Local Focus: Three decades of hard mahi making a difference to the coast
Students are taking time out of their school holidays to help protect the dune system.
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New $14 million trades training centre blessed and named
The centre aims to provide growth and investment in the region.
Kāpiti students in the running for Korean reality TV show
Kāpiti College students are part of a competition to be on a Korean television show.
Megan Banks: What really goes on in your kid’s classroom?
Fraught times in parent-teacher interviews.
Champion lifter carrying weight of Whanganui
Mollie King isn't far off qualifying for the world champs.
Fowl murders leave school kids in tears: Community comes to the rescue
Motatau School students were twice met with a frightful sight.
'We're everything': Primary school principals under immense pressure
'There’s no fat in the system' for smaller schools when other staff are away or sick.
Waikato University talent to audition at Sydney Opera House
The six students will audition as part of a new degree.
Kamo Intermediate School's 'mighty' fundraiser for new sports gear
Students raised tens of thousands of dollars to be used for new sports equipment.
‘An incredible privilege:’ Legend of Okatia told in new book and music
A local kaumātua played a part in the retelling of a local legend.
Alec McNab: All the action from the Whanganui Secondary Schools Cross Country champs
Comment: There were over 130 starters, arresting the steady decline over recent years.
Bottled up: Teens drinking less and staying home more
'I've got better things to do than party,' one student said.
Northland news in brief: Critical crash, biosecurity risk and hospo finalists
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounding regions.
Triplets born within minutes of each other graduate on the same day
The brothers have an inseparable bond and support each other, but are also competitive.
Taking a trip down memory lane at Norsewood School
Lynn Kirkland taught at Norsewood School 50 years ago.
Major reading test ranks NZ with Spain for kids' achievements
Kiwi kids are still mad about reading, according to a recent report.
Cost of free school lunches a hungry hole in Budget 2023
Covid money funded free school lunches, now the chicken (wraps) are coming home to roost.
‘Been traumatised’: Boost to mental health funding in schools praised
Students are back at school. But mental health issues are expected to continue.
Sliding into success? Council-provided Splash Planet becomes temporary EIT classroom
Students still unable to use the flooded Taradale campus instead use community venues.
Abbey Caves tragedy: Family prepare final farewell for their 'beautiful boy'
Karnin Ahorangi Petera has been named as the student who died in the Abbey Caves tragedy.
Take it easy on people dealing with Abbey Caves tragedy, psychology lecturer says
Talk about feelings after traumatic events like the Abbey Caves tragedy, expert says.
'This year is the worst': Schools hiring 'unqualified' teachers due to shortage
Principal survey finds nearly half had to appoint “untrained or unqualified” teachers.
'We have got to run our school': 'Unqualified' teachers hired amid shortage
Principal survey finds nearly half had to appoint “untrained or unqualified” teachers.
Opinion: Working fulltime and studying? Why you should hang in there
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Whānau Ora students show why it's worth being committed.
Tough Kids out in force for return of Mega obstacle course
The “challenge by choice” event saw hundreds of schoolkids take on various obstacles.
Abbey Caves tragedy: Family of Northland student who died issue public statement
Rāhui put in place at Abbey Caves after body of missing student found.
Focus: Students suffer ‘unfair’ living cost allowance as rent spikes
Students nationwide say they are suffering with the cost of living while landlords are profiting off new student allowance increases. Video / NZ Herald
Return or rebuild: The different paths Hawke’s Bay most flood-damaged schools are taking
It might take three years, but kids' laughter will ring out at Omahu School again.
Schoolchildren plant trees ahead of King Charles’ coronation
A special planting ceremony took place in Waikanae.
Watch: 'Little hero' stops school bus after driver passes out
Dillon Reeves brought the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy road.
Jazz music is 'always current and always fresh'
“If you look at a clip from the 1920s or 1930s, it seems as if it was made yesterday."
Te Miringa looking to return her knowledge to her people
This will be the first international business engagement for Te Miringa.
'Education crisis': Report calls for overhaul of everything from curriculum to teacher training
Too many students are leaving school ill-prepared for tertiary study, work and life.