James Fleury

Every afternoon after school, a 17-year-old Wellington student would lock himself away and hit his own face with a hammer. By James Fleury and Reuben Smith Deliberately, methodically — striking the bones beneath his eyes, along his jaw, across the tip of his chin — in the belief that repeated impact might reshape his features into something more chiselled. "I was very unsatisfied with what I saw in the mirror," he told 1News, his identity protected.

The national body for home schoolers is calling last minute changes to an education bill "wrong and undemocratic". By James Fleury & Reuben Smith On Monday, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced proposed amendments to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill, which had already passed its second reading. The National Council of Home Educators New Zealand (NCHENZ) released a statement shortly after, saying it was disappointed with the lack of consultation. Home schooling.

One of the most comprehensive exhibitions of Māori carving in decades is taking centrestage at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving brings together 147 taonga, including worksdating back seven centuries. Senior curator mātauranga Māori Dougal Austin told 1News it will be the first time many of the taonga have been publicly displayed. Senior curator mātauranga Māori Dougal Austin.