The near-total ban was driven by concern it would be confusing for children learning to read English, documents show.

It will be tempting for many to think that if science is behind the decision by the Ministry to stop printing ‘At the Marae’, then the decision is rational and thus one to accept. But i…

The retirees say they enjoy drawing on their decades worth of DIY knowledge, and seeing happy youngsters zoom off on their new wheels.

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Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for 'blue-skies' research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The areas that have been cut include research in subjects lik...

The Māori King passed away peacefully, a statement announced.

This year Network Tasman Trust celebrates 30 years of consumer ownership, a decision that trustees Patrick Adamson and Judene Edgar say was pivotal in the region’s history and puts the region in a goo...

David Seymour says the late changes are necessary to stop teacher unions from hamstringing the schools.

Te Waikoropupū Springs have some of the clearest water ever measured on earth. Last year the Springs received a Water Conservation Order (WCO) from the Environment Court. The WCO gives a special...

Act MP Todd Stephenson's long links with pharma industry - and plans to shake up Pharmac.

A new standalone Social Investment Agency will power-up the social investment approach, driving positive change for our most vulnerable New Zealanders, Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis says.

Bold, darkly funny and brilliantly bizarre, She’s a Killer is the story of a stubborn slacker confronting a very weird world.

We are short 700 social workers, 940 psychologists, 1000 teachers, 1,050 midwives, 1,700 doctors, & 4,800 nurses to name a few. Our hospitals, GP practices, schools, mental health & social services...

The parallels between the Government’s education policy and those put forward by the NZ Initiative's Michael Johnston are raising questions.

Opinion - I was hopeful about the future. This is not what that future looks like. This is a massive step backwards into the past, Henrietta Bollinger writes.

There is ample global evidence that free school lunch programmes benefit education, health, households and communities. This evidence supports the retention and possible expansion of Aotearoa NZ's Ka ...

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It is the second social media spat involving Seymour this week.

The advice was never officially presented because the new government suspended the need for regulatory impact statements for undoing Labour-era policies.