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Can a Year 6 class get The Rock to reply? Whangārei pupils put social media to the test
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (433+ words) What do Jazz Thornton, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Olivia Dean, Julian Dennison and Eminem have in common? They are among celebrities Morningside School is aiming to get the attention of through videos created by Year 6 class Kōtare C. The Whangārei…...
Editorial: Why Kiwis are having fewer babies - and what we can do about it
17+ hour, 50+ min ago (457+ words) People are a scarce resource. And we’re making fewer of them. In the latest national population estimates released by Stats NZ, it was revealed that New Zealand’s estimated natural increase in population is at its lowest since World War II....
She was given 12 weeks to live. Now she's watching her daughter grow
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (838+ words) Six years ago, a rugby ball-sized tumour was discovered in Sophia Perera’s abdomen and soon after, she was told she had only weeks to live. After repeatedly defying the odds, the Auckland mum is still here making memories with the…...
Greens promise to restore and expand previous free school lunches scheme
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (296+ words) The Green Party is promising to restore the previous Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunches programme that was launched under the previous Labour Government. The party says it will also expand the programme to include another 400 schools. The policy follows…...
Boost for families requiring support for children with complex needs
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (280+ words) Jesse Mulligan: Hamilton Hotel's menu plays it safe, but its cooking is far from boring Young children with complex development needs will be able to access support more quickly, following a Government announcement in Napier. The Early Intervention Specialist Service…...
Shades of grey? Parents watching locally made sex in the 21st century doco likely to be alarmed
1+ week, 1+ day ago (557+ words) ‘This is a uniquely confusing time,” says Jo Robertson towards the end of What Happened to Sex? She’s not wrong. What to make of a culture around sexual activity – influenced by online pornography, social media, pop music imagery and even…...
My message to older people struggling with the cost of living
1+ week, 2+ day ago (866+ words) 'Widespread issue': Schools report dozens of students off sick I went to the supermarket the other day and bought three items. One loaf of bread, some cheese slices and a box of bubble ‘n squeak fritters. It cost me $28. For…...
'Widespread issue': Schools report dozens of students off sick
1+ week, 2+ day ago (760+ words) The spike in winter illness is being felt in classrooms across the Bay of Plenty, with schools reporting some of their highest absence numbers of the year. Principals say influenza and other respiratory bugs are driving much of the increase,…...
Editorial: Elsa, Spider Man and the playground economy – childhood is doing just fine
1+ week, 4+ day ago (457+ words) While the toys change, the school bans do not. This week several schools around the country announced they had banned the latest must-have item in the school playground, Disney Ooshies. Wānaka Primary cited classroom distractions and disagreements because of the…...
Newborn suffered severe brain damage after hospital staff missed low blood sugar
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (729+ words) A mother’s repeated concerns about her newborn’s feeding were not properly acted on until the baby suffered seizures and was found to have critically low blood sugar. But by then, the damage was done. The baby was rushed to intensive…...