"It is amazing how many kids don't brush their teeth and haven't got a toothbrush."

Their pay will have to increase if the new Government is to recruit enough new teachers.

Two days after an arsonist set the playground on fire, the school was burgled.

School principals hope Auckland Council will help music fest after three-year deal ends.

Families forced to cut food budgets because of back-to-school costs.

Students moved into the new four-level block last month.

Ongaonga School deputy principal has received a National Excellence in Teaching Award.

Good quality activity-based learning increasingly showing improved outcomes.

Board does not want to contribute to dismantling initiative "which is achieving so much".

Whangarei's Te Kapehu Whetu school is not fazed by Govt intention to end charter schools.

Principal says children should have time to join clubs and do activities after school.

Teacher claimed he had a 'sex addiction' that was relieved by spanking fantasies.

Sammy the kitten has been called a 'miracle' by the Ngakonui Valley School following the death of their much beloved Rooster.

Police urge parents to talk with their children about road safety before school begins.

How much sending the kids back to school costs could depend on where you live.

NZ Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh has been writing in Hawke's Bay.

EDITORIAL: We need to entice more graduates into school teaching.

Families struggling with back-to-school costs are getting further stung by payday lenders.

The children were asked to donate for relief efforts - but the school kept the money.

Some schools did not report fraud by workers who moved to other schools.

Global studies show about 14 per cent of children have noise induced hearing loss

An arborist was called in to rescue Space Teddy, who was stuck up a tree on Waiheke Island

Officials don't know how they will allocate funding that was based on national standards.

Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.

New initiative gives academics 'paws' for thought. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Charlotte Fischer says her daughter Kaya has become a passionate reader thanks to Speld.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may recognise scooters left at the school.

New Zealand kids average 4-6 hours of technology a day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Destinations have included San Francisco, Washington DC, Johannesburg, and Los Angeles.

Drone was used to film parents operating illegal pedestrian crossings for Hauraki School.