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Child delivers flax bouquets to random Tamatea residents

Tamatea schoolgirl makes neighbours smile with handmade flax bouquets.

Matua and Whaea row: Te reo teaching titles allowed as school makes changes

"We've got to make the education system user friendly - it's not one shoes fits all."

Principal of 18 years leaves to take up Wellington post

Deputy principal Heather Wilkie will take over as acting principal.

New zones for Auckland schools: 'There'll be some pretty angry people'

Principals are concerned families with connections to the schools will be out of zone.

Mixed weather bag for first week of school holidays

If you plan ahead you can find some good weather, says MetService.

Tauranga iwi setting 'new benchmark' with curriculum collaboration

'It's for our wider community to be aware of histories that come from our perspective.'

'Are you from here?': Incident at Devonport Primary School fair sparks investigation

A 21-year-old man was reportedly told he could not buy food at the fair.

Truancy crisis: One officer for 80 schools in Waitematā East

Report: Some truancy officers "not easily contactable, not willing to accept cases".

Classmates' messages to be read at Auckland schoolgirl's funeral

She was killed while walking to school last week.

Back to School: How to build a healthy lunchbox your kids will eat

Not having to make school lunches is one of the parental highlights of the holidays.

Reading between the lines

Opinion: Ignore the naysayers, let's stick to the facts on the science of reading.

War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read

Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".

Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school

Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.

Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls

More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.

Mark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved reading

Opinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.

Shock after much-loved Canterbury school principal's sudden holiday death

Alan John Sutton died of a heart attack while in Ashburton on Sunday.

Local Focus: Building future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians

Getting kids to solve problems "from the ground up". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sneak peek given for Pāpāmoa's Te Ōkūroa Drive School ahead of 2022 opening

The school is on track to open in about 16 months but the zone is yet to be finalised.