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David Seymour said complaints have fallen by 92% since March.
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Principals seek support after 80% spike in students disciplined for weapons
Figures show 526 students faced discipline for weapons last year.
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Netsafe's CEO has criticised the under-16 ban as a 'bureaucratic fever dream'.
'Harmful': Co-ed schools urge NZ Rugby to block exclusive boys’ first XV comp
Forty-three South Island co-ed principals have asked the national body to intervene.
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The case for Year 14s to play First XV rugby
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Baby’s death at Auckland daycare sparks call for tighter sleep regulations
The baby was checked every 10 minutes but it wasn't enough and he was found unresponsive.
Kiwi academic claims 'brilliance bias' behind gender gap in maths achievements
New research shows the gender gap had quadrupled by the start of second grade.
Horror, budgeting and tracking meteor showers: Kiwi app makers score global wins in Apple competitions
Gongs awarded in the buildup to the Worldwide Developers Conference 2025.
'Hand-up': Boarding fee boost eases isolation for rural students
Secondary students from remote areas can receive up to $6300 from the Government.
Audrey Young: 'No such thing as Māori funding' - what did Seymour mean and is he right?
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‘The lost boys’: How to stop our young men falling behind at school
A collaboration of boys' schools aims to improve outcomes for young men.
Paved paradise? Top Auckland school builds staff car park on $150m gifted farmland
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Richard Prebble: Govt's $140m school attendance initiative overlooks NZ's missing children crisis
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Opinion: Financial literacy is about more than personal responsibility
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Editorial: Government must do better with school lunches
OPINION: If we're going to spend millions on them, then we need to do them properly.
Tech Insider: Jamie Beaton's message for students caught in Trump's war on Harvard
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How a simple hand signal aims to protect young abuse victims
Detective Inspector Scott Beard and Gloria Masters launched a campaign to aid young abuse victims. The campaign introduces a special hand signal for victims to discreetly seek help
'No evidence yet': Scrutiny over charter schools' reporting requirements
The Government allocated $153m to reintroduce charter schools over four years.
Opinion: Why high-risk 'RunIt' events must be shut down
The events gained attention after a tragic copycat incident.
'Room for growth': Plan to boost lagging international student numbers to pre-Covid levels
International education contributed $3b to NZ's economy last year.
CAA grounds flight school's planes for ‘safety reasons’
NZICPA trains international and domestic pilots, including for IndiGo.
Watch: Erica Stanford promises 1600 more teachers, learning support staff by 2028
The minister is speaking at Mt Albert Grammar in Auckland.
'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.
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.