New ZealandQuiz: How good is your maths?Just a third of students going to secondary school are numerate, says an Auckland Uni maths lecturer. Test your maths skills in our quiz.09 Sep 01:50 AM
New ZealandMax unbroken after 90m cliff fallWhen 5-year-old Max Christie slipped out of sight 90 metres down a rocky Whakapapa cliff his parents feared they wouldn't find him alive.08 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandWe fail in basic maths, says lecturerJust a third of students going into secondary school are numerate. Test yourself in our mini-quiz.08 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandCharges laid over boozy after-ballsPolice are prosecuting a company for allegedly supplying alcohol to minors at school after-balls.06 Sep 04:00 PM
EducationSurvey: Few students understand basic financeMost secondary school students are finishing school with a poor understanding of basic financial concepts, a survey finds.06 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldUK teens world's worst drunksBritain has the biggest drink problem among 13-year-olds in the Western world, according to a major study on child wellbeing published today.03 Sep 09:00 PM
WorldBoys plead guilty to vicious assaultTwo young brothers are facing life in custody for beating, burning and sexually assaulting two boys aged nine and 11 reports <i>Sky News</i>.03 Sep 08:13 PM
New ZealandLynfield girls' brawl on YouTubeFootage of a schoolgirl brawl at Lynfield College, which shows a male teacher being knocked to the ground while trying to stop it, has emerged.03 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionMartin Johnston<i>Martin Johnston:</i> CBD children 'at risk of stunted development'03 Sep 04:00 PM
KahuOECD child report 'a wake up call' - TuriaMaori Party co-leader Tariana Turia and Labour's Annette King are calling for action over a report slamming New Zealand's treatment of children.03 Sep 05:10 AM
New ZealandFive suspended over Lynfield College assaultMt Roskill Grammar's five suspended students will front the school's board of trustees next week, principal Greg Watson says.03 Sep 01:42 AM
New ZealandSchool principal stunned by 'threatening' invasionTeachers and pupils were forced to see off up to 20 "outsiders" who went to Bishop Viard College armed with a baseball bat and threatened students.02 Sep 11:42 PM
New ZealandSchool invaders' guide suspendedThe Lynfield College student who led a group of armed teenagers to a classroom where they beat up a 14-year-old boy has been suspended from school.02 Sep 04:00 PM
