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NZ used to be 'one of the most literate nations on earth'. What happened?
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Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 July, 2022
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Back to school: Relief teachers 'like unicorns'
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Ministry 'recommends' schools enforce masks in Term 3
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Sacked, shunned, called a paedo: How misery continued for acquitted teacher
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Mother's anguish over predatory teacher laid bare in letter to PM
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Focus: Healthcare & schools under pressure as Covid numbers surge
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School balls: Private school to Covid test ballgoers at door
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Sunny Kaushal: Vaping is running rings around cigarettes
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Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media
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5600 sign petition for investigation into alleged 'abuse' at Bethlehem College
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Young vapers: 'More nicotine than a pack-a-day'
Schools seeking help for young people hooked on nicotine as numbers vaping increases.
NZ urgently needs a winter Covid action plan for schools – here's how to do it
THE CONVERSATION: An action plan for schools is urgently needed to protect children.
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Students fear without the teachers, their rumaki reo unit will 'crumble'.
Auckland schoolboy rugby: A cauldron of noise and colour at Auckland Grammar
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