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The $48k-$80k job few wanted - now they're lining up
More Kiwis are embarking on a teaching career again because of the teacher shortage.
Falkenstein donates $500,000 to university business school
Waikato University management school gets an unprecedented donation.
Preserving Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys
Scientists are completing a project to help protect Antarctica's remarkable Dry Valleys.
The gap between the rich and poor at university in New Zealand
This summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from September.
Kiwi dad's incredible gender reveal and haka proposal
With Queenstown as backdrop and a Haka to honour their story, this will melt your heart.
Science test: 80% aren't ready for high school
Report finds progress between Years 4 and 8 is too slow in all subjects.
Testing times: Is it possible to measure someone's personality?
The business of psychometric testing is big business.
Just training more doctors is not enough, Health Minister says
Clark says the Govt will put greater investment into professional development of doctors
'Disappointing': Rural med school plans scrapped
The school was the former Government's idea but the Health Minister said it won't go ahead
Govt scraps plans for a School of Rural Medicine
The school was the former Government's idea but Health Minister says won't go ahead.
'Teapot-tape two': Device removed before PM's meeting in Singapore
PM removes device from table before talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Two-week window for $10,000 beginner teacher grants
Applications close next week - the same week primary teachers are due to go on strike.
Danger at the beach: Rubbish blamed for surge in seaside injuries
Researchers are warning rubbish is becoming a "growing hazard" at New Zealand's beaches.
Local Focus: Women engineers needed to design cars (and everything else)
Design show highlights engineering talents. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
'A kick in the teeth': Teacher stuck on $59,000 after 43 years
Primary teachers who trained after 1996 earn $12,000 more than those who trained earlier.
Students working to battle youth suicide
Two University of Waikato students want to make a difference in mental health.
Manaakitanga 'key' to tackling homelessness crisis
Te Puea Marae has helped 332 people find homes since it opened its doors in July 2016.
Big read: How a high-school drop-out dared to dream of university
New university data indicates circumstances you're born into are likely yours for life.
Kiwi biotech company takes science to market
From its Waikato base, Synthase Biotech is aiming for the global drug market.
Polytech second-half rolls jump with free fees
Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.
11 suspected suicides at NZ universities
Suspected suicides at universities followed by upgrade of campus mental health services.
Comment: University links with China raise questions
Regulations governing possible military end-use of university research put in spotlight.
Tauranga building boom worth half a billion dollars
$516 million worth of commercial consents issued in Tauranga in the past year.
Matariki: why it should be a public holiday
An acclaimed Māori astronomer is heartened to see more Kiwis celebrating Matariki.
Unique research helps set Waikato business agenda
Waikato great place to live and play - work well-being score not so much.
Uni's Sulphur Point bid stirs opposition
Strong opposition has emerged to the preferred site for a university research centre.
What early Māori can teach us about NZ's paradise lost
The tragic decline of NZ's native species was apparent even to our earliest settlers.
Staff cuts drag NZ universities down in world rankings
Only our smallest universities, Waikato and Lincoln, have lifted their rankings.