General News

A new MoE subsidy, which will allow schools to install an Early Notification text and e-mail alert system, is expected to have a dramatic impact on improving school attendance.

Because a child’s food tastes develop at a young age, the encouragement of healthy choices early in life can help to create a lifelong preference for healthy foods. What’s more, there’s nothing like a bit of fun to promote learning about food and nutrition.

A new animated video clip has been added to PPTA’s Dimming.co.nz website.

Food prices fell 0.7 per cent in May 2010 and by 0.5 per cent for the year to May, Statistics NZ has said. This is the first annual fall in food prices since the year to July 2004.

According to a US study of over 400 university students, the use of sunbeds may become addictive for some young adults.

Variety – The Children’s Charity is calling for grant applications from sick, disabled and disadvantaged Kiwi kids, their families and child-related organisations nationwide.

The ‘attack rate’ of the pandemic H1N1 virus was higher for children than it was for adults (including the elderly) in NZ in 20091.

A prestigious national childcare award presented to Manukau Leisure’s Annette Reilly last month was recognition of her passion for childcare and contribution to outstanding after-school services, Brett Jude, Manukau Leisure’s CEO said.

Common knowledge suggests that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  But is it really?

David Glover, chief executive of Learning Media Limited, the leading NZ-owned educational services company, has been elected a director of the board of the US-based Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).