‘Ludicrous’: Richard Dawkins, Elon Musk criticise mātauranga Māori as Kiwi researcher hits back
Dawkins described the implementation of the policy as "adolescent virtue-signalling".
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Preventing the 'youth mental health pandemic': Wellbeing project hits Te Tai Tokerau schools
The project provides children with the means to manage anxiety early in their early years.
Employment facilitator to connect students with businesses
He said he plans on building his portfolio of connected local businesses.
Mum fumes amid claims teacher forced student to cut off taonga
'I don’t know if the taonga did a pukana to the teacher or what.'
'Logistical nightmare': 60 schools damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle
Damage includes flooded classrooms, roofs ripped off and major cracks in the pavement.
Richard Prebble: Solving the truancy crisis - we should have cameras in classrooms
The more days that children attend school, the more likely they are to succeed.
Collegiate helps families affected by Cyclone Gabrielle
The drive for donations coincided with the school's biggest weekend.
Teacher squeezed child's arms so tight it left finger-shaped bruises
The childcare teacher yanked another child off the ground by the arm.
Universities want more students back in lectures as attendance remains low
University lecture attendance hasn't come back to high levels since the pandemic.
Principal of Auckland school which hired rapist relative resigns
A review of the teacher aide's hiring found legal requirements were not met.
$25m boost for cyclone-hit businesses, at least 58 migrants dead in Italy & Emergency Departments under strain | Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 February, 2023
Government grants $25m boost for cyclone-hit businesses, at least 58 migrants dead after boat sinks off Italy and our Emergency Departments still under strain in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Efforts to tackle truancy in Te Tai Tokerau need to be 'grassroots'
Where does the funding need to go for it to make a difference?
'Genuinely life-changing': Three Bay teenagers awarded scholarships for tertiary study
The teenagers will receive $10,000 yearly for the duration of their degree.
'Massive' job ahead for cyclone recovery, forestry future uncertain & truancy officers return | Focus Morning Bulletin: 21 February, 2023
The millions announced for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, the future of forestry in flood-hit regions remains uncertain and truancy officers return to schools in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'Very vague': How schools code absence and attendance criticised
A student says the codes could better reflect mental health needs.
Victoria University appoints two new Māori professors
For the first time, two Māori professors have been appointed at the same time.
The Conversation: Learning to read for pleasure is a serious matter
There is no question that basic reading skills are a necessary component of education.
Mike King and his merry men gearing up for Hope Challenge
Mental health advocate Mike King is coming to a town near you
Opinion: Let’s stop talking about racism and start addressing it
Professor Paul Spoonley: It's time to confront racism.
'Dirty paedo': Multiple men confront former Dilworth teacher as he's sentenced to prison for 'prolific' abuse
He taught at the school from 1977 to 1983 and served as senior housemaster.
Call for free school lunches to be extended to more children
Health Coalition Aotearoa said more children than ever need the free lunch scheme.
Getting kids to school a rough ride in Northland
Buses running behind and parents trying to keep up with fees: what's in store this year?
Massey University sets new standard for Te Tiriti excellence
Massey University is celebrating the launch of a project setting a new standard.
More non-Māori are embracing te reo - raising complex issues
OPINION: If not done well and ethically, it could be another wave of colonisation.
University of Auckland scientist helps uncover exceedingly rare pair of stars
Astrophysicist Professor Jan Eldridge is a world expert on the evolution of binary stars.
How racism was identified in initial media reporting of Covid in Aotearoa
Media reports during the Covid pandemic targeted poor and vulnerable communities.
Weaving kapa haka with healing for mental health
Young Māori in the South Island are thriving with kapa haka therapy in school.
Girls' High new boarding hostel creates history
Rotorua Girls' High School makes history today by opening its first hostel.
Asthma Foundation: 'Hey, this isn't good for your lungs'
The Asthma Foundation says urgent action is required for vulnerable communities.
School costs leave parents turning to social services
“It’s not fun for people to have to try to meet all these costs."
‘Exceptionally happy’: Arrival of girls at Hereworth School going ‘smoothly’
A boys' school for almost 100 years, Hereworth now has girls, and it's going well, so far.
Air force wants more wāhine Māori and Pasifika high-flyers eyeing career
"There’s a place for you in the Air Force or any other military group."
'The right person for the job': Tauranga principals keen to see Jan Tinetti pick up education portfolio
Tinetti has strong backing from former colleagues ahead of a major party reshuffle.
'We want to get cracking': School's 'radical' move to help struggling families
'It means the day they start they have got everything,' says school principal.