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Govt to fund free period products for all school, kura students
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The University of Auckland plan ahead for semester 1 exams
The University of Auckland has decided to hold exams online.
'For sale' sticker going up on uni's controversial $5m mansion
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Dan Bidois: How to stop the school system failing our young
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Demand for secondary teachers in Auckland on the rise
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ECE teacher: 'Just silence' from ministry over abuse fears
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New phonics-based reading books produced by Ministry of Education
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Focus: School to Skies educational internship programme
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