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'A perfect storm': Teachers forced outside subjects of expertise as shortage bites
Published: August 7, 2026 00:22
Teachers are being forced to teach subjects outside their area of expertise as national shortfall climbs, according to an education professor.
Timeline to implement new school subjects 'unrealistic', teachers' union warns
Published: August 6, 2026 08:45
But industry leaders are enthusiastic about the nine new secondary school subjects announced on Thursday.
Primary school students sway Wellington City Council on road safety measures
Published: August 6, 2026 06:20
Year five and six students from Lyall Bay School pumped fists after their submission was endorsed by the council committee.
Industry leaders praise nine new secondary school subjects
Published: August 6, 2026 05:57
But the teachers' union warns timelines for their development and introduction are extremely tight.
Nine new secondary school subjects announced by government
Published: August 5, 2026 21:42
Students could soon be studying "next-gen manufacturing" and "energy and infrastructure".
Early childhood advocates fear funding review will put business bottom lines over children
Published: August 5, 2026 17:16
Many early childhood advocates are worried about the future of their sector as consultation for a major funding review winds up on Thursday.
National wants to show Labour the social media ban bill, but 'we can't', education minister says
Published: August 4, 2026 00:59
National needs Labour's support to pass the bill, but the education minister says she still doesn't know if they're allowed to see it.
In-school teacher training programmes are a ' system disruptor' - Stanford
Published: August 3, 2026 21:55
The education minister says she feels that teachers have been let down by initial teacher education
Cost blowout puts fees for foreign PhD students under review
Published: August 3, 2026 18:41
Last year the cost of the scheme jumped by nearly a quarter to $69 million.
Schools close roads to make drop-offs safer: 'It felt very chaotic'
Published: August 3, 2026 06:07
Drivers were having regular near misses with students before the roads were closed, say primary schools.
In-school teacher training programmes get funding boost
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/education/873920/in-school-teacher-training-programmes-get-funding-boost
Published: August 3, 2026 02:17
The education minister says she feels that teachers have been let down by initial teacher education
ACT policy on class disruption 'simplistic' but has a point - Education Minister Erica Stanford
Published: August 3, 2026 01:17
The education minister says teachers already have the legal right to remove disruptive students - they just don't due to "woeful" training.
Government spending $21.7m to expand teacher training in classrooms
Published: August 2, 2026 22:24
It follows a report finding only one in five principals considered new graduates ready to teach.
ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on students
Published: August 2, 2026 01:59
ACT wants to give teachers the legal power to remove "seriously or persistently disruptive" students from a classroom.
More school leavers with no qualifications becoming 'new normal': advocates
Published: July 30, 2026 05:33
Education Ministry figures show that after years at 10-11 percent, 15 percent of those leaving school over the last three years had no NCEA qualifications.
Wellington school's drastic move to combat students using AI
Published: July 30, 2026 05:19
The head of science at St Patrick's College in Wellington says all assessments in his department will be done in class under supervision to avoid students misusing artificial intelligence to complete them.
More than 10,000 teens left school in 2025 with no qualifications
Published: July 30, 2026 00:36
At schools in the poorest neighbourhoods more than a quarter of leavers had nothing.
Teachers worried about critical thinking as AI becomes widespread in schools
Published: July 29, 2026 18:20
A new report says 40 percent of secondary students had misused artificial intelligence for their schoolwork.
University procedures for harassment not good enough, students and staff say
Published: July 29, 2026 02:24
The university community is calling on institutions to do better at preventing and responding to bullying, harassment, and sexual violence on campuses.
Stanford: Labour has had plenty of chances to see U16 social media ban bill
Published: July 28, 2026 03:46
The education minister says there are "legal reasons" she cannot give Labour a copy of the proposed bill.
Children missing school because parents can't afford fuel, social worker says
Published: July 27, 2026 21:51
The government is seeking advice on whether to keep the support for families affected by the fuel crisis.
'There isn't anything' - Students facing tough job market
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/education/805079/there-isn-t-anything-students-facing-tough-job-market
Published: July 26, 2026 19:33
Student Job Search says in the past financial year it had 434,000 applications for just 53,000 positions.