Education
Is it ‘extremism’ or have schools stopped enforcing basic standards?
“You’d be surprised that they’re still saying, ‘oh, it’s just boys being boys’, when female teachers are crying out about how hard this is.”
July 19, 2026
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Education
Teachers seek help on extremism, but line with dissent remains unclear
“The algorithm’s a powerful thing and it pushes these young people in certain directions.”
June 29, 2026
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Education
School alcohol stand-downs rise, students also carrying drugs and weapons
The figures represent only “the tip of the iceberg”.
May 25, 2026
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Education
Pushback grows over government education changes
From homeschooling to the new curriculum.
May 25, 2026
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Education
Has New Zealand built a study-to-work-to-residence loophole?
“It’s nothing to do with getting an academic qualification…”
May 17, 2026
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Education
Teachers push back as curriculum reset strips back Treaty framing and returns to clearer basics
One reference to Greek scientist Theophrastus for Year 1 students was called “just silly” and “ridiculous”.
May 5, 2026
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Education
Parent taken to court as Seymour ramps up school truancy crackdown
“The truth is that a lot of people want to get to school, but if you’re a ‘won’t’ rather than a ‘can’t’, then we are going to throw the book at you.”
April 29, 2026
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Education
Charter schools: growing rolls, disputed costs, same old fight
ACT says fresh roll data shows 1,471 students enrolled across 16 charter schools as of 1 March 2026.
April 12, 2026
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Education
Phone ban lifts focus, but senior students still lag in compliance
Fewer than 40% of year 12 and 13 students were complying.
March 30, 2026
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Education
Parallel dignity offers a challenge to trans orthodoxy in schools
“I respect your dignity, and you respect mine.”
March 23, 2026
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