Students told the tribunal that she mentioned this particular dream “lots of times”. In 2023, the woman told her students she was pregnant and discussed her relationship with the baby’s father, whom she’d met on Tinder. The woman also told her students that she had ovarian cancer and might lose her baby. After that investigation, a report was made to the Teaching Council, which opted to press charges in the Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal. The teacher told the tribunal that she accepted she had “likely had inappropriate conversations with some students” and blurred the line between teacher and friend.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2026 11:03 UTC