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Do dishwashers release microplastics when you wash plastic containers and kitchenware?

8 October 2025

If you're worried about microplastics, is it safe to wash plastic containers and other utensils in the dishwasher, given the use of heat and detergents? We asked two experts.

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Home detention for an Auckland primary school teacher - for grooming an 11-year-old boy
	8 Oct: Home detention for an Auckland primary school teacher - for grooming an 11-year-old boy... more

Auckland's King's College has chosen its new headmaster
	8 Oct: Auckland's King's College has chosen its new headmaster... more

Rescuers pull children from the rubble of Indonesian boarding school collapse
	7 Oct: Rescue teams worked around the clock through narrow gaps in the rubble of Sidoarjo's Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School while risking further collapse to reach anyone still alive.... more

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested accused of dropping her kids at school while drunk
	7 Oct: A 36-year-old woman has been arrested accused of dropping her kids at school while drunk... more

Hopes that consistent and high performance attendance rates are in sight
	7 Oct: Hopes that consistent and high performance attendance rates are in sight... more

A Christchurch Maori immersion school is finally getting a new home, after a 16-year battle with the Ministry of Education over leaky classrooms
	7 Oct: A Christchurch Maori immersion school is finally getting a new home, after a 16-year battle with the Ministry of Education over leaky classrooms... more

Better communication could be the key to lifting parent turnout in school board elections
	3 Oct: Better communication could be the key to lifting parent turnout in school board elections... more

Auckland Police carried out two search warrants as they continue to investigate the death of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall
	2 Oct: Auckland Police carried out two search warrants as they continue to investigate the death of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall... more

ACT says Auckland University should pay back thousands of students - who did compulsory Treaty of Waitangi and Te Ao Maori courses
	1 Oct: ACT says Auckland University should pay back thousands of students - who did compulsory Treaty of Waitangi and Te Ao Maori courses... more

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19 Oct: The secondary school teachers union says most of its members earn over $100,000 a year ++++++++++++++++++++++

21 Oct: A 72-year-old man's been arrested - in relation to alleged, historic sexual assault at Auckland's Dilworth School +++++++++++++++++++++

21 Oct: 'Accidental' homeschooling on the rise, as families say schools are not coping +++++++++++++++++++

11 Oct: Secondary school teachers will go ahead with strike action next week, despite a pay offer on Friday +++++++++++++++++++

20 Oct: The Prime Minister says he'd pay teachers and health workers more if it were possible - but for now they need to return to negotiating ++++++++++++++++++

23 Oct: A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson ++++++++++++++++++

20 Oct: A new pathway for the Wellington Phoenix to develop young footballers into professional athletes - with an academic backbone ++++++++++++++++++

Education NewsLinks

5 Nov: Less maori in school curriculums not the result of a directive - ministry (RadioNZ)

4 Nov: Teachers shocked by government decision to remove treaty of waitangi requirement in schools (RadioNZ)

4 Nov: Treaty requirement that minister said ‘didn’t make any difference’ being removed for schools (Stuff.co.nz)

4 Nov: Education minister's plans for teaching council a 'power grab', union says (RadioNZ)

3 Nov: New zealand's oldest school, wesley college. shuts down hostels early amid more safety concerns (RadioNZ)

3 Nov: School curriculum 'will perpetuate racism and ongoing inequity in our schools' (RadioNZ)

2 Nov: Fire and emergency urging caution ahead of guy fawkes night (RadioNZ)

31 Oct: Government announces new charter school for secondary students with autism (RadioNZ)

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