1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (246+ words) A new report finds that over 33, 000 children and young people in New Zealand are growing up in severe housing deprivation, Henry Oliver writes in today's excerpt from The Bulletin. "These are babies, toddlers, and young people who are carrying the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (777+ words) The choices we make today determine how our descendants will view us, and the realities that will shape their worlds, writes lawyer Kingi Snelgar. The taiao is holding up a mirror before us: the cycles of our environment are becoming…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (521+ words) A new board game seeks to teach young people the power of politics, without all the boring stuff. And it's already approved by parliamentarians. Would you make a good politician? Do you have what it takes to gain influence, pass…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (298+ words) Jai Breitnauer's son has attended mainstream and specialist schools. As NZ plans two new specialist schools, she warns they are not a silver bullet." If anyone was going to be cheering at the government's new plans to build two new…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (862+ words) Our inquiry into online harm should not follow the same rushed process that resulted in Australia's under-16 social media ban." Pretending the internet doesn't exist won't protect our young people from harm As parliament's inquiry into the online harm encountered…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (602+ words) Although it's a common illness, the flu can be very serious " even in healthy and active young people. Many adults can access the vaccine for free, or have it reimbursed by their employer. Why don't we offer the same for…...

1+ year, 1+ day ago  (701+ words) As AI becomes more ubiquitous, teachers across the board are struggling to adapt. Hera Lindsay Bird reports. Of her class of approximately 20 students, several have acknowledged using Chat GPT. It's possible others have managed to sneak AI past her undetected,…...