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Parents organise girls' after-ball alcohol
Parents of students at a top Catholic girls' school are organising an after-ball party with alcohol - despite police warnings.
Inspectors to tail teenagers' party buses
Manukau's liquor licensing agency is drawing up a list of school ball dates, and will send inspectors to follow buses to after-ball parties.
'You can leave drunk, you just can't arrive drunk'
A party consultant is telling high school students how they can get away with taking booze to after-ball parties.
Police bust boozy school after-ball party
A high school after-ball party with a van-load of alcohol was busted by police and liquor licensing inspectors in an early morning raid today.
School praised for speedy response to knife threat
Police are praising Hamilton Girls' High School's emergency procedures after a girl threatened other students with a knife late this morning.
School 'coping well' after stabbing - principal
The students of Te Puke High School are receiving ongoing support after one of their peers stabbed a maths teacher during class yesterday.
'School is supposed to be a safe sanctuary'
Principals say teachers need the power to search students as schools become increasingly violent.
Classroom horror: 'Blood was everywhere'
As blood dripped from stab wounds inflicted by one of his students, maths teacher Steve Hose yelled at the rest of his class to get out.
'He just came over and stabbed him in the back four times' - witness
A witness to the stabbing of a teacher in a BOP classroom has told how the attack unfolded. The 53-year-old victim is now resting at home.
Post mortem fails to shed light on Kings schoolboy's death
A post mortem into the death of a schoolboy who died in his sleep after a large drinking session fails to confirm how he died.
Schoolboy could have been drinking vodka, family says
The family of Kings College student James Webster believe he died after drinking a bottle of vodka.
Schoolboy dies after party drinks
A King's College boarder died in his sleep at the weekend after drinking at a friend's birthday party - the second tragedy to hit the prestigious school in four months.
Tolley promises 'hard' fight for school funding
Anne Tolley has told secondary schools the Government is serious about education, but the next few years will not see a great deal of new money.
How your child's school is performing
2009 (and 2004) pass rates for NCEA Level 1 by Year 11- measured by percentage of students participating.
Whistle-blowing teacher to fight on
A teacher who claims he was fired after raising concerns about a string of incidents at his school has won a claim for unjustified dismissal.
NCEA results show gap is closing
Maori and Pacific high school students have finally started closing the gaps with their European counterparts in NZ schools.