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University of Auckland had to sell leaky Remuera mansion at massive discount
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Tiny school sent staff to Disneyland
The Audit Office names multiple schools for accounting breaches.
Student refunds: Auckland business school pleads guilty to theft
The school was deregistered in 2017 over concerns about its performance.
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Adam Duchac on New Zealand's truancy problem
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Public v private: The old school tie network - and why faith matters
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Public v private: How children learn at three very different schools
Private, integrated and state schools within a 4km radius could hardly be more different.
'Faith trumps dosh': Religious schools beat private and state schools on UE results
Integrated schools lift your chance of UE by 8.3 per cent, private schools 6.9 per cent.
Private schools: Are they worth $20,000 a year?
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Choosing childcare: Your guide to early childhood education
The complete six-part Herald series for parents looking to make the best choice.
Choosing childcare: An insider's view
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Choosing childcare: How to decide what's best for your child
Take a checklist when you're choosing daycare, but in the end it's love that counts.
Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs
New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.
Choosing childcare: How young is too young?
NZ children are going to ECE younger and for longer. Is that a bad thing?
Choosing childcare: Can you afford daycare for another child?
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Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears
Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.
Choosing childcare: From daycare to kindergarten - what are the options?
A guide to a bewildering menu of childcare options.
Price war for children as daycare hours dip
Booming childcare supply comes on stream just as demand drops due to Covid-19.
Choosing childcare: A beginner's guide to early childhood education in New Zealand
How to find a way through the myriad daycare options.
As much as a mortgage: Parents delaying second child because of daycare costs
Some parents fall into the 'second-child trap' when it comes to paying for childcare.