Education
Māori educators concerned by proposal to reinvest funding
Māori educators are deeply concerned by a government proposal to reinvest funding for resource teachers into other - as yet unknown - frontline support. The Ministry of Education has asked all schools… Audio
The high price of saving money on lunch
The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Audio
Tribute to late Sir Robert Gillies at 28th Battalion Scholarship ceremony
Broadcaster Peata Melbourne is among 13 recipients of the 2025 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship.
'I'm looking forward to becoming a pharmacist'
A new two-year pharmacy degree is offering a fast-track into a profession in dire need of more staff. Audio
School lunch provider turns to Australia for help
With its main food manufacturer, Libelle, in liquidation, the School Lunch Collective has turned to Australia to ensure it had enough meals. Audio
Two arrested, one charged over emailed school threat
Waiuku College was one of two schools named in an email threat sent overnight on Wednesday to a number of organisations, including RNZ.
Surge in young parents’ college enrolments
The Karanga Mai Young Parents' College is overcoming its challenges through community support. Audio
Māori educators concerned by proposal to axe funding for resource teachers
The government is proposing to reinvest the funding into other "more efficient" frontline support.
'Quite emotional': Community in shock as teen hit by train
A collage student was hit by a freight train and killed just after 3pm on Wednesday. Audio
'Real shame' - Teens keen on trade training missing out
School careers advisors say schools and the qualification system were too focused on the 30 percent of teens who went to university.
Waiuku College to have visible police presence after threat
Principal Stuart Kelly says police don't believe there's a risk to the school, but will be there as a reassurance for the community.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 12 March 2025
In today's episode, the school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into… Audio
David Seymour responds to school lunch debacle
The school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into liquidation. Associate… Audio
'Worries right from the start': Original school lunch company offers to step in
The Wairarapa organisation lost contracts last year the School Lunch Collective, whose member company Libelle has gone into liquidation. Audio
Trust House say they could provide school lunches within weeks
A group of school lunch providers say they could replace the School Lunch Collective within weeks. Trust House chief executive John Prendergast spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
NZ Principals' Federation on school lunch programme
The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Audio
Organisations ready to step in after Libelle liquidation
An organisation that lost its school lunch contracts when the government moved to a new, lower-cost model this year, says it had been expecting the new collective to fail, and it and a group of food… Audio
Building future leaders in small Taranaki town
Meet the rōpū empowering rangatahi to reach their potential.
School lunches provider goes into liquidation
Libelle Group was contracted by Compass Group to provide 125,000 meals daily, but David Seymour says the "disruption will be minimised".
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 11 March 2025
In today's episode, as New Zealand mulls sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, Australia has just been struck with a stark warning from Russia of "grave consequences" if it… Audio
