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Students are alarmed at hints to future cuts to tertiary education funding contained in the Prime Minister’s opening statement to Parliament today. More >>
John Key needs to stop his attacks on our polytechnics, says TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan. "The prime minister's sideswipe concerning completion rates for sub-degree tertiary programmes can only be read as a criticism of New Zealand polytechnics and ... More >>
Manawatu Investment Group (MIG) has successfully led an investment in excess of $1million into functional food business Speirs Nutritionals Partners LP. Speirs Nutritionals is commercialising Massey University developed technology that allows very high loadings ... More >>
Nat Schlebusch may have gained a Certificate in Exercise and Sport Performance at UCOL Wairarapa, but he also lost a staggering 20 kilograms in the process. More >>
Faculty of Education Professor John Hattie and the Visible Learning Lab at The University of Auckland will run national standards workshops for teachers in 2010. More >>
Professor Jenny Webster-Brown, a scientist recognised internationally for her research into water chemistry and quality, has been appointed Chair of the new Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management established jointly by the University of Canterbury and ... More >>
Plains FM’s morning show on Canterbury’s 96.9FM. Audio from this morning’s show – Nursing student Jantina Huls talks to Mornings host Ed Swift about the problems she's had with StudyLink over the last 4 weeks. More >>
Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, speaking at Lincoln University today (8 February), said he was happy to “pick up the trail” left by previous Governors-General who had visited the campus, and he gave the University a characteristically Kiwi “Good ... More >>
The Whanganui River and the Caribbean Sea are half a world apart, but the distance has been dramatically reduced for 19 year old Whanganui UCOL student Sam Mackey. More >>
Hundreds of students and staff at Tonga College now have the opportunity to access the latest computers, books and technical equipment thanks to the efforts of a group of young Kiwi engineers. More >>
A research team based at the University of Canterbury has found that adult males were rare in the moa world. The team’s findings confirm that the sex ratios in the giant flightless birds were highly skewed towards females and that the disparity ... More >>
‘It has became clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.’ So concluded one of the longest misconduct inquiries in medical history. The editors of Britain’s ... More >>
We have heard a lot of talk recently about how New Zealand's tax system is broken and that it requires radical surgery, the latest being the January 20 Report of the Victoria University tax working group ( http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/cagtr/pdf/tax-report-website.pdf ... More >>
The KiaOraMai programme is to be launched at the NMIT Rata Room to over 60 invited Nelson and Marlborough business guests on Tuesday 9th February . More >>
A range of internationally recognised scientists, including Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, will address a range of cutting edge issues in reproductive and genetic science at the second Annual Scientific Research Colloquium held by the Centre for Reproduction ... More >>
Leading Criminologist, Dr Gabrielle Maxwell from the Institute of Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, says that the Government’s plan to close Te Hurihanga is misguided. More >>
Family First NZ is reminding and possibly informing parents that when they complete their IRD Tax Returns for the financial year ended 31 March 2010, they are entitled to claim back 1/3’rd of their school fees. More >>
Students in Wellington and Hutt Valley secondary schools are being denied information about local Te Ātiawa history according to Victoria University graduate Dr Richard Manning. More >>
How important are relationships between teachers and students in the context of academic achievement and motivation? That was the focus of research by Victoria University graduate Dr Robin Averill who looked at teacher-student relationships in six different ... More >>
Aspiring top chefs from throughout the Wairarapa have ensured the revival of UCOL’s Professional Cookery programmes. More >>
The decision by UCOL council last week to not guarantee a place on its future councils for either students or staff is the absurd but unsurprising consequence of recent anti-democratic government legislation, says TEU National president Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
International relations and security analyst Dr Paul Buchanan is returning to NZ for a month and will deliver a public lecture on SE Asia/Pacific geopolitics and security. The lecture is open to the public and is hosted by AUT University's PMC. More >>
"Canada and New Zealand: Connections, Comparisons and Challenges", celebrates 70 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and New Zealand and brings several high profile speakers, including Justice Joseph Williams from the New Zealand High Court, ... More >>
Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Chief Executive Dr Colin Tukuitonga today paid tribute to Tongan emeritus Professor Dr Futa Helu of the Atanesi Institute for Critical Education in the South Pacific. More >>
The prime minister John Key told TV3's Sunrise this week that he has given Steven Joyce the tertiary education portfolio to sort out the sector's economic issues. More >>
