New Zealand national news stories for schools on Thursday 08/02/2007

Bullying Forcing School Programme Into Secrecy - National
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 09:20:10 2007
National says bullying by the government is forcing the party's Foods in Schools programme to be run in secrecy.

Bullying forcing school programme into secrecy - National
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:27:58 2007
National says bullying by the government is forcing the party's Foods in Schools programme to be run in secrecy. Party leader John Key says Auckland's Wesley Primary welcomed an offer on ...

Bridge down as flooding hits Northland
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:27:55 2007
Torrential rain during the past two days in Northland has caused surface flooding, knocking out a bridge, closing schools and causing power cuts.

Ministers back new speed limit around schools
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 01:20:00 2007
A combined police and Land Transport New Zealand effort to curb speeding around schools has the backing of Police and Transport Minister Annette King.Ms King today visited a Wellington school with Transport Safety Minister Harry...

Primary school kids reducing in number
TV3
Wed Feb 7 00:29:28 2007
Schools back from summer, but with less kids in class.

New swim school standards introduced
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 00:00:00 2007
New industry standards introduced today will ensure swim schools throughout the country use best practice teaching methods, Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) says.Schools operating under the Quality Swim School brand will have reached...

Teachers top back to school woes
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
As students get ready for the first day of term, schools are hoping the government makes good on its election promises

Police target speeding near schools
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
New Zealand police are upping the ante against people who break the speed limits near schools, which are now as low as 40 kilometres per hour in some areas