Valley Normal School News Today

If you teach at a school for long enough, colleagues start to give you a ribbing and tell you "you’re part of the furniture". But Helen Le Masurier...

Thousands nationwide celebrate the vibrant festival of Holi, marking the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the triumph of good over evil.

Thousands nationwide celebrate the Festival of Colours, marking the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the triumph of good over evil.

Water way to finish the school year. An end-of-year celebration acknowledging the work of Dunedin primary schools’ physical activity leaders was...

Pupils from North East Valley Normal School were in for a treat when a firefighter walked into their classroom this week. Senior Firefighter Mat...

The lives of more than 125 North Dunedin men, who died in WW 1, along with countless others in the Boer War and WW 2, are commemorated on the stone...

By John Gerritsen for RNZ
In a surprise move, the government wants to cut a senior teaching role nationwide so it can cover a hole in its budget.
It wants

In a surprise move, the government wants to cut a senior teaching role nationwide so it can cover a hole in its budget.

Luke Nola and Friends KEA Kids News discovers the secret behind New Zealands best cheese rolls and toasties, and visits the Raptor Trust in Timaru. Hungry Hobos cafe in Dunedin has won the award for not only the country’s best cheese rolls but the best cheese toasties too. We sent KEA Kids News to learn the secrets of their cheesy success. Cheese rolls are a southern delicacy but cafe owner Romeo Dowling-Mitchell confesses he is actually from the North Island. Jeantine Dixon, 11, from Nort...

Luke Nola and Friends In this episode we visit Auckland Art Gallerys largest ever art show Toi Tū Toi Ora and hear the heartwarming story behind a young boys passion for ballet and how its led him to be part of a production by NZs renowned ballet company. At 11 years old, Matthew Lemon is already fulfilling his dream of joining New Zealand’s most prestigious ballet company after discovering his passion for dance at just 4 years old. During a visit to his nana’s he overheard Tchaikovsky’...