Photo: Getty ImagesAn Alexandra teacher with 25-years' experience was left feeling “great shame and regret’’ after being caught drinking on the job at an early learning centre. A New Zealand Teachers’ disciplinary tribunal found the woman guilty of serious misconduct. The tribunal heard the woman, who cannot be identified, was feeling the effects of having drunk two bottles of wine the night before. The teacher returned intermittently to the cupboard to drink about 600ml of cider from the bottle during the morning. When approached by the centre’s co-owner she initially denied being under the influence of any substance but after agreeing to let her employer retrieve the drink bottle, admitted to drinking alcohol.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 10, 2026 01:31 UTC