Education news
'Impossible position': Principals alarmed by cuts to youth mental health service
Concern that cuts put 'enormous pressure' on GPs, schools, families, and hospitals.
First XV rugby shake-up: South Island boys' schools plot breakaway competition
Co-ed schools like St Andrew's College and Rangiora High are excluded from the proposal.
Reports of NCEA exam breaches surge by 250% as AI use prompts crackdown
NZQA investigated 876 reported breaches of external assessments last year.
On The Up: Crimson Education co-founder to teach entrepreneurship at University of Auckland
The course focuses on entrepreneurship and high-growth ventures.
Kea Kids news
Kea Kids: These girls turned up for sport, but left with a lifelong friendship
The Halberg Games isn’t just a fun event for kids Gemma and Jemma, it’s also an exciting reunion! Reporter Zoe catches up with the besties as they compete for their 3rd year.
These Gore kids are going old school
Reporter Lachie is at Hokonui Pioneer Village where tamariki are stepping back in time to find out how schoolkids lived at the turn of the century.
Is this the smartest 9-year-old in New Zealand?
Reporter Ray is in Wellington, where brilliant primary school kid Raymond is already blowing up the NCEAs, and even the American SATs!
More Education news
Watch: ‘Don’t want the black girl' - Māori nurse alleges racism from Middlemore Hospital patients
Nurse says her moko kauae has attracted racism from some older patients at Middlemore.
Why more students are choosing online education over traditional schools
Enrolments at Te Kura rose by 10,000 in the last six years.
'Reality of change': 106yo school in path of new highway faces relocation
Tauriko School will remain open throughout construction and any relocation.
'Can’t communicate with them': Kids with behavioural issues 'swamping classrooms'
Screen time and Covid are blamed for rising behavioural issues in schools.
Luxon speaks to the media after announcing plan to restrict social media for under-16s
The Government is making work on restrictions to social media for New Zealanders under the age of 16 part of its official programme. Video / NZ Herald
'He was 20, I was 18': Graduating nurse inspired by lost love
Caring for her young partner to the end of his life inspired Williams to become a nurse.
Editorial: Getting CRL greenlit may be Key's lasting Auckland legacy
OPINION: We must build to grow, a belief our Governments should be reminded of.
'Nobody's winning': Tertiary staff struggle amid funding cuts
The student-to-staff ratio at universities rose to 19.6 in 2024, up from 18.7 in 2023.
'Worst nightmare’: Boy escapes abduction on first day walking by himself
A stranger attempted to abduct a boy in Manurewa on Monday afternoon.
Editorial: When tech billionaires restrict their kids' social media use, why shouldn’t we?
OPINION: Catherine Wedd's member's bill shouldn't be left to the biscuit tin.
Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.
Snapchat nudes and alcohol: Female teacher groomed 15yo student before sex acts
Her lawyer said the victim's gender made the crime less serious. The judge disagreed.
Jamie Beaton’s Crimson buys Being AI’s school in Takapuna, reveals more bricks-and-mortar plans
The troubled Being AI slims down.
Headmaster of prestigious private school steps down
Simon Lamb will leave King's College at the end of the 2025 school year.
Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.
Opinion: The role of karakia in modern New Zealand
The University of Otago includes karakia in meetings for cultural safety.
'Government needs to wake up': Ucol proposes to cut 74 roles
Ucol proposes to cut 17% of staff, affecting Whanganui, Palmerston North and Masterton.
Victoria University unveils NZ’s first Living Building Challenge project
The building generates 105% of its energy with 550 photovoltaic panels.
On The Up: Whangārei teen wins prestigious $750k scholarship to elite US uni
Morris is the first Māori and second New Zealander to win the coveted Karsh Scholarship.
Alan Bayly on 40 years at Te Kamo High School
He remembers the first computer at the school, he's older than most of the buildings, and he still gets joy from that moment the 'penny drops' for students.
Watch: New Auckland school among $100m Govt package to ease school rolls pressure
An earlier inquiry found the $30b school property portfolio lacked transparency.
‘We can’t do it all’: Teachers sound alarm on new curriculum chaos
Overwhelmed, with insufficient training and resources, teachers fear burnout and exodus.
'Unjustified': Seymour's warning to students ahead of climate strike march
School Strike 4 Climate is set to march on Parliament demanding change.
Police investigating Auckland Christian school teacher over assault allegations
The teacher is on paid leave during the investigation.