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Farah Hancock

Farah Hancock is a Newsroom reporter based in Auckland who writes on education, conservation and technology.

‘Sweeteners’ offered for conservation land

Westpower has offered $250,000 to a struggling polytechnic in exchange for access to conservation land it wants to build a hydro-electric plant on.

Jun 20 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Racism blights NZ schools

Māori and Pasifika heads of primary schools regularly face racism at work with some discrimination coming from government agencies, according to a new survey.

Jun 19 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Splinters of discontent in high-end schools

Treating education as a tradable investment can come at a cost, parents of students at a wealthy private school are discovering.

Jun 18 2018

Farah Hancock

health & science

Alcohol Act struggles under industry pressure

Alcohol industry appeals have “muted” potential benefits of legislation aimed at reducing alcohol harm.

Jun 11 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Four hours a day in class - and success

Finnish children start school when they are seven, only spend four hours a day, yet outstrip New Zealand in test results.

Jun 08 2018

Farah Hancock

environment

Goldrush for conservation land mining

As a proposed ban on new mines on conservation land lumbers through public consultation, there has been a rush on mining applications.

Jun 05 2018

Farah Hancock

health & science

‘Swiss cheese’ health system loses heart data

A health system riddled with holes is responsible for thousands of patients not getting the best prescription for heart disease.

May 24 2018

Farah Hancock

Best of the Week

Teachers get the bill for school resources

Teachers are digging into their own pockets to pay for essential teaching supplies and classroom furniture.

May 22 2018

Farah Hancock

technology

App helps Kiwi kids find their green thumbs

New technology is bringing age-old gardening knowledge to South Auckland school children.

May 16 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Kids’ wellbeing focus for education summit

Calls for inclusiveness and wellbeing dominated the Auckland Education summit at the weekend alongside a $21 million pre-budget announcement.

May 14 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Closing charter schools would cost $12m

Closing charter schools could add another $12m to the existing $63m the educational experiment has cost taxpayers so far.

May 14 2018

Farah Hancock

Transport

Smart city solutions to traffic jams

Smart city technology could be the key to squeezing efficiency out of Auckland’s clogged roads.

May 11 2018

Farah Hancock

new auckland

Auckland’s $58m congestion plan

Congestion charging plans for Auckland are moving closer to reality with a $58-million project included in a 10-year transport plan.

May 09 2018

Farah Hancock

Innovation

One way to fast-track water health

Local technology company, Takiwā, is taming NZ’s unruly data to paint pictures for iwi, the health sector and educators.

May 03 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

A new tomorrow for state schools

Giving school children the same chances in poor and wealthy areas is a key goal for those appointed to a govt review into Tomorrow’s Schools.

Apr 30 2018

Farah Hancock

environment

Mapping NZ’s chemical landscape

Our decades-long relationship with chemicals is about to be captured in a chemical map of the country.

Apr 24 2018

Farah Hancock

environment

A future where food is off the menu

A hungry future awaits unless we give up meat, change production, and legislate.

Apr 20 2018

Farah Hancock

Newsroom Exclusive

Family Court judges’ comments ‘ludicrous’

Some Family Court judges stand accused of making inappropriate, ‘idiotic’ and ‘ludicrous’ comments towards women in domestic abuse cases, raising concerns they don’t understand partner violence.

Apr 19 2018

Melanie Reid and Farah Hancock

News

Islamophobia: the conversation killer

The left’s reluctance to confront problematic parts of Islamic ideology has allowed the far-right to hijack the narrative about Muslims

Apr 19 2018

Farah Hancock

Education

Back to curriculum for school reports

Most primary principals plan to rewind the clock ten years for mid-year school reports and report against New Zealand Curriculum levels.

Apr 16 2018

Farah Hancock