New Zealand alumni of the prestigious Harkness Fellowships exchange programme to the United States of America have raised funds to launch a new award allowing an emerging New Zealand leader in any field to study or research in the US. The international ... More >>
Eight associate professors at The University of Auckland have been promoted to professor. More >>
NZUSA is calling on the Government to reaffirm its commitment to interest free student loans, following comments by the Prime Minister this morning. Commenting on TV3’s Sunrise programme, Prime Minister John Key referred to current economic issues within ... More >>
A new chapter is set to unfold at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) as the institute launches a unique Creative Writing programme, tailored to develop untapped South Auckland literary talent. More >>
The next generation of professional musicians has been quick to respond to UCOL’s new Contemporary Music programme – the first to be offered in the Manawatu. More >>
Former University of Canterbury Chancellor Dr Robin Mann will receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater this year. Dr Mann, who served as chancellor from 2003 to 2008, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree during one of the University’s ... More >>
Te Wānanga a Ihenga, Māori Development, Humanities and Research is a merger of Waiariki’s former Māori directorate and the School of Māori Development and Humanities. Led by Deputy Chief Executive Māori, Keith Ikin, the wānanga will not only develop ... More >>
The prime minister announced this week that he was appointing a new minister of tertiary education, Steven Joyce, to replace Anne Tolley who had been in the job for only a year. More >>
Auckland University Students’ Association President Elliott Blade says the appointment of Steven Joyce as Minister for Tertiary Education presents a mix of opportunities for the Tertiary Education Sector. More >>
Professor Sir Mason Durie and Professor Paul Spoonley will feature in Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand) debates on the Treaty of Waitangi and race relations tomorrow and next Thursday. More >>
Labour hopes the new Tertiary Education Minister will adopt a more sensible and less obstinate approach to the portfolio than his predecessor and has drawn up a list of his first priorities, says its Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. ... More >>
Eight students will find financing this year’s study a little easier thanks to Solid Energy tertiary scholarships. More >>
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) welcomes the appointment of Steven Joyce as the new Minister for Tertiary Education today and looks forward to working with him productively to maintain quality and access to tertiary education ... More >>
Prime Minister John Key announced a shake-up of Cabinet Monday, saying the government needed to focus on its key election promises. The Prime Minister said he was “more than happy” with his Cabinet’s performance but would be making a number of changes. ... More >>
The appointment of a new minister of tertiary education confirms that tertiary education is too big a job for a minister who already carries other significant portfolios, said TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
“Tertiary education, and particularly Industry Training, is closely linked to economic development and Mr Joyce has considerable experience in this area, which will be invaluable in his new role,” Federation Executive Director Jeremy Baker. More >>
Prime Minister John Key today announced three changes to ministerial responsibilities aimed at ensuring strong focus in key portfolios over the year ahead. Steven Joyce becomes Tertiary Education Minister, allowing Anne Tolley to fully focus her efforts ... More >>
NorthTec is experiencing a large increase in enrolments for the first semester of 2010 compared to the same time last year. More >>
NorthTec is offering its Certificate in Applied Arts at Hungry Creek Art and Craft School in the Rodney district for the first time this year – a move that could lead to students at the art school being able to complete their Bachelor of Applied ... More >>
Top computer network techies from North America and Australasia are among the invited speakers to a conference being hosted by Waikato University’s WAND computer network research group and its spin-off company Rurallink this week [January 27-29]. More >>
Based on his first year in office, American academics are expressing disappointment in President Obama’s performance and believe he is headed toward a “mediocre” presidency. More >>
NorthTec boatbuilding graduate Feng Wei has gone on to establish as international career in the sector since completing a short course in Composite Boatbuilding in Whangarei in 2004. More >>
Final touches are being put to a new land-based skills certificate package for 2010 that will signal the start of a revised agricultural and horticultural curriculum being introduced by Aoraki Polytechnic to its latest acquisition, the Washdyke Training ... More >>
New Zealand parents are invited to take part in a free research trial of an internationally successful positive parenting programme. The Triple P Research Group at The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education is recruiting 180 parents to complete either ... More >>
Student leaders from universities and polytechnics around the country are converging in Wellington this week for the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) January Conference. More >>
NorthTec will be providing sixty 16-17 year olds with the opportunity to make a fresh start in 2010 as part of the Government-funded Youth Guarantee scheme. More >>
The Centre for Defence Studies has signed an agreement with the New Zealand Customs Service to provide professional education for Customs employees. More >>
