New ZealandGrammar leadership in shake-up planA management shake-up at one of the country's most conservative state schools is being considered.23 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi kids code robots Students at West Auckland’s Marina View School – some as young as 7 – are learning to code using robots. Students programme the robots to carry out tasks and complete a set course.Watch23 Oct 03:00 AM
OpinionEditorial: Govt opts for caution and stabilityThe most notable item in the Government's third term agenda outlined to Parliament yesterday is an intention to hold "job fairs" in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane aimed at New Zealand....21 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessApp-maker and video agency win uni kudosTechnology companies helping bring content to life reigned supreme at the University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs' Challenge.20 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandLoving Auckland's student lifeWe continue our series showcasing the best Auckland has to offer. Today we ask two students from varied backgrounds about their lives.20 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandGrace's big fat pumpkin challengeThe biggest pumpkin Grace Lusty has grown weighed in at a whopping 96kg.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandVolunteers open up world of literatureStudents at One Tree Hill College who need help in reading soon find themselves buddied up with doctors, lawyers, business leaders or even a knight of the realm.16 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandInvestment pays off for studentsUnderstanding how to manage money is being taught as part of school subjects including social studies and maths.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandTruck driver's son new head of King'sOne of the country's oldest private schools has for the first time chosen a headmaster from the state schooling sector.13 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: IT skills must be taught alongside 3 RsThe past year has seen a big increase in cases of corporate fraud, according to a well-placed industry source working in the field.12 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldMalala will not be a 'cuddly caricature'There is something irritatingly smug and condescending about some of the coverage of "the bravest girl in the world," writes Joshua Keating11 Oct 08:31 PM
LifestyleAuthor's collection going free to good homesA best-selling author is giving away the hefty book collection that lines every wall of his beachfront Auckland home.10 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandBennett's teacher pays her a visitThe path to the top can begin in unusual places. For Paula Bennett, it was performing as Rizzo in a high school production of the musical Grease.08 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Poseurs take us all for suckersIn the 1950s a Wellington student, later to become an accounting profession stalwart, paid his way through university via newspaper advertisements, writes Bob Jones.06 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: When rock stars run out of puffNZ has a "rock star economy" and surveys reveal high levels of business confidence, but what could make the economy run out of puff? Peter Lyons looks at the issue.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSliding status won't put employers offKiwi employers working through a pile of CVs are unlikely to care how applicants' place of study compares on international rankings.05 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandStudents say uni's porn ban 'draconian'The University of Otago's ban on pornography in residential colleges is being slammed as an attack on student freedom.29 Sep 08:40 PM
New ZealandSecrets of oldest, youngest graduatesMore than half a century lies between them, but the youngest and oldest students graduating from the University of Auckland both have a secret.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe great school zone shiftThousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandEvery day a chance for young poetsBeing young can often mean a lot of people will disregard what you have to say.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Teach kids resilience' - KirwanSir John Kirwan's new push: “We teach them maths, English, science, but we don’t actually teach them resilience. I think it has to become part of the curriculum."26 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Depression made me a better parent'His own experience has taught him the importance of simply being available for his kids and willing to listen.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandKirwan's new book: Exclusive extractAn exclusive extract from Stand by Me by Sir John Kirwan, his guide for helping parents and teens around mental health.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAll the world's a school. LiterallyIf it’s September, this must be New Zealand... Andrew Laxon catches up with the students and Kiwi founder of an international travelling school which has arrived in Auckland26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher struck off over group sex eventA teacher who chatted online about sexually violating a schoolgirl and bringing her to a group sex session to "let everyone have a go at a young girl" has been de-registered.25 Sep 06:38 AM
LifestyleBlog: Physical discipline is violenceA UNICEF report clearly states that violence in all its forms can rob children's dignity, diminish their self-worth, and threaten their optimal development, writes Bernadette Saunders.25 Sep 12:15 AM
New ZealandSchool absenteeism in Auckland horrifies policeMore than 300 high school students were absent across three schools during a random check - and police are concerned truants could be contributing to local crime.24 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher cleared of sexual offendingAn Auckland primary school has been cleared of sexual offending against 10 of his former students.23 Sep 05:25 AM
New ZealandMinisterial job high on new Act MP's wishlistAct's sole MP David Seymour will meet John Key at Parliament today with a wishlist for a confidence and supply agreement, including for him to become a minister.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTurtle-bot heads into battleNew Zealand university students are about to battle international competition to decide who has built and programmed the best robot.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandBoard sacks principalKawakawa Primary School principal Peter Witana has been dismissed after an investigation raised financial management questions.20 Sep 01:02 AM
New ZealandHundertwasser makes an entranceThe roof of a school's library entrance will be only the second public structure designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in the Southern Hemisphere.17 Sep 05:00 PM
