The woman at the centre of the latest Covid scare is quite likely to have contracted the new highly-contagious variant, according to a health expert. Auckland University professor Des Gorman today told NewstalkZB it was most likely the 56-year-old Northland woman picked up the infection while she was in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel. The woman arrived in the […] Tuition fees are set to be frozen at £9,250 for another year under government proposals. Universities have been able to charge this figure for several years, after the maximum amount allowed was increased by £250 in late 2016. But in 2019, the Post-18 Education and Funding review – an independent panel led by ex-investment banker Philip Augar – recommended cutting […] Pupils in England could be allowed to sit tests at home which would form evidence for GCSE, AS and A-level grades this year, according to proposals on how to replace cancelled official exams. The Department for Education (DfE) and Ofqual, England’s exam regulator, have suggested marks should be based on teacher assessment of “the standard at which the student is […] A whānau in Ahipara ended 2020 with a shock of a lifetime when they discovered three sharks swimming in a remote rockpool. On Thursday evening, Christel Snowden, 35, and her uncle Gordy Kilgour, 53, had taken some of the kids out to the rockpools at Tanutanu – a beach break on a sandy/rocky beach, located south of Tauroa Point, south […] A Far North kaitiaki has described her horror after a historic fire on Manawatāwhi Island/Great Island threatened the world’s rarest tree. Two Skyworks helicopters dropped 55,000 litres of water on the 15 by 25-metre blaze which was spotted on the island – about 60km northwest of Cape Rēinga – by a charter boat about 9.30pm on Saturday. Helicopters took up […] The little boy who died in a car crash in Whangārei on New Year’s Day was “undoubtedly adored” by all who knew him. Six-year-old Myka Tuala from Wellington died a month short of his seventh birthday, a Givealittle page set up by a family friend said. The page describes Myka as a happy, kind, and gentle boy. “Our dear friends […] As the start of the new term approaches, primary schools in England are to be subject to different rules according to the rates of coronavirus in their area. This has led to concerns that it could be confusing for parents and children who live, work and study across different areas. We’d like to speak to parents about their thoughts on […] A new high school modeled after historically Black colleges and universities is set to open next fall in Denver, a school district working to improve education for Black students citywide. The Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will open in far northeast Denver on a campus it will share with a small high school that helps students catch up on missed credits. The […] Labour has called for clarity over the January return for schools and colleges amid the spread of the mutated version of coronavirus, which scientists have suggested could infect children more easily. Kate Green, the shadow education secretary, and Wes Streeting, the shadow schools minister, have written to Gavin Williamson urging him to provide answers for parents, pupils and staff about reopening schools after Christmas. […] There are six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation since Wednesday. There are no new community cases. Of the six new cases, five are active and one is historical: • One case arrived in New Zealand on November 26, from South Africa via United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. This person was tested because they were in a travel bubble […]Covid 19 coronavirus: Infected Northland woman likely to have contagious strain – expert
Tuition fees to be frozen for another year under government plans
Pupils could sit tests at home as evidence for GCSE and A-level grades, after official exams scrapped
Whānau shocked to discover three sharks in Northland rockpool
‘Horror’ as fire at Manawatāwhi Island off Northland coast threatens world’s rarest tree
‘Kind and gentle’: Young boy who died in Whangārei crash was ‘undoubtedly adored’
Parents in England: tell us what you think of the new rules on primary schools reopening
Denver’s Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy to be modeled after historically Black colleges
Labour demands clarity on January school return
Covid 19 coronavirus: Six new cases in managed isolation