Can a substance with no physiologically active properties affect memory performance? That’s the basis of research by Victoria University graduate Sophie Parker which focused on how placebos can improve our memories of the past (retrospective memory) ... More >>
A Department of Labour report, Māori in the New Zealand Labour Market, shows that there has been a strong growth of Māori employed in education, including tertiary education, over the last five years. However there are likely to be job losses for ... More >>
A takahe chick is recovering at Massey’s wildlife ward after surgery to repair its eye. The eight-week-old bird, named Turnbull, was flown to the ward yesterday from Te Anau. The hand-reared bird from the Burwood Bush rearing unit had been pecked ... More >>
Aoraki Polytechnic has purchased the long-standing Timaru institutions Aoraki International College (AIC) and the Aoraki English Language College in a move that polytechnic chief executive Kay Nelson describes as an “exciting opportunity to increase the ... More >>
What happens when two religions and two world views collide? That was the question Victoria University graduate Hugh Kemp sought to answer via research that focused on how and why New Zealanders convert to Buddhism. “Buddhism is gaining traction ... More >>
Following the announcement from the Auckland cannabis connoisseur's club calling themselves 'The Daktory' of plans to expand nationwide, Otago University NORML is proud to announce a new season for the protest action of cannabis consumption that ... More >>
Students are suffering because universities and the Ministry of Education are wilfully ignoring an increase in potential students says TEU national president, Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
Thursday 11 February is set to mark a significant milestone in tertiary education history in Tauranga. More >>
Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) will be hosting its bi-annual Information Evening on January 27 at the both the Petone and Wellington CBD Campus. More >>
This country’s MMP electoral system is soon to be subject to a binding referendum. A recently published journal from Victoria University’s New Zealand Centre for Public Law provides timely assistance to the public and analysts of New Zealand’s ... More >>
More could be done to promote the rights of children in early childhood settings, according to Victoria University graduate, Sarah Te One. As part of her PhD research, Mrs Te One investigated children’s rights in three Wellington early childhood settings—a ... More >>
A trust founded by a Waikato farmer is demonstrating how important quality wealth management is to sustainable philanthropic giving. For the second time in two years, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, managed by Guardian Trust, is making a six-figure ... More >>
Equitable access to tertiary institutions is a cornerstone of New Zealand’s education system and must be protected alongside the promotion of excellence, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. Maryan Street was commenting on concerning ... More >>
Distinguished Maori academic Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku has been named Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2010 New Year’s honours list. Her MNZM award is for services to Maori culture. “I’m humbled and honoured by the award,” ... More >>
New Zealand and the United States have agreed to enhance cooperation in science and technology research to improve the shared capabilities of both nations to protect against acts of terrorism and other threats to domestic and external security. More >>
New history projects including pre-Treaty cultural encounters, rural fire-fighting, and a history of an iconic Wellington gallery will receive funding from the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund. More >>
Victoria University graduate Jared Thomas spent many hours riding buses and trains in the greater Wellington region as part of his PhD research into the social habits of commuters on public transport. “My focus was to look at the social needs of ... More >>
A new Tauranga-based pathway to a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with the University of Waikato is expected to attract a first year intake of up to 60 students and a second year intake of up to 40 students next month. (SUBS February 2010) The ... More >>
A recent survey of Muslim youth shows that despite the challenges of living as members of a religious minority, Muslim youth are adapting well to life in New Zealand. The Victoria University study examined life satisfaction, psychological symptoms, school ... More >>
After a worldwide search, Massey’s Centre for Defence Studies has been chosen to collaborate with a leading Malaysian university on research and teaching. The centre has signed a memorandum of understanding that will see it work closely with the National ... More >>
ACT on Campus is today pleased to welcome new NZUSA Co-Presidents, David Do and Pene Delaney, to their positions for 2010. "I, for one, welcome our new student overlords," explained ACT on Campus Vice President, Peter McCaffrey. "Clearly students are incapable ... More >>
Māori Students today are extremely disappointed at the passing of the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill which was not adequately consulted on Māori and Student groups over the proposed changes which see an end to guaranteed representation for ... More >>
As students return to campuses nationwide later this year, their interests will be defended and represented by strong leadership in Wellington. The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has new national officers for 2010. David Do ... More >>
