National is urging Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to urgently allocate MIQ spots for teachers, to address shortages.

Visa exemption applications opened for teachers in November - but the opposition says only a handful have been able to get in.

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12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction

12 Feb: A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip

11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions

11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others

10 Feb: Secondary students can now access more exam results

10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student

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Rugby:
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph's beaming with pride after they opened the new Super Rugby season with a 25-23 win over the Crusaders in Dunedin 7:56

Entertainment:
Jennifer Garner has revealed that the last text she sent to ex-husband Ben Affleck was a simple message about their children 7:51

Soccer:
Teenager Willa Pearson has become the youngest player to score in football's women's A-League Women 7:46

General:
Today in history, February 14: Torvill and Dean perform 'perfect' Bolero to win gold at Winter Olympics 7:36

Basketball:
The Hawks' title defence is over in basketball's NBL with a 120 to 94 loss to the visiting Sydney Kings in Illawarra 7:36

Soccer:
The high-flying Jets have gone five points clear at the top of football's A-League Men table after beating Perth Glory 3-1 for their seventh-straight win 7:26

Entertainment:
Margot Robbie was kicked out of "most of the clubs in Clapham" during her partying days 7:21

Environment:
A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight 7:16

Skiing:
Winter Olympics 2026: Josie Baff claims Australia's second gold with stunning snowboard cross triumph 7:06

Motoring:
Liam Lawson has finished 12th fastest on the final day of the first of two tests in Bahrain ahead of the Formula One season 7:06

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