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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Education articles  Education
    Indra Brown's Winter Olympics medal contention doesn't remove the reality of school homework
     20 February 2026
    Sixteen-year-old Indra Brown came into the Winter Olympics as one of the top medal contenders in freeski halfpipe — a status elevated since she finished fourth in qualification — but it still doesn't get her out of maths homework.
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    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty
    20 Feb: A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty... more
    A fire's broken out at Auckland's Northcote College, as firefighters strike
    20 Feb: A fire's broken out at Auckland's Northcote College, as firefighters strike... more
    Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970
    20 Feb: In 1970, National Guard troops killed four protesters at Kent State University. In 2026, federal agents killed two Minneapolis protesters. Public reaction to the deaths was significantly different.... more
    The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself
    20 Feb: Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.... more
    An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault
    19 Feb: An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault... more
    A Christchurch Catholic boys' school says it's committed to addressing concerns about historic sexual abuse by former staff appropriately
    19 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school says it's committed to addressing concerns about historic sexual abuse by former staff appropriately... more
    Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close
    13 Feb: Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close... more
    A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction
    12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction... more
    A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip
    12 Feb: A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip... more

     Most Popular Recent Education News
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control +++++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages ++++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student +++++++++++++++++++
     11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++++++++
     12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction +++++++++++++++++
     20 Feb: A fire's broken out at Auckland's Northcote College, as firefighters strike ++++++++++++++++

     Education NewsLinks
      27 Feb: Teacher shortage forcing subject cancellations, principals say (RadioNZ)
      27 Feb: Education ministry figures reveal teacher shortage worse than previous forecast (RadioNZ)
      27 Feb: Plan to boost teacher training announced by education (RadioNZ)
      27 Feb: Number of young people out of work or education edges closer to one million (BBCWorld)
      25 Feb: Tourette's needs more understanding, says bafta winner after racist slur (BBCWorld)
      24 Feb: New maths, english, science resources rolled out at schools after teachers bemoan delay (RadioNZ)
      24 Feb: Special educational needs system to be overhauled in england (BBCWorld)
      24 Feb: Why childcare costs could be set to rise (RadioNZ)
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