The average Auckland commuter spends over 5 days in traffic each year. In fact, in 2024 the Auckland metro area had the highest congestion levels in Oceania. This means Auckland is less productive, ...

“A lot of our soldiers need to deploy at short notice, so living on camp is essential for our operational capability. To be ...

New state-of-the-art soldiers’ flats have officially opened for junior ranks at Papakura Military Camp, Associate Defence ...

A driver ignored a signal to stop on Great South Road and continued towards Papakura - and the vehicle was later found in Takanini. The driver was taken into custody, and a vehicle search turned up ...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced on Wednesday the Government agreed to provide funding from the Crown to the NZ Transport Agency ... local residents and school children to safely cross ...

Many schools affected by a bumpy start to the school lunches programme have “already lost confidence” in the service, New Zealand Principals Federation vice-president Jason Miles says.

Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Students' sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise or ...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers many possibilities, Irish schools are struggling without ethical frameworks and guidance on its safe use. Teachers are experimenting with AI tools ...

Melonba Public School and Melonba High School in Marsden Park are set to open on February 6. The two schools will cater for up to 3,000 students and have 140 classrooms to meet growing demand in ...

Three of the country's newest charter schools are opening their doors, welcoming students for term 1. Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki (Christchurch), L'École Française Internationale (Auckland) ...

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand's laws. A mountain in New Zealand is now legally ...

The Government’s new cut-price school lunch scheme has had a “terrible” start in Rotorua with food trucks arriving up to three hours late, in some cases just before the home-time bell rang.