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Principal resigns after allegations she failed to protect the safety of children
The former principal also faces allegations she failed to recognise and manage conflicts of interest.
17 Jun 2026
Parent prosecuted for truancy fails to show at court hearing
The associate education minister says 36 parents have been liable for prosecution over child truancy.
17 Jun 2026
Australian firm's involvement in school curriculum rewrite comes under scrutiny
NZ companies were not offered the job because the ministry was already working with Learning First, the Education and Workforce Select Committee has heard.
17 Jun 2026
Teachers warn draft secondary subject curriculums are too crowded
Consultation closed this week on draft curriculums for Years 11 to 13 in 26 subjects including English, maths and science.
16 Jun 2026
University of Canterbury Students' Association admits charge for mass food poisoning
More than 100 Canterbury University students became unwell after eating a chicken souvlaki dinner at two halls of residence.
16 Jun 2026
Foreign student fees reach all-time high of $1.3b, even as student numbers slump
Universities and private tertiary institutes made more money than ever from international enrolments in 2025.
15 Jun 2026
Museums and galleries struggle to balance books without govt funding
One museum's board chair tried to swim Cook Strait to raise funds for sprinklers earlier this year.
15 Jun 2026
Nonverbal child left locked in Ritchies school van for hours, ministry seeks explanation
The Ministry of Education is urgently seeking answers after an autistic boy was left in a Ritchies van, just weeks after another autistic boy died after escaping from a school van in May.
11 Jun 2026
Unpaid on the job training leaving female-dominated professions behind
With rising fuel prices and cost of living, trainee nurses, teachers, medical students, midwives and social workers are only just able to keep their heads above water.
11 Jun 2026
New Waikato medical school students will be placed in five regions with rural communities
The idea was to embed the students in regional and rural communities that needed doctors the most.
10 Jun 2026
Erica Stanford announces $300k Big Sing funding boost
The Big Sing involves around 9000 students across 280 choirs and is New Zealand's largest choral festival, running for more than 35 years.
10 Jun 2026
Auckland University legal academic 'sick to the stomach’ over sexual assault investigation
Dr Carrie Leonetti is furious at how allegations of sexual assault, bullying and harassment were handled by colleagues at Auckland University.
8 Jun 2026
Engineering job shortage impacts students needing work experience to graduate
Engineering students need work experience to graduate but an industry downturn means fewer roles are available for them
7 Jun 2026
More school students working to pay family bills, says poverty advocate
One South Auckland high school said around 40% of its Year 12 and 13 students were working to help their families.
7 Jun 2026
'Ko tāna he whakatinana' - Tributes flow for Professor Whatarangi Winiata
The Ngāti Raukawa leader, educator and lifelong advocate for te reo Māori will be laid to rest on Monday.
7 Jun 2026
Call for mandated school van supervision after 'preventable' death of disabled boy
An Auckland mother had started a petition, calling for the government to mandate the presence of at least two adults in every school van transporting children.
7 Jun 2026
Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick's National Party swag bags upset parents
Mike Butterick has visited most schools across Wairarapa delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints all emblazoned with the National Party logo.
5 Jun 2026
Minister announces $62 million for more classrooms across South Island
The package includes a new 18-classroom primary school in Lincoln, the expansion of Rolleston College and dozens of classrooms across the South Island.
5 Jun 2026
ACT to campaign on reducing 'absolutely ridiculous' cost of school uniforms
It would limit all state schools to three compulsory branded items and ensure generic items were available from retailers like The Warehouse and Kmart.
5 Jun 2026
Government overhauls tertiary institutions' research funding system
Academics are cautiously welcoming the move but the Association of Scientists wants more detail and the Tertiary Education Union says a bigger problem is the size of the fund which has not increased for several years.
4 Jun 2026
Te ao Māori mourns the loss of Professor Whatarangi Winiata
Ngāti Raukawa leader and champion of te reo Māori Professor Whatarangi Winiata has died, aged 92.
3 Jun 2026
Budget 2026: 30 million fund will see solar panels on 500 schools
The government is pushing ahead with solar panels to try ease the pressure of high energy costs.
2 Jun 2026
Erica Stanford plans to increase pay for tradies working as unqualified teachers
But the Post Primary Teachers' Association is pushing back on Erica Stanford's plan, saying teachers should be qualified.
2 Jun 2026
King's Birthday Honours: Knighthood came 'out of the blue', Professor Emeritus James Chapman says
For more than three decades Chapman's research at Massey University has contributed to literacy theory, with an emphasis on learning disabilities and dyslexia.
31 May 2026
Budget 2026: University leader welcomes extra funding, but critics warn students worse off
Universities have welcomed a $234 million Budget boost to fund more tertiary enrolments, but critics say students still face rising fees and growing financial pressure.
29 May 2026
Kindys prepare to ask parents for donations after 'drop in the bucket' Budget increase
Kindergartens New Zealand says its members will struggle after the Budget increased their operational subsidy by less than half-a-percent.
29 May 2026
Manurewa High School to shut early, with too many staff sick
A large South Auckland high school will close early on Friday because it does not have enough teachers present - again.
28 May 2026
Government's Budget sparks angry scenes as students march on Parliament
They were protesting the government's decision to end the fees-free policy at the end of this year and let tertiary institutions raise their fees by up to six percent for the third year running.
