Simon Collins
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Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki buys land under Macleans College for $97m
The college becomes our 145th school transferred to iwi under treaty settlements. → Read More
Ōwhata School principal to iwi after property transfer: 'You're the boss now'
Five Rotorua schools have lifted Māori achievement to the same as other students. → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: One third pay MIQ bills, $20 million still unpaid
David Seymour can't believe 90-day terms to pay MIQ fees: "What are they, Noel Leeming?" → Read More
Property boom propels real estate agents into NZ's top-10 jobs list
Job losses and a booming property market are driving hundreds into real estate. → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern and Papatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault have 'frank and open' talk about blaming families with Covid
'Until you have walked in the shoes of somebody you don't know what they're experiencing.' → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: Manukau student leader asks Kiwis to lay off South Auckland
'We are just asking for a little more support to our community.' → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: University of Auckland students 'incredibly disappointed' that first week of academic year will be online-only
"We really wanted to give new students that first-year experience." → Read More
Thirteen-year IHC legal battle for disabled children's educational rights finally heads to court
Human Rights Review Tribunal picks up legal claim filed in 2008. → Read More
Children barred from school bus by 117-year-old law
Parents are driving kids to school because of a 1904 law barring them from school buses. → Read More
Maths decline - Ministry of Education calls in Royal Society to stop NZ mathematics rapid decline
Principals say there's a void of leadership in maths education. → Read More
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen. → Read More
School computer network blocks 2000 online threats a minute
Threats included a spike in the first week after schools reopened following the lockdown. → Read More
Only a third of senior high-school students enjoyed learning in Covid year
ERO recommends mentoring programmes to help students enjoy learning after Covid. → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: Agency floats possible 500 overseas students a month from January
Decision expected soon on next cohort of overseas students coming into NZ. → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: Covid kept rich kids in school but poor kids stayed away
Second lockdown in August affected Auckland students' attendance rates more. → Read More
Kiwi kids slide further in maths and science
Expert says streaming excludes some kids from challenging maths problems. → Read More
Online learning reduces children's reading enjoyment
Children who learn to read on devices enjoy reading less. → Read More
Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ buys second vaccine, mandatory mask order from today
Second vaccine will be available in the third quarter of 2021. → Read More
Barber shops shut - direct complaints to Mayor Phil Goff
Barber shop directs complaints to Phil Goff after closing three stores. → Read More
Exam blunder: Western Springs College gave students the wrong DigiTech exam
Level 2 students were given a Level 3 exam by mistake. → Read More