Topics and text are carefully adapted and curriculum-based with graphics and plenty of activities. 2000 topics include Honeybees, Taha Moana, Around New Zealand, Skin Deep. Each morning, teachers receive by fax or e-mail a helpful guide to the main issues and events in the day's news. This also includes helpful guides for using the newspaper in the classroom. Minimum order for Current Events, Prime Time and Starting Out is for 10 papers and schools receive a gratis paper.
Teachers also receive a handbook on using the newspaper.
Teachers are kept in touch with special events that NiE covers e.g. Olympics, Elections. The Press NiE is producing special units this year, four English pages and three Careers pages.