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As teachers across Christchurch struggle with students' rising needs, a group of retirees affectionately known as the "Grandees" is stepping up to help them in the classroom.

Ara Institute of Canterbury has received $80.8m from its former owner, super-institute Te Pūkenga.

Anyone with information about a former Christchurch priest and his historical sexual offending is being urged to report it to the police.

Three 16-year-old boys have been referred to Youth Aid following a "serious bullying incident" at a college hostel in Oamaru.

There is uncertainty about when a 1950s two-storey classroom block at Ashburton Intermediate School will be replaced after it was demolished this month.

A Canterbury University toxicologist says children exposed to asbestos from recalled coloured play sands should be regularly monitored to ensure cancers that could emerge later in life can be successfully treated.

NZ Food Safety has found no food safety risks with the Government's school lunch provider after an investigation into mouldy lunches found at a Christchurch school.