As students return to campuses nationwide later this year, their interests will be defended and represented by strong leadership in Wellington. More >>
The University of Waikato has become the first New Zealand university to put everything you need to know at your fingertips – thanks to a new web network that can be accessed through a mobile phone. Launched to coincide with the start of summer school this ... More >>
The University of Waikato has become the first New Zealand university to put everything you need to know at your fingertips – thanks to a new web network that can be accessed through a mobile phone. More >>
Winchester dairy farmer Desiree Reid is packing her bags for a six month international study tour of the world’s most successful cooperatives on her 2010 Nuffield Farming Scholarship. More >>
Students at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) are concerned with the signals coming from Government that excessive student fees could once again be on the agenda, says Rachel Boyack, President of the Student Association of Nelson-Marlborough ... More >>
The Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 released today will ensure the sector is more responsive to the needs of students and employers, says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley. “The new strategy outlines the Government’s priorities for the next ... More >>
The biggest student Orientation event in New Zealand, Sounds in the Sun will be held on Thursday the 25th of February 2010 as part of USU Students' Association at Unitec's Orientation 2010. More >>
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has withdrawn registration as a private training establishment from the New Zealand Academy of Studies, of Auckland, following an investigation into the fraudulent issuing of a qualification. More >>
Internationally recognised scientist and ethics specialist Professor Sylvia Rumball is retiring after 42 years at the University. She is believed to be the longest-serving staff member in Massey's 82-year history. More >>
The Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill which has passed its third reading in Parliament severs essential links that Polytechnics have with local communities and doesn’t recognise the knowledge that they have of their own communities’ educational ... More >>
Polytechnic students are today angered and surprised by yesterday’s removal of their guaranteed student representation on polytechnic councils. Polytechnic students have had a seat on their institutions’ councils reserved by law for a student representative. ... More >>
Unitec Institute of Technology, the country’s largest polytechnic, has turned an important corner and is poised to produce excellent educational and financial outcomes for the 2009 year, Chief Executive Dr. Rick Ede said today. “Over the last year ... More >>
For the first time in its history, the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing has been awarded to a work of creative non-fiction. Victoria University student Ashleigh Young has won the award for her personal essay collection Can you tolerate ... More >>
Students from the Certificate in Whakairo (Applied Arts) and Certificate in Raranga programmes came together to showcase their work to colleagues and whānau at a joint exhibition held at Te Puna o te Matauranga marae at NorthTec in Whangarei last month. ... More >>
NorthTec tutor Grant Steven is working with the Te Rere I Tiria Community Trust in Moerewa to provide training in sustainable building and horticulture and enhance the local community’s health and wellbeing. The trust has land adjacent to the ... More >>
The Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill passed today will improve the performance of polytechnics, says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley “This Government is striving for a world-leading education system that equips all New Zealanders with ... More >>
Tēnā koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. Merry Christmas to you in case I do not see you later on, and a happy new year. Kia ora tātou katoa te Whare. More >>
Five Bachelor of Sport and Recreation graduates had their degrees conferred during a graduation ceremony at AUT University last week. More >>
Photos by George McLellan, 16th December More >>
The income threshold at which New Zealand-based borrowers must begin repaying their student loans will remain at $19,084 for the 2010-11 tax year, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today. The threshold is reviewed annually and in previous years has ... More >>
It is with great sadness that the Green Party acknowledges the death of leading disability activist and tertiary educator Todd Fernie. Green Party Disability Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty expresses a personal sense of loss and said Todd had deeply impressed her ... More >>
Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou hōmai tēnei pō. I am pleased to take a call on the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill on behalf of the Māori Party. I simply say that members may be aware of the president of the Māori Party, Professor Whatarangi ... More >>
Local school Tamaki College in Auckland will be one of seven secondary schools opening a new Service Academy next year, Maungakiekie “This is a great opportunity for even more year 12 and 13 students to take part in a challenging and motivating programme,” ... More >>
Shoddy and dangerous legislation stripping away guaranteed representation for Maori, students, staff, industry and community representatives from polytech councils passed its second reading today, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Auckland continues to lead the way in attracting international fee-paying students, with a two percent increase in students this year. More >>
