The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.. I had just moved to New Zealand, at age 12, when a new friend suggested that we slip out to the ...

"In New Zealand, from an early age, children are encouraged to walk barefoot in parks, at the beach, in yards as well as indoors," said Julie Llorca, mother of a 5-year-old and vice principal at ...

We gathered information on the footwear habits of 714 boys attending a secondary school in a wealthy part of Auckland, New Zealand. Almost half of the students (45 per cent) spent most of their ...

New Zealand Police are investigating after the country’s only Jewish school was targeted by vandals, the Police National Headquarters said on Tuesday.. The former location of the Auckland ...

In New Zealand and Australia, going barefoot is a common sight. New Zealanders and Australians have a surprising habit of going barefoot in everyday situations. From quick errands to playgrounds ...

Wellington — A New Zealand school's "cat hunt" fundraiser has caused outcry after children dangled dead feral cats in front of animal rights activists while chanting "meat, meat, meat.". The ...

New Zealand is opening a series of charter schools and giving them "considerable flexibility" when it comes to the curriculum, but education scholars point to the US as they warn against the policy.

No socks please, we're Kiwis: Barefoot tours is hoping to introduce international visitors to this New Zealand pastime. Photo / 123RF ‘No socks this Christmas, please.

New measures of an anti-smoking campaign have been unveiled in New Zealand. Vape sales near schools may be restricted to curb smoking among the youth.

SINGAPORE — Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday (Dec 1), as his fledgling government looks to turn around the ...

New Zealand's conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon plans to ban cellphones in schools to address the country's declining literacy rates. Researchers from New Zealand charity Education Hub ...

A mom received some criticism for complaining that her child came home from school barefoot. ... “Coming from New Zealand, these comments are so wild to me!” one person said.