Education reporter, NZ Herald
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400 students face upheaval: Massey set to axe science at Albany
More than 400 students may have to move to Palmerston North, or change universities.
Measles threat to NCEA exams
Unvaccinated students exposed to measles may not be able to sit NCEA exams.
Principal quits as parents, teachers split into warring factions
Matipo School principal resigns after parents split into warring factions.
Two fires and a wedding: How SkyCity blaze upended couple's big day
Two fires shatter couple's planned wedding - but they're still smiling.
Staff squeeze: Fewer teachers given to Auckland's schools
53 per cent of schools have been given fewer teachers in 2020 than they have now.
Measles scare at ball hits 20 schools
Unvaccinated students told to stay home for a week after measles case at school ball.
Measles: 'Send them home,' schools told
Seventy new measles cases over school holidays force urgent measures.
Council apology after Burkini-clad women told to leave pool
Woman was told to leave pool because swimming costume fully covered her body.
Teachers on strike: 'The 1980s called, they want their wages back'
Teachers say $700m pay offer came too late to rearrange strike meetings.
Get ready for the teachers' strike: Up to 10,000 to march in Auckland streets
Primary teachers say their third strike in 135 years is sparked by a "crisis" in teaching.
'Million Babies' concert at Auckland's Eden Park get huge support
Poll finds 91 per cent in favour of charity event at Eden Park.
Auckland 'Statue of Liberty' row: Tribe admits 'error'
Ngāti Whātua leader says it was an "error" to seek funding before gaining tribal backing.
Top uni library cuts 45 jobs, more to come
Music school and library cuts foreshadow more job losses as varsity trims costs.
Sponsor saves school choir festival
School principals hope Auckland Council will help music fest after three-year deal ends.
Auckland teacher shortage hits new peak
Auckland's primary teacher shortage has hit a new record with 287 vacancies.
Auckland's new teachers win $17,500 bonus
Beginner teachers will get a bonus of up to $17,500 to teach in Auckland schools from 2018
Ardern's first gamble
Labour is poised to ask Aucklanders to help pay for a rapid transit network.
Parking outrage: Wardens target 'cash cow' parents
A dad was fined $100 for parking illegally outside a school to pick up his child.
Meet Thomas's new teacher: A dog
Dogs are helping children to learn to read - because they're not judgmental.
Overcrowded school plans 7.45am start
An overcrowded Auckland school plans to start some classes at 7.45am next year.
New teachers quit Auckland, delay kids
Most new Auckland teachers plan to leave town, and many are deferring having children.
Global stink over Auckland Grammar toilets
Students at a top NZ school have taken on the school's toilets in a global online petition
Penguin chick with two mums
A penguin chick is being raised by two mums at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland
Long-haired boy's challenge to school
Auckland Grammar told a boy to cut his hair or go elsewhere. But James hasn't given up.
Protest at opening of $1.5m state house sculpture
An artwork mirroring a state house, on Auckland's waterfront, has been officially unveiled tonight.
Bills may rise to stop sewage overflows
EXCLUSIVE: Water bills in the country's largest city may have to rise to stop raw sewage flowing into Auckland Harbour almost every time it rains.
Revealed: Auckland's dirtiest beaches
Swimming has been banned at 10 Auckland beaches this summer because of worsening pollution from human and animal wastes.
Another hurdle: Bridging loans tightened
It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.
'Affordable' houses still a dream
Analysis shows just 43 per cent of target-age Aucklanders could buy a $500,000 house under bank lending criteria.
Destiny Church's ready to rock new HQ
Destiny Church is inviting Aucklanders to share in the official opening of its long-promised 'City of God' headquarters in Manukau this weekend.
Accept cannabis use, says deputy mayor
Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says it is time to decriminalise natural cannabis because it is safer than the synthetic versions that were banned last week.
Homeless shelter forced to close doors
Homeless families like first-time mum Lydia Mataiti and her newborn baby will find it harder to find shelter after the closure of one of Auckland's handful of emergency houses.
Cutbacks after veterans' home sold spark inquiry
A trust that sold off a 100-year lease of Auckland's historic Ranfurly veterans' home has called in an outside expert to review the quality of care the veterans are now receiving.
Auckland up and away
Auckland has grown up - and out - in the past seven years, with new census figures far surprising what Statistics NZ had estimated.