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    NZ school science results improve – but international testing highlights a stubborn socioeconomic gap
     5 December 2024
    Less than a month since the government paused New Zealand’s science curriculum refresh, an international study puts our students in the middle of the pack – with worrying results for poorer schools.
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    A battle over plans for a luxury lodge near Wanaka has reached the end of the road
    5 Dec: A battle over plans for a luxury lodge near Wanaka has reached the end of the road... more
    Two Dunedin schools have become the latest to receive emailed bomb threats
    5 Dec: Two Dunedin schools have become the latest to receive emailed bomb threats... more
    Experts break down the benefits and costs of Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop project
    5 Dec: The multi-billion-dollar plan to build an orbital train link through Melbourne's middle suburbs has drawn its share of both supporters and detractors.... more
    How a Dior handbag, a tax scandal, and a furore over the price of spring onions triggered Yoon Suk Yeol's downfall
    5 Dec: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol opted for the nuclear option when he declared martial law. But it followed months of scandals, low approval ratings, and a stand-off with a hostile parliament.... more
    More than 112-thousand people are homeless in New Zealand
    4 Dec: More than 112-thousand people are homeless in New Zealand... more
    South Korean president lifts martial law declaration hours after parliamentary block
    4 Dec: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced he will lift the military rule he imposed after the nation's parliament voted to reject his martial law declaration.... more
    The Education Minister's released her action plan to deliver Maori students better outcomes
    4 Dec: The Education Minister's released her action plan to deliver Maori students better outcomes... more
    With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again
    4 Dec: Syria has fractured into three zones: Turkey-backed Sunni forces in the north, US-supported Kurdish forces in the northeast, and the Shiite-backed Assad government controlling the west and south.... more
    Chris Hipkins says he's broadly supportive of the changes to Auckland Transport
    4 Dec: Chris Hipkins says he's broadly supportive of the changes to Auckland Transport... more

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     18 Nov: A leaked email shows concerns about how military-style academies will uphold the rights of children +++++++++++++++++++
     14 Nov: Confidence Canterbury University will be able to cope with the growing number of students coming to study each year ++++++++++++++++
     15 Nov: Debt-laden graduates should talk to the IRD if they can't repay their student loans +++++++++++++++
     25 Nov: Internet mogul, Kim DotCom has had a serious stroke ++++++++++++
     26 Nov: Kim Dotcom's long-term lawyer says a slow and difficult process is ahead for the internet entrepreneur, after suffering a severe stroke earlier this month ++++++++++
     14 Nov: The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading - after a disruptive haka in the House, and two MPs being booted out +++++++++

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