Education
Students 'demotivated and dejected' by exam results
Some students are so stressed by new high-stakes NCEA exams they are suffering extreme anxiety and sleeplessness.
Potential axing of bus could affect attendance - principal
A Palmerston North principal said the potential axing of two local school routes could result in poor attendance and parents forced to home school their children. The Ministry of Education is… Audio
Wellington teacher disguised himself, swapped drugs for oral sex with student
A teacher disguised himself as a drug dealer and tricked a 14-year-old girl into performing oral sex on him in exchange for cannabis.
Luxon's Marmite sandwich suggestion leaves bad taste with principals
The prime minister's comment that parents who are dissatisfied with the new school lunch programme should pack the lunches themselves has not gone down well with some. Audio
Students stressed by high-stakes NCEA tests
Schools say teens who have reached their final year of school without passing one or all of the online NCEA reading, writing and maths tests are under the most pressure and they are taking extra… Audio
Seymour aims to resolve school lunch issues by term 2
David Seymour is aiming to get problems with school lunches fixed by the start of term two - but won't resign the portfolio if he doesn't.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 4 March 2025
In today's episode, the new lunch in schools programme has been riddled with problems, with delayed and poor quality meals, wastage - and most recently MPI investigations into halal meals and melted… Audio
Principals discuss school lunch programme
The new lunch in schools programme has been riddled with problems, with delayed and poor quality meals, wastage - and most recently MPI investigations into halal meals and melted plastic packaging… Audio
Photos show school lunches with melted plastic
A ministry is investigating School Lunch Collective meals served to kids with plastic packaging melted into the contents, one of four food probes into the troubled scheme. Audio
Daily school attendance increases for start of 2025
Daily school attendance is improving. Over the first five weeks of the first term an average of 88 percent of children were at school every day, up from 85 percent last year. Education correspondent… Audio
School attendance shows early signs of improvement
More children have been attending school each day than at the same time last year, according to the latest data.
'Very sad': Founder of former govt lunch provider on new programme's rollout
Claire Kelly said her company had provided lunches to nine west Auckland schools, until the government switched to Compass this year.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 3 March 2025
On today's episode, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with European leaders at a summit in London - for security talks, an incredible exchange between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump… Audio
Principals call for end to new NCEA tests
Schools are warning the online exams will create a generation of school-leavers with no qualifications. Audio
Auckland principal calls for govt to scrap new NCEA tests
An Auckland high school principal says it will be a disaster if the government does not stop its new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests. Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs spoke to Alexa… Audio
Principals from poorest communities call for end to new NCEA tests
Principals from the country's poorest communities have united to call for an end to new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
Are we paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet?
Record scholarships celebrated for 'Covid' student cohort
Auckland's Mt Albert Grammar Headmaster Pat Drumm and Westlake Boys Headmaster Paul Fordham talk record scholarship results for 2024 Audio
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet. Audio
Most schools comply with reading, writing, maths requirement
The Education Review Office has found that most, but not all schools are teaching reading, writing and maths for at least an hour a day each.
