Articles by Simon Collins, NZ Herald
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Education
School replaced Shakespeare with magazines to get students through NCEA
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 1:57pmAn Auckland school dumped Shakespeare and replaced him with magazines in a bid to get students through their external exams. The...
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National
PM and principal's 'frank' talk on blaming Covid victims
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 8:11pmPapatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault says he has had a "frank" discussion with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
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Education
Covid case attended Manukau Institute of Technology above major transport links
Sunday, 28 February 2021, 12:46pmThe student at the centre of Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak studied in a multi-storey campus built on top of the Manukau...
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Education
Teacher marries girl 34 years younger he taught in primary school
Monday, 22 February 2021, 4:10pmA teacher has been deregistered after marrying a girl he taught at primary school who is 34 years younger than him. The Teachers...
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Audio
Paul Goldsmith slams Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum as 'lacking in balance'
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 4:09pmNew Zealand's first draft plan to teach our own history in schools has been slammed as "unbalanced" by the Opposition National...
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National
Another cannabis referendum? Vote proposed on decriminalisation
Sunday, 29 November 2020, 9:59amAnother referendum on cannabis is being proposed - this time to decriminalise, but not legalise, the drug. A public notice...
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Education
Exam blunder: Students given wrong test paper - and no one realised
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 4:15pmA class at Auckland's Western Springs College was given the wrong exam meant for the next year's class - and no one noticed. The...
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National
Mother allegedly assaults 13-year-old boy on school playground
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 2:09pmPolice have been called into Glen Eden Intermediate School after a student's mother allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old boy. Principal...
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Auckland
Mixed messages as pub owner is sent to quarantine - while his mum, aged 73, stays home
Monday, 26 October 2020, 9:31amThe owner of a Greenhithe pub at the centre of New Zealand's latest Covid-19 outbreak has been put into the Jet Park managed...
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Vote 2020
Labour set to snatch 18 electorates from National - Brownlee, Smith, Bishop lose seats
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 8:25pmLabour has smashed National's hold on provincial New Zealand, looking set to capture up to 18 formerly National seats based...
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Education
$220 million free school lunches expansion could divide communities
Monday, 12 October 2020, 12:29pmA massive $220 million expansion of free school lunches will divide many communities, with some schools joining the scheme...
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Education
Principal turns his office into a classroom for growing roll
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 9:26pmA South Auckland school principal has given up his office and the school's staffroom for teaching spaces because of delays...
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Education
Auckland Grammar accused of racist anti-Asian school assembly skit
Friday, 25 September 2020, 4:26pmAn "Oscars" skit at Auckland Grammar School is under fire after prefects gave out maths and science awards to stereotypical...
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Audio
Māori Party wants to ban expulsions of students under 16
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 3:26pmThe Māori Party wants to ban schools from expelling any students under age 16. The party's radical education policy, released...
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National
Sir John Key on political scandals: Parliament 'hard on marriages'
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 8:56pmFormer Prime Minister Sir John Key says Parliament is "notoriously hard on marriages" - but he has never seen anything like...
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National
Covid-19: Childcare subsidies drop 30 per cent as recession bites
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 7:52pmFamilies receiving childcare subsidies have dropped by 30 per cent as more parents find themselves at home with their children. The...
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Crime
Police arrest puts tagger in hospital, angry bystanders claim brutality
Monday, 22 June 2020, 9:33amA man who was held down by four police officers during an arrest on an Auckland street has been left with facial injuries...
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National
Flaxmere College teacher censured for viewing porn on school computer
Sunday, 7 June 2020, 1:58pmA teacher at Hawke's Bay's Flaxmere College has been censured for viewing pornography on his school laptop. The man, whose...
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National
Covid 19: New Zealand's death rate second lowest in OECD
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 4:28pmNew Zealand's Covid-19 death rate is the second-lowest among all developed countries - beaten only by Australia. Johns Hopkins...
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Business
Covid-19: Auckland Hotel and Chefs school closes after 34 years, blames border closure
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 3:46pmAn Auckland hotel training school is closing after 34 years because of the impact of closing New Zealand's borders due to...
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National
Teacher aides win historic pay equity wage rises of 23 to 34 per cent
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 7:30pmNew Zealand's 22,000 teacher aides have won a historic pay equity deal that will lift their incomes by 23 to 34 per cent...
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National
'NZ wants to rebuild, but it's on our backs': Auckland schoolgirl's powerful cry
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 2:52pmA South Auckland schoolgirl's powerful cry for equity is getting thousands of shares on social media. Aigagalefili Fepulea'i...
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Audio
Polytech student numbers expected to leap in looming recession
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 12:12pmNew Zealand's looming Covid-19 recession is forecast to produce a dramatic leap in student numbers at polytechnics and wānanga. Ministry...
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Upper North Island
'This is not a joke': Dr Lance O'Sullivan frustrated by lockdown in Kaitāia
Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 5:29pmProminent Kaitāia doctor Lance O'Sullivan has posted a video of a busy street of our northernmost town, saying: "This is...