Student leaders today are appalled at the passing of the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill as it signals drastic changes for Polytechnics and removes the voice of students in governance level decision making, and are questioning the rushed and ... More >>
Auckland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack has been appointed for a two-year term as chair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee, the body that represents the interests of the country’s eight universities. Mr McCormack ... More >>
The two students both attend Manukau City’s Te Whanau o Tupuranga School, which is a flagship model for Maori bilingual secondary schools in New Zealand. The school is the first student-based learning environment of its kind, designed specifically ... More >>
NorthTec hosted a delegation from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE) recently that included the university’s Chairman, Mr Liao Jinqui, the Senior Advisor for International Programmes, Associate Professor Zhou Kuangxian, and the Dean of ... More >>
I do not think it is any surprise to the House that the crux issue for the Māori Party in the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill is the whole notion of the value of Māori representation on tertiary governance bodies, including mana whenua and ... More >>
The Maori Party is shocked to hear that 95 study places for people with intellectual disabilities look to be cut at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. “I understand the institute is looking to save $34,000 by cutting these places and quite frankly ... More >>
The scholarships were available for students wishing to study specific programmes at NorthTec’s purpose-built trades training facility Future Trades, in Whangarei. The scholarships cover each recipient’s tuition fees for 2010. NorthTec had initially ... More >>
Dec. 11 (BusinessWire) - This week, the New Zealand Institute accused New Zealanders of not caring about the country's "innovation eco-system," even though innovation is the key to productivity, and productivity is the thing that eludes ... More >>
The New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB)and NorthTec joined forces last week to celebrate the achievement of four NorthTec students at a special awards evening hosted by the NZIOB and local industry. The students were each presented with an ... More >>
Cuts to the Supported Learning Programme at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology will be a terrible blow to the 95 students and their families who will not be able to access education opportunities at the polytech next year, if planned decisions ... More >>
Economic geography, globalisation and New Zealand’s productivity paradox. Philip McCann More >>
Almost 1000 students will celebrate successfully completing their studies during next week’s graduation procession and ceremonies. The traditional street parade of staff and graduands will depart from the Government Buildings Historic Reserve ... More >>
Maori Party support for a Bill that removes guaranteed Maori representation on polytechnic councils is incomprehensible, Labour associate spokesperson for Tertiary Education Carmel Sepuloni says. More >>
Seven new Service Academies will open at New Zealand secondary schools in 2010, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced. “The extra academies mean even more young people will have the opportunity to take part in a challenging and motivating programme, ... More >>
Critics of the new energy law changes say the overhaul of the electricity sector may not have the desired effect of getting prices down, or even constrain price increases. Waikato University’s Earl Bardsley says the proposed changes have some unusual ... More >>
The negotiation team for union members covered by the fraught ITP multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) met with the employers for two further days of mediation this week to try again to settle the agreement which expired almost nine months ago. More >>
The University of Otago will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on former Deputy Prime Minister Hon Dr Michael Cullen and prominent Otago businessman and community benefactor Trevor Scott next week. More >>
The Minister of Agriculture, David Carter said in parliament today that he was ‘adhering to his own strict timetable’ which appears to be to do nothing and spend nothing in the first year of National-led government on primary sector research and development, ... More >>
When best friends Bridget Dawson and Ashlee Peeters left Kaitaia for university three years ago their hearts remained behind. Now, after both graduating with a bachelor of business degree from AUT University yesterday, the pair says the world’s their ... More >>
The Statutes Amendment format is one which normally avoids the need for extended discussion. By its very nature as an omnibus bill consisting entirely of amendments to Acts, we know that amendments must be minor, technical and non-controversial. ... More >>
Contemporary Māori artist Katharine Ngatai is drawing on cutting-edge technology developed at The University of Auckland to create indigenous sculptures that “come alive”. More >>
The number of people receiving the Unemployment Benefit is reducing, but the impact from students seeking work this summer is expected to reverse the slide says Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development and Employment. Latest data shows that 58,541 ... More >>
