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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.

Principal finds strict line with pupils pays
A West Auckland principal is taking a zero-tolerance attitude to unruly students at his new school - and winning hearts and minds in the process.

Our next top chefs
Virgil Evetts and Diana Clement discover the public can benefit from student chefs learning on the job, with great food at bargain prices.

Defunct coins given full value for charity
The country's Lions Clubs have struck a deal with the Reserve Bank to get the full value of defunct NZ coins, for charity.

Auckland school students suspended over 'racist' fight
Two Takapuna Grammar students have been stood down after a fight, allegedly fuelled by racist taunts, which was videoed and sent around school.

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

Pacific scholarships to double - PM
New Zealand will open its doors to 200 education scholarships for Pacific people, as well as commit $4.8 million towards the policing of Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister John Key announcement today.

New support system for schools announced
"Expert practitioners" will work with schools to lift achievement, but a teachers' union is sceptical of the government's announcement.

New school reports score from A+ to Fail
Parents are surprised at the range of school reports on offer - from poor to wonderfully informative.