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Canterbury University makes statement after student's death
A student has died in Christchurch and a police cordon remains in place at the scene in Riccarton.
Emergency services were called to the incident just before four o'clock this morning.
Our reporter… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: Brain drains, All Blacks and student finances
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Detail: Rite of passage or abject poverty?
Two-thirds of students struggle to afford the very basics. Why aren't we doing anything about it? Audio
Keep an ear out for Sam Charlesworth
Sam Charlesworth is an 18-year-old self-taught musician who has just released his fourth album Duality of the Human Mind. Video, Audio
The 90s File - Cameron Marshall
Lincoln University PhD student Cameron Marshall is studying a genetic line for a trait in dairy cows that leads to less nitrogen in urine. Audio
Boys’ allegations against teacher don’t stand up – lawyer
The defence in the trial of a former teacher charged with indecently touching boys says some of their claims are lies to fit a deceitful narrative. Benjamin Christopher Missi Swann denies 10 charges… Audio
The university club lending a hand to Canterbury farmers
Six uni mates in Canterbury were looking for a way to support farmers under stress... so they set up Handy Landys. It's now a fully functioning club at Lincoln University with more than 50 members. Audio, Gallery
The Canterbury school kids swapping screens for spades
Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees… Audio, Gallery
Growing our future farmers
Rural Women New Zealand's education spokesperson wants schools to adopt a farmer. Sue Higgins believes it could help encourage students to consider farming as a career. The Wakefield sheep and beef… Audio
Govt improving care for foreign students
The Government says it's moving to improve the care of foreign students in Auckland. Members of the city's Indian community have been complaining serious problems for a growing number of Indian… Audio
New Zealand student in Spain bus crash
A New Zealand exchange student was onboard a bus that crashed on a main highway in Spain's northeast overnight. Audio
Students struggle as debt set to reach $15b
Debt is making students miserable and affecting their decisions about starting families, a new report says.
Effects of financial pressures on tertiary students
Nearly 44 percent of full time students say they don't have enough money to meet their basic needs, according to a new survey of five thousand students conducted by the New Zealand Union of Students'… Audio