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Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be 'lost forever'
About 8000 Rotumans live in New Zealand, one community leader says.
10 May 2026
Mother fears disabled son's new transport provider isn't up to the job
An Auckland mother says changes to ministry-funded school transport for disabled students are putting vulnerable children at risk.
10 May 2026
Help! My child only reads graphic novels
Rather than hindering or holding back reading skills, reading graphic novels can actually help develop them.
9 May 2026
Green Party criticises govt's 'outrageous' decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education
Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed the scheme would be ditched in the upcoming budget.
9 May 2026
Fees-free university scheme to be scrapped in upcoming Budget, Nicola Willis confirms
Finance minister Nicola Willis said students completing study this year remain eligible.
8 May 2026
Women in Trades expo in Inglewood opening unexpected career opportunities
Haweka teenager Tiama Hill compared handling a digger to working a gaming console.
8 May 2026
University of Auckland's online learning system hit by hackers
Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be affected by the breach.
7 May 2026
Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove absestos-contaminated sand
The ministry says it approved one-off grants for 65 schools to cover the bill for last year's clean up of absestos-contaminated sand.
5 May 2026
Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal 'multiple concerns'
The school exists to indoctrinate children, maintain a caste system and grow a workforce, new documents show.
5 May 2026
Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite
The Education Minister told RNZ changes would be made to six draft curriculums - but there wouldn't be any complete rewrites.
5 May 2026
Teachers blast draft curriculums, shortage of Waitangi Treaty influence
Teachers in music, physical education, science, technology and history have slammed the curriculums.
3 May 2026
Education Ministry underfire for changes to rural Hawke's Bay school bus
Nine-year-old Ted Newall has epilepsy and other medical needs, but must now travel 3km to the nearest transport.
3 May 2026
Changes to school transport for children with safety, mobility needs
Uzabus will use a range of dedicated vehicles tailored to the students' specific requirements.
3 May 2026
Police 'appalled' by motorists speeding through school zones
Two South Auckland checkpoints dished out 70 infringement notices in two hours this week.
2 May 2026
Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute
The Tertiary Education Union said the different institutes had a single collective agreement under the now-dissolved national institute Te Pūkenga.
30 Apr 2026
Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs
Nearly 84,000 international students contributed $4.6 billion in direct spending to New Zealand's economy during the last financial year.
29 Apr 2026
How to solve a cryptic crossword
Cryptic crosswords might seem like gibberish at first glance, but there is method to the madness, with patterns that you can learn to identify to break down the puzzles.
28 Apr 2026
More prosecutions likely as 16 truancy cases under investigation
One parent is being taken to court and Ministry of Education is investigating 16 cases of chronic absence.
28 Apr 2026
School enrolments forecast to drop after reaching record high last year
The forecast followed a decade in which the national roll increased by about one percent or more almost every year since 2015.
28 Apr 2026
Support to lift cultural status of vocational training to equal a university education
A report by The New Zealand Initiative largely supports a Ministry of Education proposal to replace NCEA exams with a qualification system that includes trade-related skills.
28 Apr 2026
Principal says prosecution should be ‘last resort’ for truancy
The government announced it was taking a parent to court over their child's chronic absence from school as part of a crackdown on truancy.
28 Apr 2026
Auckland childcare centres offer steep discounts to keep afloat
Operators say the incentives reflect a deepening affordability crisis in early childhood education.
28 Apr 2026
Parent prosecuted over child's school absence as part of government's truancy crackdown
Associate Education Minister David Seymour last year promised the government would be tougher on chronic absences from school.
27 Apr 2026
Country Life: Hands-on high school agriculture
Geraldine High School is encouraging young people into primary sector careers.
24 Apr 2026
'A lot of history': Linton Country School grounds up for sale
Tenders are open for the property and its classrooms, hall, out-of-tune piano and well-stocked library.
24 Apr 2026
Auckland principals say rushed curriculum overhaul risks backfire
Educators warn rushed changes could undermine reforms that would otherwise succeed.
23 Apr 2026
First kaupapa Māori workforce capability framework for sexual violence sector launched
Advocates hope the framework will support the "under-resourced and stretched" Māori workforce supporting victims of physical and sexual violence.
23 Apr 2026
Data shows highest term one regular attendance since 2020
Regular attendance is when a student attends 90 percent of half days in a term.
22 Apr 2026
Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government's curriculum changes
Critics who have signed the letter say six draft curriculums for Years 0-8 are not fit for purpose.
22 Apr 2026
Southland Girls' High School appoints first male principal
John Grogan is stepping up to the top job after being the school's deputy for eight years.
22 Apr 2026
New site to teach kids about Anzac history launched
The government is launching a new online visual storytelling website to help children learn about Anzac history.
22 Apr 2026
Polytechnics to carry hundreds of unfunded students that subsidies won't cover
The country's universities reported a similar situation last month.
21 Apr 2026
Air New Zealand considering setting up aviation engineering school in Northland, MP says
Northland MP Grant McCallum said the company was working with the local community to see if it would be feasible in Kerikeri.
21 Apr 2026
Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters
The South Wellington Montessori early childhood centre will take months to be operational again, its teacher says.
21 Apr 2026
Relief teachers to get transport allowance bump in light of fuel crisis
It follows a similar fuel crisi-related move to increase mileage rates for home and community support workers, announced earlier this month.
20 Apr 2026
Educators call on crown to pause contentious changes to Waitangi Treaty obligations
An urgent tribunal inquiry has heard how the changes were drafted without consultation with treaty partners.
17 Apr 2026
Renowned Māori education leader Rāwiri Wright honoured with doctorate
Rāwiri Wright's career has spanned teaching, journalism, governance and national advocacy.
17 Apr 2026
Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate
The tribunal has also heard that the government should not have last year cut schools' legal obligation to enact the Treaty of Waitangi.
16 Apr 2026
How NZ can attract international students amid China’s declining birthrate
The benefits of New Zealand's education engagement with China go beyond the export education sector, according to a new report.
17 Mar 2026
New Zealand to expand work rights for international students
New Zealand will introduce a new work visa for international graduates and expand post-study work rights for some diploma holders later this year.
13 Mar 2026
International students securing Auckland rentals by proxy
Students from abroad are increasingly using remote property inspectors to ensure accommodation is fit for purpose before their arrival.
5 Mar 2026