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Father and son after being stung by swarm of 'murder hornets' during Laos holiday

5 November 2025

An American teacher and his teenage son die after being stung more than 100 times by a swarm of hornets while climbing down a tree after zip-lining at a resort in Laos.

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Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police
	5 Nov: Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police... more

Secondary teachers are back on strike today, in the middle of NCEA exam season
	5 Nov: Secondary teachers are back on strike today, in the middle of NCEA exam season... more

A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term
	4 Nov: A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term... more

Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing
	4 Nov: Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing... more

The country's oldest school must close its hostels at week's end - with students reportedly again put in harm's way
	3 Nov: The country's oldest school must close its hostels at week's end - with students reportedly again put in harm's way... more

The Prime Minister says sweeping curriculum changes are vital to lift falling education standards
	3 Nov: The Prime Minister says sweeping curriculum changes are vital to lift falling education standards... more

More than two thousand doses of the MMR vaccine were administered yesterday as measles cases rise around the country
	2 Nov: More than two thousand doses of the MMR vaccine were administered yesterday as measles cases rise around the country... more

Health New Zealand is launching Measles Immunisation Week tomorrow to get a growing outbreak under control
	2 Nov: Health New Zealand is launching Measles Immunisation Week tomorrow to get a growing outbreak under control... more

Zohran Mamdani's pledge to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in NYC 'unenforceable campaign promise'
	1 Nov: Zohran Mamdani, the man many predict will become New York City's next mayor, has made plenty of promises — his one to arrest Israel's PM is causing a particular stir ahead of Tuesday's election.... more

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Most Popular Recent Education News

07 Nov: An internet outage during NCEA exams yesterday means some students might turn to derived grades to counteract the disadvantage +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

19 Nov: Auckland's St Kentigern College has revealed what led to a blaze in one of its classroom buildings this afternoon ++++++++++++++++++

07 Nov: A Virginia jury's awarded 10-million US dollars to a 28-year-old former teacher shot by a six-year-old student ++++++++++++++++++

18 Nov: Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for student crackdown ++++++++++++++++++

05 Nov: Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police +++++++++++++++++

05 Nov: Father and son after being stung by swarm of 'murder hornets' during Laos holiday +++++++++++++++++

04 Nov: A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term +++++++++++++++++

Education NewsLinks

28 Nov: Advocate rejects mps claims schools were pressured to reaffirm commitment to te tiriti (RadioNZ)

28 Nov: Principals stunned no tally kept of schools testing positive for asbestos from coloured play sand (RadioNZ)

28 Nov: How does your school rate? ncea, ue results at every college - ranked (NZ Herald)

27 Nov: 'more could have been done': how two murdered children were taken out of school and fell through the cracks (RadioNZ)

26 Nov: Maths professor says education minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic (RadioNZ)

21 Nov: Over 1000 schools say they will back te tiriti, after government removes obligation (Stuff.co.nz)

21 Nov: 'expression of kotahitanga': more than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to te tiriti o waitangi (RadioNZ)

21 Nov: Education overhaul: everything that changed in 2025, and what's in store for 2026 (RadioNZ)

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