The number of international students coming to New Zealand is increasing, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today. “There was a steady decline in the number of international students in New Zealand from 2003 to 2008. These latest figures ... More >>
Three young New Zealand journalists have been awarded Asia New Zealand Foundation media scholarships to undertake temporary internships at three distinguished Asia-based media organisations next year. The three journalists are Pushpa Jabin (TVNZ), Jono ... More >>
The fact that English is their second language has proved no barrier to academic success for this year’s recipients of the Skeltons Excellence Awards announced on Monday (7 December). Final year graduate, Terezie (Teri) Kocurova capped her success ... More >>
Global airline pilot training company, CTC Aviation Group plc, has announced Ian Calvert’s appointment to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company’s New Zealand operation based in Hamilton. Speaking from the company’s Group Headquarters in ... More >>
Aoraki Polytechnic outdoor education tutor Ian Logie has achieved the top New Zealand distinction in his field by being awarded the Outdoor Instructor of the Year Award. The programme co-ordinator of the polytechnic’s School of Outdoor Education, Mr ... More >>
The New Zealand Association of Scientists is pleased that a review of Crown-owned Research Institutes (CRIs) is being undertaken but has strong reservations about its scope and time frame. More >>
The minister for tertiary education, Hon Anne Tolley, announced last week that she was looking for nominees to fill the four ministerially-appointed councillor roles in up to 31 tertiary education institution councils, including universities, wananga ... More >>
NorthTec Sport and Recreation tutor Ady Ngawati is heading off to compete at two international long distance running events this month. This Sunday (subs 6 December) she will be sole female competitor selected by Athletics New Zealand to represent ... More >>
Northland golfer Caroline Bon will be trying to earn her place on the Ladies’ European Tour at a qualifying school in Spain on 14 December but says that she didn’t want to contemplate turning pro without a degree behind her. Caroline is one of a group ... More >>
Paula Bennett’s pathetic mini backtrack on the Training Incentive Allowance also highlights the stupidity of the Government decision to remove the bonding obligations on Step Up Scholarship recipients, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Studying at NorthTec has been a turning point for Rāwene-based film maker Murray Nathan. Two years ago he enrolled as a student on a Flaxroots Documentary Making Course run by John McRae at NorthTec in Rāwene. John asked him to take on the editing ... More >>
The number of students borrowing through the student loan scheme, and the amount they owe upon leaving study, have increased, Statistics New Zealand said today. New statistics released today show that 37.5 percent of all students enrolled borrowed ... More >>
The University of Canterbury's philanthropic bond issue has been fully subscribed, raising $50 million that will allow it to accelerate its 10-year capital works programme and advance plans to develop a world-class learning environment for staff and students. ... More >>
The 2025 Taskforce's prescription for tertiary education assumes that New Zealand can reach the Taskforce's goal of economic parity with Australia by educating fewer people and lowering the quality of the public education that New Zealanders receive. ... More >>
The 2025 Taskforce's prescription for tertiary education assumes that New Zealand can reach the Taskforce's goal of economic parity with Australia by educating fewer people and lowering the quality of the public education that New Zealanders receive. ... More >>
The 2025 Taskforce report aimed at increasing the country’s productivity contains recommendations that could potentially assist universities in maximising their contribution to closing the income gap with Australia. Professor Roger Field, chair of the New ... More >>
Sports codes should consider the needs of migrants if they want to attract players and supporters, says a new report by sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley. Women's sports, such as netball and hockey, need to recognise the cultural requirements of ... More >>
A Waikato University biochemistry student has been awarded a prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarship, worth $100,000 a year for up to four years, to study for a PhD at either Oxford or Cambridge University in the UK. Ashley Easter is one of three recipients ... More >>
Mayor Kerry Prendergast was honoured with a special award at Victoria University’s MBA annual dinner on Saturday night. Mayor Prendergast, who graduated with an MBA from Victoria in May 2004, received the highest rankings by Victoria’s current ... More >>
Two graduates of The University of Auckland’s School of Music have both been awarded the annual AOTEA STAR AWARD. More >>
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the revised Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012, which was launched today, will focus on raising achievement among Pasifika students. “In virtually all areas, Pasifika participation and achievement in education is ... More >>
Twenty-four of New Zealand’s aspiring young opera stars have been selected to participate in the annual New Zealand Opera School in Wanganui from Sunday 3rd to Thursday 14th January 2010. The residential school, now in its 16th year and the only one in New ... More >>
