Education reporter, NZ Herald
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Partnership schools receive termination notices
Schools told their contracts will finish at the end of the year.
Mum sells kids' toys to escape horror st
A youth was shot directly outside her gate, but Housing New Zealand would not find her and her three young children a new home.
Health prof: Tobacco tax rise racist
Leading Maori researcher says further tax increases on smokers have become a racist policy that is discriminating against Maori, mental health patients and others.
Learner driver's dangerous driving
Learner driver nabbed breaking speed limit, and a number of other laws.
House prices drive out 38,000
Auckland's housing "bubble" is worsening inequality, says Salvation Army.
State of our nation: The good and bad
The Salvation Army's annual report on New Zealand life is surprisingly rosy, but it does highlight some concerns, Simon Collins reports.
Foster duo seek status of parents
Frustrated foster parents have to get permission every time their foster child needs major medical treatment, changes schools or the family move.