Articles by Shannon Johnstone
-
National
Australian state attracting New Zealand early childhood teachers with incentives worth thousands of dollars
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 4:45pmNew Zealand early childhood teachers are being lured to Australia, with one state offering relocation packages and bonuses...
-
Education
Shift in culture at large Auckland school since cellphone ban
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 5:16pmFor the first time in years, a rugby ball has broken a school window, school breaks are more talkative, and students are...
-
National
More New Zealand universities considering free speech policies
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 6:14pmNew Zealand universities are considering further policies around freedom of speech and academic freedom, after the University...
-
National
Schools under pressure with thousands of school-aged migrants
Sunday, 14 July 2024, 5:05pmSchools are under pressure to meet the demand of thousands of school-aged immigrants arriving in New Zealand. Education leaders...
-
National
Children's social media ban could be discussed
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 9:34pmAs calls to ban social media for children under 16 grow in Australia, some people think it is a conversation that could be...
-
Education
School stand-downs, suspensions rise
Monday, 1 April 2024, 5:02pmMore school students are being stood down and suspended from New Zealand schools, as educators raise concerns about behaviour. Vaughan...
-
National
Medical students struggling to make ends meet as intern grant unchanged since 2006
Friday, 24 November 2023, 2:23pmMedical students are calling for an increase to the trainee intern grant, which has remained unchanged for close to two decades....
-
National
Wairoa flooding shows need for long-term mental health support after Cyclone Gabrielle
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 1:23pmThe sound of rain used to be a welcome and relaxing sound, but for some people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle 10 months ago, it now...
-
National
Drug linked to Australian death and overdoses identified in New Zealand
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 9:57pmA strong synthetic opioid three times more potent than fentanyl has been identified in New Zealand. Protonitazene, part of...
-
National
Over 75,000 medicinal cannabis prescriptions issued since scheme launched
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 9:51pmA medicinal cannabis clinic says there's been an uptick in people coming from illegal to legal cannabis as prices reduce. Te...
-
National
Students concerned rising rents will eat up increases to loans and allowances
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 10:08pmStudents say increases to their living loan and allowances are swallowed up by rent rises. The student loan for living costs...
-
National
‘Shattered’: MAINZ Auckland closure confirmed
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 9:38pmTe Pūkenga has confirmed it is permanently closing an Auckland music school that has produced award- winning musicians, artists,...
-
National
“One of a kind”: MAINZ Auckland music school faces closure
Monday, 27 March 2023, 12:39pmAn Auckland music school that has produced award-winning musicians, artists, and producers is facing closure after more than...
-
National
'Could take years': Lengthy re-build ahead for Hawke's Bay
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 10:22amAfter Cyclone Gabrielle, the re-build is beginning in Hawke’s Bay - but there is a long road ahead. Hundreds of homes have...
-
Education
Concern about fee increases as ECE pay parity funding falls short for some
Sunday, 26 February 2023, 5:47pmThere are concerns experienced early childhood teachers may be priced out of some jobs as pay parity funding is not meeting...
-
Auckland
OPINION: Crucial communication during Auckland flooding seemingly missing
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 6:25pmI’ve lived through and reported on two major flooding events: the Napier flooding in November 2020 and the Auckland flooding in January...
-
Lifestyle
Auckland Art Gallery sees largest opening weekend for ticketed exhibition in a decade
Friday, 21 October 2022, 3:15pmAuckland Art Gallery has had the largest opening weekend for a ticketed exhibition in a decade and gallery visitor numbers...
-
Auckland
Aucklanders continue to face more than one thousand bus cancellations daily
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 12:14pmAuckland bus users are still facing more than 1,500 service cancellations daily as the struggle to attract and retain drivers...
-
Education
Universities drop campus vaccine mandates
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:14pmMost universities have dropped their vaccine mandates months after introducing them. New Zealand’s vaccine pass requirements...
-
World
New Zealand brothers take in Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria
Friday, 18 March 2022, 10:38amHousing Ukrainian refugees was a no brainer for New Zealander Jared Mitchell, his wife and brother living in Bulgaria. The...
-
Covid-19
Tertiary education set to look different as institutes, staff and students navigate Omicron
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 11:43amTertiary education is set to look different this year as institutes, staff and students navigate education during Omicron. ...
