Education

Waiuku College students top of the mountain

Waiuku College students Brooke Johnstone and Amber Hyland, alongside 2025 graduate Eilis Roden, received Gold Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Awards recently. The trio received their...

Homeschool backtrack

By Mercedes Basevi, Franklin Junior Journalist The government has backtracked on a plan to amend regulations relating to homeschooling education in New Zealand. Education Minister...

Farm school founder on quest for wheels

The leader of a unique school in Brookby on a quest to obtain a van to help him safely transport his students to and...

Principal in Person with Rebekah Pearson, Pukekohe Intermediate School

How long have you been an educator? I have been fortunate to work in education for more than 25 years, teaching students from year 0...

School holiday fun – dinosaurs, back in… Times!

Big adventures await during the school holidays (and beyond) at Auckland Zoo. The former elephant enclosure is holding something a little bigger… dinosaurs! “Dinosaurs inspire...

Outdoor classroom wins award, by George!

Hunua’s Y Camp Adair has received recognition for an environmental education programme, winning the the Te Tohu – Tiakina Taiao Environmental Leadership Award at...

Principal in person with Vanessa Hira, Tuakau Primary School

How long have you been an educator, and where did you train? I trained at Massey University and started teaching in 2010. When did you become...

Supermarket? Sweet! Papakura Pak’nSave encourages young local

Investing in future team members is a good idea for any business, but Papakura Pak’nSave owner Peter Lynch has been especially fortunate in this...

Cultural t-shirts printed with pride

Students at Te Ara Poutama in Pukekohe and Manurewa have been selling t-shirts in a bid to preserve pacific languages and culture. The students have...

Power plays – politics by other means

At the upcoming general election, no one will be voting for Andrew Bayly as he will be throwing in his hand, leaving politics. However,...