Health minister announces $55.8 million investment to strengthen primary care nursing. Read...

The ACT leader says he has been giving regular updates about the programme to ministers in Cabinet, but Erica Stanford appears unconvinced. Read...

ANALYSIS: The associate education minister initially blamed “teething issues” for the problems with his free school lunch programme. But it`s now March, and the complaints keep coming. Read...

A planned meeting between the Education minister and her associate to discuss the school unches programme has been delayed, but will rescheduled at the `earliest convenience`. Read...

A planned meeting between the Education minister and her associate to discuss the school unches programme has been delayed, but will rescheduled at the `earliest convenience`. Read...

Kaikoura has a “fantastic opportunity” but needs funding to realise its potential, the council boss says. Read...

The education minister won’t say if she has confidence in the associate education minister’s handling of school lunches. But the PM said: “I trust him to fix it”. Read...

The Education Review Office has found that most, but not all schools are teaching reading, writing and maths for at least an hour a day each. Read...

While the Minister of Education Erica Stanford said difficult decisions would need to be made, she said the government was not looking to defund expert teachers who support literacy or te reo Maori. Read...

Education select committee calls for change `without delay`, warning that pupils who should be fed free are missing out. Read...