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The academic receiving death threats for calling out the religious right
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Why students say a $55m university campus is 'pretty empty'
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Auckland Uni staff faced death threats after segregation claims
Auckland University stands by its decision to support diversity on campus.
‘Remain vigilant’, Auckland University tells students after meningococcal case
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Discover which students moving for university are least likely to return home
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Sophia Crestani death: Bedroom door closed on people in crush, partygoer tells inquest
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'I was terrified': Witnesses recall crush that killed Sophia Crestani
The inquest into the death of the 19-year-old student continues in Dunedin.
'Her death must not be in vain': Parents speak ahead of inquest into uni student's party death
The family of Sophia Crestani are still heartbroken more than four years after her death.
University of Waikato staff strike on Open Day after salary talks 'hit a wall'
The Tertiary Education Union has demanded a 5 per cent salary increase for staff.
Grounded planes, low student numbers hit pilot academy
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Rural school to Ivy League: Humble Kiwi teen off to Princeton
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University campuses increasingly polarised, experts say
Concerns about free speech were not limited to Victoria University.
More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
Continued cuts would lead to an 'academic ice age', warns politics professor Richard Shaw.
Police swarm Columbia University to clear pro-Palestinian protesters
Police carrying riot shields clear Ivy League campus, arrest dozens.
'Financially stressed': 'Suffering' students rely on charities to eat
One organisation dished out $136,000 of food parcels in a year.
Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters
Students protesting are demanding faculties cut financial ties to Israel.
University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley
The university is now involved in a new employment dispute.
Architects irked by demolition of award-winning Unitec building
The plan is to 'give order to the rather disordered collection of buildings and spaces'.
Steven Joyce: Kids need to know they have the power to succeed
OPINION: Our bureaucratic, top-down education system is visibly failing us.
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.
Youth employment in Hauraki celebrates success
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Top Kiwi students headed to Ivy League colleges
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Tertiary Education Commission and Crown Law to slash roles
The PSA is concerned women are bearing the brunt of cuts at the commission.
Hamilton building apprentice stands out in regional comp
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Tech scholarship in memory of Daniel Karehana open to North's Māori students
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