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Fraser High School principal's truancy speech
Fraser High School principal Virginia Crawford angers with truant speech. / Youtube

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Teacher strikes seem unpatriotic
Columnist Kerre Woodham finds herself in two minds about the teachers' strike.

Teachers: More strikes unless Govt talks to us
Stalled negotiations between teachers and the Ministry of Education may even see students told to stay at home.

Thousands of teachers demand better pay
Striking teachers around the country took their protests to the street today.

Striking teachers converge on central Auckland
More than 2000 secondary teachers have marched down Auckland's Queen St to rally for better pay today.

NZ man's treasured ring resurfaces after 40 years
A NZ man who lost a ring 40 years ago in a US lake has had news that his treasured possession has been found.

Canterbury quake: Govt announces recovery bill
The Government has announced details of legislation to be pushed through Parliament to help speed up the recovery process in quake-devastated Canterbury.

Drunken student hurt in PE class
A drunk Auckland high school pupil was taken to hospital after falling over and knocking his head in a physical education class.

Pupils shut out of quake-hit schools
Some 1200 Canterbury school children will not be able to return to their schools for weeks.

PM: Striking teachers 'disconnected'
Secondary teachers' plans to go on strike next month show they disconnected from the real world, Prime Minister John Key says.

Bittersweet ball for mum and friends
The Rotorua Girls' High School ball went ahead without Kristi-Rae Ruri-Gardiner, who died in a car accident a month ago.

Stab victim under fire
The teacher stabbed by a Korean student at Avondale College has been criticised in an inquiry into the incident.