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![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Auckland tsunami alert flops: 'I'm doomed - didn't hear anything'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland tsunami alert flops: 'I'm doomed - didn't hear anything'
Beachfront residents did not hear sirens or receive texts in tsunami alert test.
![Learning at home : 'I'm not going through that again!'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Learning at home : 'I'm not going through that again!'
Two reports ask what schools and parents can learn from the last lockdown,
![Schools may get lifeline to keep foreign students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Schools may get lifeline to keep foreign students
Schools may get compensation for foreign students lost due to Covid-19.
![Four Auckland schools linked to Covid-19, three shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Four Auckland schools linked to Covid-19, three shut
Principals inform parents after confirmed or probable cases linked to staff and students.
![Coronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Coronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19
Schools are cancelling camps and assemblies and planning for teaching online.
![Overcrowded schools: 508 short of classrooms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Overcrowded schools: 508 short of classrooms
National says figures show Labour has failed to keep up with demand for classrooms.
![A third of kids are vaping - principals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A third of kids are vaping - principals
Schools and health groups call for quick action against vaping.
![Principals unite to fight 'hubs' displacing school boards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Principals unite to fight 'hubs' displacing school boards
Māori tribal schools join Auckland Grammar in fight against 'hub' takeover.
![Discarded Hindu statues at Auckland beaches raise concern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Discarded Hindu statues at Auckland beaches raise concern
Hindu priest says there is a need for an educational programme for Hindus
![Bisexual teen: Liking boys was 'a weight off my chest'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bisexual teen: Liking boys was 'a weight off my chest'
A teen tells Simon Collins about realising she was bisexual.
![One in six Auckland schools reopening with vacancies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One in six Auckland schools reopening with vacancies
One in six Auckland schools are looking for teachers, down from one in five last year.
![Principals push for fast-track, on-the-job teacher training](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Principals push for fast-track, on-the-job teacher training
Principals want more fast-track trained teachers in their classes.
![Schools offering NCEA online drop by three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Schools offering NCEA online drop by three
Schools using online NCEA exams down from 55 last year to 52.
![Wealthiest students get half of uni scholarships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wealthiest students get half of uni scholarships
Schools in the most exclusive areas were winning up to $1 million in prizes each year.
![Overseas campaign to recruit 400 teachers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Overseas campaign to recruit 400 teachers
Most of the planned 200 relocation grants for overseas teachers have now been approved.
![Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.
![Te reo teacher crisis: 'At this stage we have no applicants'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Te reo teacher crisis: 'At this stage we have no applicants'
Schools are competing for a handful of teacher trainees qualified to teach te reo Māori.
!['Fundraising machine' dies aged 89](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Fundraising machine' dies aged 89
Wife and mother the home and farm power source behind successful business.
![Here's why fewer kids walk, bike to school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Here's why fewer kids walk, bike to school
Parents have let rip on hazards facing the foot or pedal power school commute.