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Child run over in school car park: Man, 77, forbidden from driving
The young girl who was taken to Starship Hospital remains in a critical condition

EIT graduation to celebrate 'successful' 2020 academic year
Graduates poised for big ceremony.

Dilworth sex abuse victim: 'He got away with it for so many years'
Ian Wilson told boy he abused: "We're still friends, but don't tell anyone."

Massey University floats latest moves in science shake-up
Massey shares next move in ongoing sciences shake-up, while fears over job losses remain.

20 years of abuse: Ex Dilworth teacher and scout master jailed
Ian Wilson to spend three years and seven months behind bars.

Principals get legal advice over violent students
Advice suggests schools can legally refuse to enrol difficult children.

Teacher hit student who threatened to kill him
Teacher held student against wall and slapped his face.

Arm nearly 'paralysed': Student attacks teacher with saw
Social media post claimed the teacher was assaulted by a student armed with a saw.

The Conversation: Without the basics, literacy, science and maths will be a struggle
Many schools question the value of spending time on the formal teaching of these skills.

Warnings of 'harrowing' situations in student hostels
The Education and Workforce Select Committee is looking into students' pastoral care.

'Motivated by greed' - Students share experiences at uni accommodation
"They don't care about student wellbeing at all."

Local Focus: Public meetings held on Mount, Pāpāmoa enrolment changes
Ministry of Education wants locals to speak up. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

St Patrick's Day student drinking 'worse than New Year's Eve'
All-day binge drinking and broken glass create a major headache for Dunedin police.

Dilworth School investigation: Latest two men charged appear in High Court
The case was called in the High Court today.

'We were never actually informed' - Former principal on school's farm transfer
The sale of Taihape Area School's educational farm asset has divided a community .

Principal to iwi after land return: 'You're the boss now'
Five Rotorua schools have lifted Māori achievement to the same as other students.

University sells $5m Parnell vice-chancellor's home weeks after damning report
After a year of backlash, the university has finally offloaded its troubled mansion.

'Bureaucratic lunacy': Boy banned from bus, told to use $2300-a-year taxi
Parents say a taxi will cost taxpayers far more than letting their son on a school bus.

Universities' domestic enrolment outstrips foreign student loss
Unis say they'll still suffer financially because foreign students pay much higher fees.

NZ's new Covid job market: Hundreds rush into real estate to catch boom
Job losses and a booming property market are driving hundreds into real estate.

Campbells Bay School pōhutukawa saved
Group hopes saving the trees will set a precedent for future school designs.

Baking in lockdown helped top student get into one of the world's best schools
Pinehurst College principal says school is proud of what ex-student has achieved.

Vic Uni gets resource consent for controversial sign featuring 'Wellington'
University pushes ahead with brand refresh, which opponents call a name change by stealth.

Eight injured, rescue choppers dispatched, after school bus crashes into ditch
Four rescue helicopters have been sent to the scene in Shenandoah, near Murchison.

Papatoetoe High: Heartfelt message as school re-opens
School shut for three weeks since Valentine's Day outbreak.

1700 Auckland kids wait in pain as Covid-19 aggravates dental backlogs
The crisis shows how weaknesses in the health system have worsened after Covid-19.

John Roughan: A screen is no substitute for a classroom
OPINION: Education seems to be on back burner and this is unacceptable.

Papatoetoe High School principal in the eye of the Covid storm
Papatoetoe High School principal has been a voice of empathy in an angry storm.