Muggy night ahead for North Island; New five-level system to describe students' learning; Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing at Hutt Hospital.
'Soupy mess of humid air': Muggy night ahead for North Island
If the last few days weren’t bad enough – MetService has forecast another warm and muggy evening for much of the North Island tonight.
Meteorologist Michael Pawley said there was a “soupy mess of humid air”, which has blanketed most areas.
Standardised school reports on students' learning
From this term, parents will get standardised reports on their children's progress in reading, writing and maths across primary and intermediate schools.
The changes, being promoted by Education Minister Erica Stanford, introduce nationally consistent assessment and reporting "regardless of which school their child attends".
Patient was touched while sleeping, watched while washing
A woman recovering from a leg amputation in Hutt Hospital was repeatedly harassed by a male patient who touched her while she slept and watched while she was being washed.
The Health and Disability Commission said in a report released today that the hospital failed to keep her safe during her 2022 stay.
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