Friends at work can make a long day go faster, but they aren't always a blessing.

A new breed of schools is taking kids out of classrooms and letting them go wild.

12 Questions: AUT senior law lecturer Khylee Quince backs a more Maori approach.

Some polytechnics are reporting jumps of up to 19 per cent in early enrolments for 2018.

Researchers building a business case for a bond used to fund permanent native forestry.

Auckland University is raising fees and cutting staff to meet a budgetary squeeze

Kiwi students are trialling tests to measure their "21st century skills" such as tenacity.

Principal of school for foreign students says some staff were not supervised adequately.

Rutherford Medal-winner among 21 researchers honoured at awards event.

Egide Kalisa lost his parents to air pollution. Now his research is tackling the problem.

Contractors have accidentally cut water supply in Northcote a second time in 24 hours

Could we forecast precisely enough to be warned of local severe weather within an hour?

More than a quarter of Kiwis disagree NZ lives up to its clean, green image, survey finds.

Will the rise of the machines really happen? Two experts share their views.

A new Kiwi-designed smartphone app could help thousands of people with multiple sclerosis.

The top 1000 universities list is out and Auckland University has tumbled down the ranks.

A language expert is calling for national debate on which languages kids should learn.

NZ is punching above its weight in getting the huge SKA super-scope built, scientist says.

The Green Party is promising the biggest changes to the welfare state in a generation.

KiwiSaver provider puts pressure on New Zealand's listed companies to improve diversity.

Kiwis living in cold homes are toughing it out to save money on bills a survey says.

Kiwi institutions in top 2.5% of world universities but they lack the profile of some.

Healthier food and drink and more exercise have cut preschoolers' tooth decay by a fifth.

An Indian graduate says most students below degree level "don't come here to get educated"

NZ universities are climbing in world rankings.

A code-making young Kiwi has landed a coveted spot in an Oxford University programme.

Do we need a Hippocratic Oath to better protect our oceans? Two experts explain.

A teacher is learning Maori language and customs to take back to her students in Europe.

There are 12 finalists for the KiwiNet awards.

Exclusive: A new type of school without playing fields is being proposed for urban areas.