There is something you do approximately 18 times per minute, 1,080 times an hour and 25,920 times a day – and you don't even think about it: breathing. If you do think about your breath, it's probably only when you're running out of it. And that ... More >>
It has now been over three weeks since union members at the six North Island polytechnics covered by the ITP MECA resumed industrial action, and a resolution still does not seem imminent. Lecturers and tutors at NorthTec, Unitec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, ... More >>
Humour and irony are two things Unitec students Matt Arbuckle and Tim Webber like to use in his sculptures. More >>
Runi Schoenhofer can still recall going on numerous visits to church sites in Mexico with her father as a young girl. More >>
New Zealand’s creative industries’ future talents will be on display when Unitec’s annual Grad Show opens tonight. More >>
Rob Coulter knows his beans. The Aoraki Polytechnic hospitality tutor and barista trainer who has launched many young trainees on world careers in his 17 years with the institution always attracts a second glance from Timaru coffee shop staff when ... More >>
The end of the school term is daunting for most senior secondary school students, with the prospect of final examinations and decisions to be made about study options for 2010. One student who is anything but stressed is the recipient of a Wellington ... More >>
He may have only just turned 16 but Kaitaia-based NorthTec student Louie Taitimu is already impressing his tutors with his can-do approach. “He’ll go a long way,” says carpentry tutor Murray Smith. “He gets stuck in without having to be asked. ... More >>
The Oticon Foundation in New Zealand has today awarded a research grant of almost $350,000 to the University of Canterbury to investigate the prevention of hearing loss during ear surgery. More >>
The Government’s new Silver Fern visa will attract young highly skilled people to work long term in New Zealand, Minister of Immigration, Jonathan Coleman has announced today. “The new Silver Fern policy enables young people with proven potential to ... More >>
Whitireia plans to improve tertiary education for the Kapiti region. Goals include a better fit with the demographic makeup of the Kapiti District, stronger alignment with industry and business development and consolidation of Whitireia as the preferred ... More >>
Most Asian business graduates who attended New Zealand tertiary institutions say they are positive about their experiences of living and studying in New Zealand, a new Asia New Zealand Foundation report says. Of those surveyed, 71 percent indicated ... More >>
From January 2010, superannuitants and veterans pensioners will be able to take their entitlement with them while travelling overseas. Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development and Employment, has confirmed 5 January 2010 as the date the Social Assistance ... More >>
State-owned enterprise and educational provider Learning Media Limited announced an after-tax profit of $1.5 million for the 2008 – 09 year, on total revenues of $24 million. This improved performance was the outcome of a successful programme ... More >>
Student leaders are today writing to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Anne Tolley, outlining their concerns over proposed amendments to the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill that places highly regarded student representative positions on Polytechnic ... More >>
Alannah Gadsby is no stranger to big toys and powerful engines. Having recently graduated from the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) Motorcycle Engineering programme, Alannah is excited about the road ahead. In addition to finishing her qualification ... More >>
NorthTec hosted a lunch for chief financial officers from key companies and organisations from around the region such as Golden Bay Cement, the Whangarei District Council, Winstone’s Aggregate and Top Energy last week. (subs Tuesday, 17 November). Key ... More >>
Award winning short story writer and poet Frankie McMillan describes herself as a binge writer. She fits it in between teaching and family responsibilities and writes flat out when she has the time, often for six hours without a break. Frankie will ... More >>
“ACT and National support a move for tertiary education to become elitist. Every day New Zealanders will no longer be able voice their concerns about the quality of education. This irrational change includes the removal of student representation ... More >>
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that 12 polytechnics and institutes of technology are to provide up to 700 new student places following an $8 million funding boost. “This additional funding for 2010, part of the Government’s Youth ... More >>
Dunedin’s aspiring artists searching for inspiration need look no further than the building they study in. More >>
Universal College of Learning (UCOL) students are shocked at the Education and Science Select Committee’s report back on the Education (Polytechnic Governance) Amendment which seeks to allow the removal of student representation on Polytechnic Councils. More >>
A modest patch of lawn at UCOL Wairarapa will soon accommodate one of the Masterton campus’s most exciting recent developments. More >>
Seventy-five current students and recent graduates were recognised for their achievements at Otago Polytechnic’s annual prizegiving ceremony on Friday 20 November at the Cromwell Presbyterian Church. More >>
The Minister of Education’s bill to annex polytechnic councils and replace them in large part with her own self-appointed apparatchiks has emerged from a parliamentary select committee even worse than it went in says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. ... More >>
