Education

Prepare for return-to-school asthma flare ups

As the new school year gets underway, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is advising parents and educators to be prepared for return to school asthma flare... Read More

Learn to write award-winning screenplays

Anyone wanting to break into the film industry and learn what it takes to write award-winning screenplays has a unique opportunity to hear from an award-winning... Read More

Park name-change thrills students

Maungatapu School students understand the importance of a name more than most. For two years they have been working to change the name of a local park to recognise... Read More

Restrictions drive spike in truancy - principals

Education Ministry figures show serious truancy spiked last year. The ministry's attendance service dealt with nearly 28,754 cases last year, 40 percent or... Read More

Science literacy in select schools to get a boost

Scientific literacy is getting an electrifying boost through a Unison Networks partnership with House of Science. Unison is committing its support to the Charitable... Read More

BOP children to get healthy start to the year

Next week the Fruit in Schools initiative begins another year of providing an essential service to our youngest New Zealanders. More than 7100 children in 46... Read More

Call for free school lunches to be extended

A group of health experts is urging the government to expand its free lunch scheme to more schools. Health Coalition Aotearoa says more children than ever need... Read More

Study cracks climate-change mystery of Antarctica

Pioneering airborne technology developed by University of Canterbury researchers will be used to map and measure a vast stretch of Antarctic sea ice, revealing... Read More

Teachers warn of a ‘cost of learning’ crisis

The soaring cost of living is fuelling an education crisis for children in poverty, schools are warning. Teachers fear an increasing number of students will... Read More

BOP education trust extends its outreach

The Bay of Plenty Education Trust is on the lookout for people with initiatives that advances education within the coastal Bay of Plenty. The Trust is expanding... Read More

Big disparities over schools‘ costly necessities

The cost of back-to-school necessities like stationery and uniforms can be overwhelming for some parents, with massive disparities between what different schools... Read More

Teachers‘ industrial action could impact schools

Members of the secondary school teachers' union are poised to take industrial action over their stalled pay talks from next week. Post Primary Teachers Association... Read More