Education

Privacy precautions for back-to-school photos

As the 2024 school year is underway, Police encourage parents and carers to take privacy precautions before posting back-to-school photos online. Many families... Read More

Focus on student success as new school year starts

As schools start back for 2024, Education Minister Erica Stanford says there will be a relentless focus on ensuring students' are achieving at school. 'It's... Read More

School’s back, calls to flush taps & fountains

Water New Zealand is reminding schools to flush taps and fountains at the start of the new school year. Chief executive Gillian Blythe says children are particularly... Read More

Aiming to protect communities against wildfires

Researchers are building models to give more accurate predictions of where large wildfires could spread as they burn. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University... Read More

More primary school students stood down for vaping

Vaping and smoking are bigger issues in primary schools than secondary schools in many parts of New Zealand, government figures have revealed. Last year,... Read More

New research for saving power

Renewable energy solutions could change the way we store solar and wind. An environmentally friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries, redox-flow... Read More

Plugging the leak in NZ’s water infrastructure

A UC research team has received $360,000 in Marsden funding to develop technology to assess and inform water use and infrastructure across New Zealand. In... Read More

Mother of five graduates with PhD

A mother of five teenagers this week graduates with a doctorate from the University of Auckland and a huge sense of achievement. Lucy Hardie's research, in... Read More

Minister 'taking advice' on NCEA plans

The government is taking advice on its predecessor's plan to make online maths and literacy tests a prerequisite for NCEA qualifications from 2026. Trial... Read More

Medical graduate with vision for Māori health

A new medical graduate grew up largely identifying as Pākeha, but his koro's death and the University of Auckland's Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme... Read More

Ban phones in classroom, not in breaks - survey

Most New Zealanders support cellphones being banned in the classroom, but not at break times. The National-led government says it will ban mobiles in schools... Read More

Sport climbing champion wins water science prize

New Zealand sport climbing champion Sarah Tetzlaff has won the Waikato Regional Council Prize in Water Science for 2023. The prize recognises a University... Read More