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Watch: Grant Robertson speaks to Mike Hosking ahead of Budget 2023
Finance and Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson reveals more details of Budget 2023 to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking. Video / Newstalk ZB
Focus: Act releases Alternative Budget featuring tax cuts, prison boosts
Party leader David Seymour reveals his Budget, “A Time for Truth”, including tax cuts, prison boosts and increased defence spending. Video / NZ Herald
Councillors want Gore Mayor gone, Hipkins set to meet Biden & another school ditches NCEA | Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 May, 2023
Pressure is building to oust the mayor of Gore, Hipkins set to meet Joe Biden in Papua New Guinea and why another school is ditching NCEA in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Mike Hosking: Education's a shambles, it's time for performance-based pay
OPINION: Why do they keep sticking with a model that clearly doesn’t work?
Focus: Mangatepopo tragedy principal reaches out to Whangārei High School after caving death
Elim principal Murray Burton has endured tragedy before when he lost six of his own students and a teacher in the Mangatepopo river, now he has reached out to Whangārei High School following Tuesday's disaster. Video / NZ Herald
Security brought in for retail crime wave, 'disappointment' in Whaitiri & teacher pay offer falls short | Focus Morning Bulletin: 9 May, 2023
Retailers urgently call on more help to change the tide on a crime wave, the latest comments from the Prime Minister on Meka Whaitiri and questions around whether it's time to officially open the debate on New Zealand becoming a republic in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Students suffer ‘unfair’ living cost allowance as rent spikes
Students nationwide say they are suffering with the cost of living while landlords are profiting off new student allowance increases. Video / NZ Herald
‘More stress than Covid’ - Principals struggle to fill teaching jobs
Union notified of impending staffing crisis.
New measles case: Students, staff warned to 'stay away' from high school
A student at Albany Senior High School was on campus while infectious.
Students called out for AI cheating, Cabinet minister jumps ship & Parliament protest today | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 May, 2023
Top students deny AI cheating, wild weather sees insurance claims skyrocket and police monitoring protest action at Parliament today in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Christopher Luxon joins Kerre Woodham in studio
National Party leader Christopher Luxon joins Kerre Woodham in studio for an hour of talkback. Video / Newstalk ZB
Kura reo tailors to Māori living in Perth
Kura reo set up in Perth by consulting agency TupuOra Education and Development.
‘Judge got it wrong’: Educators appeal decision that ruled vaccine mandates lawful
The group claims Justice Francis Cooke's decision breached Bill of Rights.
Kura gets Waitangi Tribunal hearing over funding inequity
The rūnanga wants a parallel system of funding for matauranga Māori learning.
Programme focuses on turning round youth offending
Govt programme will help steer rangatahi into training and employment.
Michael Johnston: The path toward a more content-rich curriculum
Opinion: 'A focus on the basics at primary school, is what opens the curriculum up later.'
Q&A: The big fail - how do we fix NZ’s broken education system?
Education Hub founder Dr Nina Hood and reporter Amy Wiggins answer your questions.
Tricia Dender
Ōwhata School teacher Tricia Dender - aged 71 - is retiring after 52 years in the profession. Video / Andrew Warner
Making the Grade - Test your NZ history knowledge
Test your knowledge with a quiz based on the new Aotearoa New Zealand history curriculum. Video / Ben Cummins
Watch: West Aucklander's joy of getting into Yale
Watch Andre Fa'aoso and his mum's reaction to the news that the West Aucklander was accepted into the Ivy League university. Video / Supplied
New NCEA tests 'poorly designed for Māori, Pacific students'
Independent evaluation says design of maths and writing tests are unfair on some students.
Focus: Secondary school and area school teachers on strike
Thousands of secondary school and area school teachers walk off the job. Video / NZ Herald
The 'tidy numbers' method of multiplication
Many of us learnt the column-based method of multiplication in school, but there is an alternative. Video / NZ Herald
Stuart Nash sacked, attempted kidnapper arrested & teachers back on strike | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 March, 2023
Stuart Nash dismissed from cabinet, the big chill hits the country and how much time we’re wasting waiting on customer service in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Premium: Are Kiwi kids being taught literacy the best way?
Baverstock Oaks School Year 2 teacher Yvette Yu and parents reveal why they think structured literacy is the best way to teach kids the basics. Video / Dean Purcell
Multiplication: old vs new ways
Can you solve 43 x 27? Motion graphic / Ben Cummins
Guy Gifford: Rise and rise of integrated schools
Opinion: Solutions to our poor-performing education system almost always overlook this.
More teachers’ strikes for secondary schools
Teachers will again strike next term over pay and working conditions.
Posie Parker legal challenge, anti-co-governance roadblock & National's education shake up | Focus Morning Bulletin: 24 March, 2023
Legal battle erupts over Posie Parker, anti co-governance group finding it difficult to book venues and new common practice model released for teachers Focus Morning Bulletin: 24 March, 2023
'Big shift': New model for teachers released
Government is trying to address falling school achievement rates.
Michael Johnston: Here’s what we need to do to fix education in New Zealand
These are some of the things that need urgent attention in our education system.
National will rewrite school curriculum if elected - Christopher Luxon
National Party leader says the current state of education in New Zealand is alarming.
Focus: Christopher Luxon promises to 'rewrite the curriculum' in education policy
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has announced a plan to "rewrite the curriculum" for school students. Video / NZ Herald