZ study finds.

Racism 'major issue' at universities

Thirty-seven Māori professors call for a nationwide review of institutional racism.

Universities open door to students without UE

Universities relax the rules due to Covid-19 disruption.

Time to define Covid elimination, Kiwi scientists say

As NZ's Covid-19 case count goes to zero, scientists renew calls to define elimination.

Targeted fees-free retraining scheme tipped for Budget

It is difficult for mid-career people who lose their jobs to go back to study.

NZ astronomers find Earth-like planet, with smaller sun and 'year' of 617 days

The planet's orbit and mass was similar to Earth's - but it had a 617-day year.

Anarchy or lifesavers? Face-to-face at the Covid roadblocks

Tiny communities with mass graves - the real story behind community roadblocks.

Most universities won't reopen until July

Universities won't reopen quickly even though Government says they can.

'Proven potential for harm' before Whakaari eruption

In 2018, researchers cited seven life-threatening "near misses" at Whakaari since 2006.

Covering Climate Now: What difference can individual action make?

What can we do to fight climate change? And is it really up to us? Five experts respond.

Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown

Students trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.