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New Zealand Education Resource for Future China Business

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:57:40 +1300 | Auckland Chamber of Commerce

Today's China business summit at the Langham Auckland brought together key business leaders from New Zealand and China to review opportunities for doing business in China moving forward.More >>

Christchurch secondary school announcement

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:34:13 +1300 | New Zealand Government

Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today that, following an extensive consultation process, all Christchurch secondary schools will remain open because the schools are well located and provide good access for students.More >>

Lack of answers from Parata shows contempt for schools

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:32:07 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party

Hekia Parata's refusal to answer basic questions about the closure and merger of schools in Christchurch shows her utter contempt for the communities she is tearing apart, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Sight loss studied at school

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:59:41 +1300 | Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind

Monique Pursglove and Kate Thompson are delighted that their fellow students at Aotea College in Porirua will be learning about blindness in the lead up to Blind Week (October 29 – November 4).More >>

Report shows further evidence of National Standards failure

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:34:28 +1300 | NZEI

Suggested changes to the reporting of National Standards by a Government advisory group show that the Government has been reduced to “spin” in order to fix the unfixable.More >>

The Buck stops with the Minister

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:32:37 +1300 | Green Party

The Green Party has stepped up its call for the Minister of Education to resign following the release of official information revealing new levels of distrust of the Minister and of the Government’s education agenda.More >>

The Malala Dilemma: Nobel Prizes and Noble Sinners

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:46:30 +1300 | Binoy Kampmark

Prizes can be disabilities, impediments on future progress. “Inscribe all human effort with one word,” claims Robert Browning on creative achievement, “Artistry’s haunting curse, the Incomplete!” Awards have the habit of distorting the perspective ...More >>

NZ Secondary Schools Netball ChampsTournament Selection

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:01:17 +1300 | Netball New Zealand

Emerging Talent Selectors were watching closely all week identifying talented netballers with potential to go further in the game. More >>

Schools transitioning to N4L managed network

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:54:45 +1300 | Network for Learning

The company bringing safe, fast and predictable internet to New Zealand schools, Network for Learning (N4L), today announced the names of more than 20 schools that have begun the transition to its managed network.More >>

Finalists announced for national short film competition

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:46:12 +1300 | Wintec

The 2013 finalists for the New Zealand secondary school short film competition, Cut!, have been announced. More >>

Police to target motorists speeding past school buses

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:29:23 +1300 | New Zealand Transport Agency

Motorists in the Ashburton district are being warned that police will be ticketing drivers who flaunt the 20km/h legal speed limit - in both directions - when passing a school bus that is stopped for children to get on or off.More >>

Government dangles right to work in global student push

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:47:05 +1300 | BusinessDesk

Oct. 10 (BusinessDesk) – International students will be allowed to work part and full-time in New Zealand in the latest government move to double the nation’s income from the education industry to $5 billion by 2025.More >>

China expert: Doing business with China starts in schools

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:29:52 +1300 | Massey University

Working successfully with Chinese businesses will require changes that start in our schools, says visiting China specialist Dr Martin Jacques. More >>

NZ Secondary Schools Netball Championships - Day 2 Overview

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:05:40 +1300 | Netball New Zealand

In a day of upsets and surprises, the only constant at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Netball Championships (NZSS) is the outstanding performances of leading sides Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS), Wellington East Girls’ College and St Mary’s ...More >>

Phillipstown decision

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:40:20 +1300 | New Zealand Government

Education Minister Hekia Parata says she will review carefully the outcome of the judicial review brought by Phillipstown School. More >>

ASCC Joins with High Schools at College Readiness Workshops

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:24:24 +1300 | ASSC

In order to update instructors and counselors in the territory’s public and private high schools on the placement processes for students entering the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), and to familiarize them with the ASCC College Accelerated ...More >>