28 May 2026
Students accuse government of 'balancing the books' as hundreds protest scrapping the fees free scheme
Budget 2026 has locked in the removal of the policy that gave students their final year of tertiary education at no cost.
28 May 2026
Budget 2026: Education boost in trade training for teens, tertiary subsidies frozen
The Budget boosts spending on curriculum changes and trade training for teens, freezes nearly all tertiary subsidies.
28 May 2026
The House: Slavery and curriculum subject deaths squeezed in around the edges
Select Committee segued sharply from slavery to hear from teachers horrified to find that their specialist subject areas have been dumped.
28 May 2026
Raising a left-handed child in a right-handed world
Don't hand a spoon to Maple's right, the typically happy two-year-old will meet you with a scowl.
27 May 2026
'Te reo influencer' named first Professor of te reo Māori at Victoria University.
The more content in te reo that is shared on social media, the more people have access to it and the more it is heard, says Professor Hona Black
27 May 2026
Property problems preventing state schools going charter - Seymour
David Seymour claims about 20 state schools have investigated the charter model and a conversion could happen at "almost any moment".
27 May 2026
Government backs down on last-minute homeschooling law change
Erica Stanford faced community backlash about new requirements on parents homeschooling their children.
27 May 2026
St Cuthbert's College investigating allegations against former staff member
Emails sent to parents and staff say the review will look at concerns that boundaries between students and staff were crossed.
26 May 2026
Report finds Gloriavale families living in overcrowded hostels with 'narrow' homeschooling curriculum
The Education Review Office found that Gloriavale parents were not meeting legal homeschooling requirements.
26 May 2026
'You need to start listening to your young ones': Māori students speak out ahead of Budget
With the Budget expected to confirm the end of the fees-free tertiary scheme, Māori students say the move risks turning young people away from higher education.
26 May 2026
Half a billion dollar price-tag for Wellington water meter roll-out not 'credible' - mayor
Tiaki Wai wants to roll-out about 140,000 water meters, and says installing meters may cost $500-590 million.
26 May 2026
Budget 2026: What schools, universities and early childhood educators are looking for
The government goes into this week's Budget with an ambitious change programme for schools.
26 May 2026
Teachers, principals frustrated with slow delivery of money, research finds
The Aotearoa Educators Collective said educators heard big numbers in last year's Budget and expected to see the needs of more children being met but that was yet to happen.
25 May 2026
'Disorder' at Canterbury school sees police attend, one hospitalised
One person was taken to hospital following an incident at a Canterbury high school.
25 May 2026
English requirements for Accredited Employer Work Visa expanded
The changes will apply from the beginning of next month.
24 May 2026
Is it ok to baptise your child just to get into a Catholic school?
Two philosophy professors, including a former Catholic priest, weigh up the ethics of a convenient baptism for school application.
24 May 2026
Former Education Ministry staffer lodges formal complaint over school curriculum rewrite
A former Education Ministry staffer wants more detail on the use of AI in drafting the changes, and says she's concerned the minister hasn't followed due process.
24 May 2026
Kindergartens Aotearoa union expects Budget increase to be below inflation
Kindergartens Aotearoa is expecting to see an increase of less than the rate of inflation in next week's Budget.
24 May 2026
Barista course more than route to easy credits, say students
Year-13 students say it offers a better chance to earn while they learn as they pursue further study.
22 May 2026
PPTA says schools' operational funding needs inflation catch-up
The union said annual increases to the ops grant kept up with inflation from 2011 to 2021 but then fell behind.
21 May 2026
Too many barriers to hiring overseas teachers, secondary school principal says
Sam Mortimer from Greymouth High said newly-qualified teachers weren't paid enough to meet minimum pay rates for a "Green List" work visa, and the paper work is excessive.
21 May 2026
Children's enjoyment of reading, writing and maths drops
A study has found the number of older primary school children who do not enjoy reading, writing and maths has doubled.
19 May 2026
Kelvin Davis appointed to Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group
The education minister says the advisory group is made up of "esteemed leaders and innovators in Māori education".
19 May 2026
Green Party says National's education law changes undermine teaching council
Erica Stanford recently unveiled the changes to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill
19 May 2026
'Our best resource': Teachers a better investment than workbooks, school leaders say
Education Minister Erica Stanford has revealed a $131m package to boost performance in primary and intermediate schools.
18 May 2026
New English, maths primary curriculums had little effect on achievement, first results show
Assessments were conducted less than a year after the primary school curriculums became mandatory, and the government says the results are to be expected.
18 May 2026
Primary Principals' Association backs government funding announcement
The government pledged to spend $131 million on improving students' reading, writing and maths in this year's budget.
18 May 2026
Live: Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford to make education announcement
The PM and the Education Minister will take questions following the announcement in Lower Hutt.
18 May 2026
Teachers raise concerns as NCEA replacement confimed
The government is replacing NCEA with the New Zealand Certificate of Education with much more emphasis on exams.
17 May 2026
After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test
Education Ministry results show 47 percent of the 4209 children who did the 40-week phonics check in term four last year were "at or above expectations".
17 May 2026
Auckland Grammar School welcomes government's proposed NCEA replacement
The government on Saturday released further details about the new secondary school qualification framework, which is expected to begin replacing NCEA from 2028.
17 May 2026
Global student network more vulnerable after successful system hack - experts
The Canvas system is used by 9000 institutions, but was offline for two days.
16 May 2026