A headmaster dismissed police concerns about an incident at a Christchurch high school, a former detective has told the Employment Relations Authority.

Christchurch school robotics team DOT BOT are taking their talents to the United States.

"Give me $27,500 in cryptocurrency or I will kill everyone at the school." That was the chilling late night email sent to Rolleston College staff and students. 

Parents and teachers say a Rangiora kindergarten has lost a treasure after its head teacher Jocelyn Cameron retired.

Tchaikovsky, Judy Garland and The Beatles are just a few of the famous names to play at New York’s Carnegie Hall - and now a Canterbury schoolboy will join the prestigious list.

The Government has launched an investigation into how the plastic packaging for school meals melted into the contents.

A father has unsuccessfully attempted to block his daughter from attending one of the most prestigious private girls' schools in NZ, a move her mother claimed would have spurned a “golden ticket”.

The governing body for high school sport in NZ is considering changes to its eligibility rules as a group of principals push for a 'year 14' ban across all national secondary school events.