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Do dishwashers release microplastics when you wash plastic containers and kitchenware?

8 October 2025

If you're worried about microplastics, is it safe to wash plastic containers and other utensils in the dishwasher, given the use of heat and detergents? We asked two experts.

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Home detention for an Auckland primary school teacher - for grooming an 11-year-old boy
	8 Oct: Home detention for an Auckland primary school teacher - for grooming an 11-year-old boy... more

Auckland's King's College has chosen its new headmaster
	8 Oct: Auckland's King's College has chosen its new headmaster... more

Rescuers pull children from the rubble of Indonesian boarding school collapse
	7 Oct: Rescue teams worked around the clock through narrow gaps in the rubble of Sidoarjo's Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School while risking further collapse to reach anyone still alive.... more

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested accused of dropping her kids at school while drunk
	7 Oct: A 36-year-old woman has been arrested accused of dropping her kids at school while drunk... more

Hopes that consistent and high performance attendance rates are in sight
	7 Oct: Hopes that consistent and high performance attendance rates are in sight... more

A Christchurch Maori immersion school is finally getting a new home, after a 16-year battle with the Ministry of Education over leaky classrooms
	7 Oct: A Christchurch Maori immersion school is finally getting a new home, after a 16-year battle with the Ministry of Education over leaky classrooms... more

Better communication could be the key to lifting parent turnout in school board elections
	3 Oct: Better communication could be the key to lifting parent turnout in school board elections... more

Indonesia boarding school collapse reflects a 'widespread' building problem
	2 Oct: An operation to rescue around 60 children trapped under an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java province has now shifted into a recovery operation, with the death toll expected to significantly rise.... more

Auckland Police carried out two search warrants as they continue to investigate the death of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall
	2 Oct: Auckland Police carried out two search warrants as they continue to investigate the death of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall... more

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Most Popular Recent Education News

12 Sep: Secondary teachers are optimistic the Government will pull through, even though the latest pay offer has been rejected. +++++++++++++++++++++++

11 Sep: Right-wing activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university +++++++++++++++++++

14 Sep: Marakopa fugitive Tom Phillips spent several months outdoors learning bushcraft and survival skills at one of New Zealand's most prestigious private schools +++++++++++++++++++

20 Sep: Severe weather warnings across central and southern New Zealand mean a rough start to the school holidays ++++++++++++++++

12 Sep: FBI releases images of 'person of interest' in search for Charlie Kirk's killer ++++++++++++++++

22 Sep: Donald Trump calls Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' at memorial service, widow Erika Kirk forgives alleged assassin +++++++++++++++

11 Sep: Leading health experts will be advising Waikato University on the establishment of the country's third medical school +++++++++++++++

Education NewsLinks

9 Oct: Secretary for education warns gloriavale christian school it may lose registration as private school (RadioNZ)

8 Oct: Rush acquires pixel fusion to target glam, education & energy (ITBrief)

8 Oct: Attitudes to truancy improve, parents still taking kids out of school for holidays - report (RadioNZ)

7 Oct: School audits flagged with ministry's 'red tape tip line' (RadioNZ)

6 Oct: Eastenders' kellie bright on the challenges of being a send parent (BBCWorld)

3 Oct: Gmail users, watch out! these 2 features are being killed next year (PC World)

2 Oct: Tech teachers worry education reforms will harm nz's 'world-leading' curriculum (RadioNZ)

1 Oct: Education minister erica stanford accused of 'manufacturing a crisis' (RadioNZ)

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