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![Pisa results: Why New Zealand’s education system is failing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pisa results: Why New Zealand’s education system is failing
The downward track of NZ's three core subjects in the OECD programme is troubling.
![Kerikeri pupil becomes the country's best speller for his age - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kerikeri pupil becomes the country's best speller for his age - again
The 10-year-old also previously won a prestigious spelling bee comp at age seven.
![Who, or what, is a snollygoster? English words you can use to flummox the best linguists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Who, or what, is a snollygoster? English words you can use to flummox the best linguists
OPINION: This word seems to reappear every election season, but why?
![Five difficult books worth reading — and five not to bother with](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Five difficult books worth reading — and five not to bother with
Telegraph: The classics that repay effort — and a few that really don’t.
![Tutor risks job by 'sneakily' teaching phonics to students struggling with reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tutor risks job by 'sneakily' teaching phonics to students struggling with reading
“I feel sure that they’re just much more set up for life with this way of doing things."
![Reading Recovery: 30 per cent fewer students getting one-to-one literacy support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Reading Recovery: 30 per cent fewer students getting one-to-one literacy support
Between 2021 and 2022, 6 per cent fewer students received intensive literacy support.
![Reading wars: Less than 40 per cent of schools offer Reading Recovery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Reading wars: Less than 40 per cent of schools offer Reading Recovery
The uptake of Reading Recovery has hit a record low.
![Find a new passion at Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Find a new passion at Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival
There are 10 sessions, with topics ranging from weird critters to wonderful bookshops.
![‘It’s never too late’: Kiwi who learned to read and write in his late 50s becomes an author](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
‘It’s never too late’: Kiwi who learned to read and write in his late 50s becomes an author
A desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to admit he was illiterate.
![Sweden returns to books and handwriting practice in tech-heavy schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Sweden returns to books and handwriting practice in tech-heavy schools
Sweden wonders if their digital focus led to an academic decline over the last few years.
![After solo travel inspiration? These 5 books should top your list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
After solo travel inspiration? These 5 books should top your list
Kindle your solo travel journey with these wanderlust-filled reads.
![The Chronicle Q&A: Fiona Sussman discusses her latest true crime novel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The Chronicle Q&A: Fiona Sussman discusses her latest true crime novel
"You need to try to view the world through another’s eyes."
![Analogue revival: Books and vinyl find favour with Whanganui readers and listeners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Analogue revival: Books and vinyl find favour with Whanganui readers and listeners
Whanganui's boutique shops cater to lovers of "old-school" visual and audio mediums.
![Bay author captures global audience with YA novel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bay author captures global audience with YA novel
Jax Calder is an Amazon best-seller in teen and YA LGBTQIA+ fiction.
![Far North news in brief: Kapa haka, ferry ramp upgrade and not guilty plea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Far North news in brief: Kapa haka, ferry ramp upgrade and not guilty plea
News snippets from the Far North.
![Major reading test ranks NZ with Spain for kids' achievements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Major reading test ranks NZ with Spain for kids' achievements
Kiwi kids are still mad about reading, according to a recent report.
![Q&A: The big fail - how do we fix NZ’s broken education system?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Q&A: The big fail - how do we fix NZ’s broken education system?
Education Hub founder Dr Nina Hood and reporter Amy Wiggins answer your questions.
![Students may need 'transition period' after new literacy, numeracy test results flop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Students may need 'transition period' after new literacy, numeracy test results flop
Half of students won't get NCEA based on new English and maths tests.
![Making the Grade: Second NCEA literacy and numeracy tests show drop in reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Making the Grade: Second NCEA literacy and numeracy tests show drop in reading
Only a third of students passed the first trial. Did students fare better this time?
!['They would have been better off guessing' - why Kiwi kids can't do maths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'They would have been better off guessing' - why Kiwi kids can't do maths
Educators say we need to give clearer instructions to avoid overloading children's brains.
![Kids don't know alphabet because they aren't taught to form letters - handwriting experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kids don't know alphabet because they aren't taught to form letters - handwriting experts
'We’d have happy children... children who were attending school every day.'