Articles by Simon Collins
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National
Children barred from school bus by 117-year-old law
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 2:12pmHundreds of children living on rural roads near towns are being barred from school buses under a law that hasn't changed...
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National
Lunchtime marches descend on Parliament, Queen St
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 8:28amTeachers and supporters are marching around the country today as part of the first joint strike affecting all state state...
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National
Angry teachers to vote on resuming talks
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 2:42pmPrimary teachers will vote this week on whether to resume talks on their pay dispute - but they're angry that the Ministry...
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Education
High school students angry over 'sexist' dress code
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 5:04pmRangitoto College students are rebelling against a "sexist" Year 13 dress code. More than 800 people signed a petition started...
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Education
Industry shakeup: New body to run polytechs, apprentices
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 12:20pmA new national body will take over all of New Zealand's 110,000 polytechnic students and 140,000 apprentices and industry...
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National
Biggest education shake-up in 30 years proposed
Friday, 7 December 2018, 11:48amKEY POINTS: Regional boards proposed to take over most legal roles of school boards, including appointing principal. Out-of-zone...
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National
Boy, 2, kicked out of daycare over 7-hour day 'law'
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 9:05amAn Auckland childcare centre has kicked out a 2-year-old child because his parents refused to let him attend for a minimum...
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Education
Another school abandons NCEA Level 1
Monday, 30 July 2018, 5:03pmNew Zealand's fourth-biggest school, Macleans College, has joined a small stampede away from the first year of the national...
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Education
Backlash over plan to make students bus to school ball
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 2:47pmA plan to send students to their school ball by bus has sparked a protest from seniors at South Auckland's James Cook High...
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National
Budget 2018: 'Our outgoings are bigger than our income'
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 6:23pm"Our outgoings are bigger than our income." That is the daily reality for Manurewa couple Michael and Mina Tamatoa and their...
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National
Teen mum credits school support for helping to transform her life
Sunday, 6 May 2018, 7:57pmNine weeks ago, 15-year-old schoolgirl Jane Boriboon had a baby. This weekend, she and a friend from Nelson College for Girls,...
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National
Government promises to reduce paperwork for teachers, principals
Sunday, 6 May 2018, 3:20pmEducation Minister Chris Hipkins has promised to scrap some official reporting requirements for teachers to reduce their...
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National
National Party push to get youth offenders back to school
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 3:26pmThe National Party has launched a private member's bill to get young offenders back to school. The bill, in the name of education...
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Education
Schools celebrating 'watershed' moment as National Standards scrapped
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 2:03pmPrimary schools will no longer have to report on National Standards to parents or the Ministry of Education from the new...
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Auckland
Bid to break away from Auckland fails
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 3:49pmA battle by Northern Rodney residents to break away from Auckland Council will move to Parliament after the Local Government...
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Education
New schools for Orewa, Mt Roskill, Manurewa, Drury, Pukekohe
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 12:24pmAuckland will get three new primary schools and two new campuses combining four existing schools in the latest moves to cope...
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National
Schools warn of reduced hours if teacher aides win higher pay
Sunday, 28 May 2017, 2:55pmSchools say they may be forced to cut the working hours of 20,000 support staff unless the Government provides funding to...
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National
New Zealand can stand up against racism - Devoy
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 10:41amRace Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy has called on New Zealanders to stand up against racist taunts and attacks, drawing...
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National
Pressure on Apple to pay tax in NZ
Saturday, 18 March 2017, 5:42pmAmerican-based Apple users are weighing in behind Kiwi politicians who are calling for the US tech giant to pay its taxes...
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National
Water crisis: Still not saving enough; crisis may continue 'until end of the month'
Saturday, 11 March 2017, 2:41pmAucklanders have cut their water use by 35 million litres, or 8 per cent, in the last 24 hours - but it is still not enough...
