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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Education articles  Education
    The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride
     19 December 2025
    Braving 4am starts, the dragon boat team of The University of Philippines is full of dedicated athletes. But without being recognised as an official sport, they receive no pay for their time and sacrifice.
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    FBI releases footage of Brown University shooting suspect
    17 Dec: Police say the footage shows the suspect "casing" the area around the campus before the attack.... more
    An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September
    17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September... more
    Students are being encouraged to "persist" as they compete for summer jobs
    16 Dec: Students are being encouraged to "persist" as they compete for summer jobs... more
    A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme
    15 Dec: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme... more
    West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
    15 Dec: Reluctance to address settler violence is the outcome of deep social, political and cultural changes, a scholar of Israeli extremist groups argues.... more
    Two students killed, nine injured in shooting at Brown University — as it happened
    14 Dec: Two students have been killed and nine other people have been injured after a gunman entered an engineering building during final exams at Brown University in the US.... more
    Three more teens have been charged with murder, as the homicide investigation into US student Kyle Whorrall's killing shifts to a prosecution phase
    11 Dec: Three more teens have been charged with murder, as the homicide investigation into US student Kyle Whorrall's killing shifts to a prosecution phase... more
    Critical documents relating to a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six children, are being obtained by a coroner ahead of an inquest
    10 Dec: Critical documents relating to a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six children, are being obtained by a coroner ahead of an inquest... more
    Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15
    9 Dec: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15 ... more

     Most Popular Recent Education News
     20 Nov: Schoolgirls the target of mass abductions in Nigeria ++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Nov: 'Sorry New Zealand, love you': The record number of Kiwis leaving the country +++++++++++++++++
     05 Dec: A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry ++++++++++++++++
     27 Nov: Coroner releases findings into murder of Lilie James at Sydney school +++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15  ++++++++++++++
     25 Nov: Enthusiasm for a successful Government maths support trial +++++++++++++
     05 Dec: The PPTA says leaving out their recommendation from the latest Government offer, wasn't the only thing that swayed members +++++++++++++

     Education NewsLinks
      20 Dec: Mum 'baffled' smacking was legal as data shows no convictions since welsh ban (BBCWorld)
      19 Dec: Former gloriavale teacher applauds 'courageous' move to cancel school's registration (Stuff.co.nz)
      19 Dec: Education ministry sets up financial support scheme for schools facing asbestos sand clean-up (RadioNZ)
      19 Dec: Former gloriavale teacher applauds 'courageous' move to cancel school's registration (RadioNZ)
      18 Dec: New zealand's only maori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Change from treaty focus to closing achievement gap paying off, erica stanford says (RadioNZ)
      16 Dec: Teaching council interim ceo resigns from board for 'avoidance of doubt', chair says (RadioNZ)
      14 Dec: Ministry working with schools highlighted in auditors report (RadioNZ)
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