Traffic is already building around motorways heading out of Auckland and Wellington as people head away early to avoid after-work congestion at the start of the long weekend. Holidaymakers heading […]
STEM School shooting trial: 600 potential jurors to be called
The 18th Judicial District will call 600 people to potentially serve as jurors in the upcoming trial for the adult suspect in the 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting. The […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Neighbouring schools on high alert after latest Papatoetoe High School scare
Nearly a third of pupils at a South Auckland intermediate are staying away from class today as the Papatoetoe community is back on high alert following a fresh school Covid […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Papatoetoe High School principal urges testing
Some Papatoetoe High School students have made the “conscious choice” not to get tested and instead stay at home and self-isolate. Principal Vaughan Couillault told the AM Show that students […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Race to track contacts of new virus cases at Papatoetoe High School
Health officials are scrambling to trace the contacts of two Papatoetoe High School students who have just tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, ESR testing of wastewater has so far found […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern ‘heartened’ so far; Papatoetoe High School tests due today
VIRUS LATEST* Covid-19: NZ’s best and worst-case scenarios* Supermarkets urge shoppers to be kind to staff after ‘very distressing racial abuse’* Audrey Young: New Covid case highlights weak link in […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Papatoetoe High School families advised to go elsewhere or wait two hours
The queue for Covid testing at Papatoetoe High School has got so long that some families are being advised to go to other testing stations or come back tomorrow. School […]
School lunches: How to build a healthy lunch-box your kids will eat
School is coming, ready or not, and it’s time for parents as well as kids to get ready. Herald reporter (and mum) Kirsty Wynn offers a practical guide to what […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Covid kept rich kids in school but poor kids stayed away
Covid-19 actually kept more rich kids in school than usual, while scaring poorer kids away. A new Ministry of Education analysis shows that a four-year decline in school attendance rates […]
Auckland business school pleads guilty to theft after failing to fully refund students
A defunct Auckland business school has pleaded guilty to stealing money from international students. The guilty plea by New Zealand National College (NZNC) came after an investigation into abnormalities in […]