How much homework should Kiwi primary school students be getting and what’s the point of homework?
Experts are increasingly questioning the value of homework for primary school children, with some advocating for its elimination entirely, as ...
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Farmers’ ‘extraordinary generosity’ boosted by price jump in Daffodil Day lamb sale
Friday’s Daffodil Day sale at Matawhero Livestock Centre successfully raised $70,000 for the Cancer Society, with lamb prices reaching up ...
How former teen killer William Izett’s Auckland car theft led to a possible life sentence
An Auckland heroin supplier, William Frederick Izett, 32, has returned to prison following a failed vehicle theft that led to ...
Death on a Remuera street: The tall, ‘harmless’ man with a tragic background
A coroner confirmed that Julian “Jules” Turk, a 74-year-old transient man, died from a heart attack on Christmas Eve in ...
First look: James Kirkpatrick Group starts building $1b Wiri warehouse hub
SummaryJames Kirkpatrick jnr, CEO of James Kirkpatrick Group, shares his ambitious vision for New Zealand's largest new warehouse hub, located ...
Dame Jacinda Ardern gets personal in much anticipated memoir
Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern's memoir, A Different Kind of Power, is set to be released soon, providing a ...
Short jail sentences don’t work: Why Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell wants them longer, even if it means ‘huge’ prisoner numbers
SummaryCorrections Minister Mark Mitchell is exploring the possibility of replacing short prison sentences with longer ones, as prisoners serving longer ...
It started with a whistling sound in his nose – then things got much worse
In October 2017, Bradley Rhoton, a 43-year-old software marketer in Boston, began experiencing a whistling sound while inhaling, leading him ...
Assessing the chance of an Auckland volcanic eruption and its cost
There is a 10% chance of a volcanic eruption in Auckland within the next 50 years, potentially causing $65 billion ...
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