Unitec Teachers on Strike Cartoon comment from Adrian Maidment: Click for big version ENDS More >>
The Advance Centre was established in 2004 to assist with the provision of services to deaf students attending tertiary institutions throughout Auckland. The Tertiary Education Commission funded the Advance Centre though a Special Supplementary Grant ... More >>
Unitec members of the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) have been striking intermittently since September 16, hitting students in the crucial exam period. The most recent action targeting students has been threats of withholding exam marks which will result ... More >>
In a surprise move student representation has been recommended to be removed from the governance councils of polytechnics. More >>
The Government’s plan to seize greater control of polytechnic governing councils has become even worse with the decision to remove dedicated positions for student or staff representatives, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Student representatives are outraged at today’s release of an Education and Science Select Committee report on a Bill which will fundamentally alter the nature and quality of Polytechnic Councils. More >>
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the changes to the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill made through the Select Committee process. More >>
Two medical students have been awarded the prestigious John McLeod scholarships this year for demonstrated academic excellence. More >>
What’s new on NewsWire.co.nz, the website of Whitireia Community Polytechnic’s Journalism School The best of a swag of new stories and images this week by students of Whitireia Journalism School’s National Diploma in Journalism (Multi-media): More >>
The University, in partnership with the tertiary education sector unions, is to undertake a pay and employment equity review to determine the extent to which gender affects women's pay and employment experiences, and to find ways to remove barriers and achieve ... More >>
Thomas Hills, Alice Irving and Richard Stebbing have been selected as Rhodes Scholars following a selection meeting at Government House in Auckland yesterday. Tenable at Oxford University, Rhodes Scholarships constitute the pinnacle of achievement ... More >>
Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics are not in the troubled financial straits that the Minister of Education has suggested, according to data released yesterday by her Ministry. More >>
Police have been conducting an enquiry into the availability of forged tertiary documentation in Auckland. The documents include forged degrees, diplomas, academic records and other supporting documentation. Investigations culminated in the arrest of three ... More >>
Richard Stebbing, a University of Auckland engineering student with a passion for medical imaging, has been awarded an esteemed Rhodes Scholarship. More >>
The best in business congregated at the Lower Hutt Town Hall earlier this month for the Hutt Valley Business Excellence Awards. This year, the inaugural Apprentice of the Year Award was added to the list of honours, won by Wellington Institute of Technology ... More >>
Victoria University will confer honorary degrees on Graham Malaghan, Chairman of the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, and Emeritus Professor Alan Ward, a New Zealand colonial history scholar. More >>
IRL Research Engineer Paul Harris was last night awarded the RJ Scott medal for his significant contributions to the development and application of electronic devices in New Zealand. Bestowed by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the medal is awarded ... More >>
Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson has been appointed to a chair in law at The University of Auckland. He will finish his present post at the end of March 2010 (completing ten years as Commissioner) and take up his professorship at ... More >>
Today is the day when New Zealand women effectively begin working for free until the end of the year, says the TEU Women’s Officer, Suzanne McNabb. “Women are paid at least 12% less than men (in average hourly earnings), and from today, 18 ... More >>
The Government’s summer research scholarships scheme has proved to be a success says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley. “I’m delighted that so many students have taken the opportunity to apply for these $5,000 scholarships," says Mrs Tolley. ... More >>
Whanganui UCOL’s First Year Bachelor of Nursing students have once again taken up the challenge to fundraise for the victims of the Tsunami in Samoa. Following on from the successful Australian Bush Fire Appeal in February this year, the students ... More >>
A new Samoan language coursebook written by Victoria University Senior lecturer Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin shows the growing prominence of the Samoan language in New Zealand and the world. More >>
Tertiary Education Union members at Waikato Institute of Technology have voted today to withhold student marks as part of their ongoing industrial action. They join their colleagues at Unitec and Whitireia Polytechnic in the withholding of all student ... More >>
Tertiary Education Union members at Waikato Institute of Technology have voted today to withhold student marks as part of their ongoing industrial action. They join their colleagues at Unitec and Whitireia Polytechnic in the withholding of all student ... More >>
NorthTec landscape student Katie Hilford has been selected as one of five competitors from around New Zealand in the newly-established Emerging Designer’s category at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in Christchurch in March of next year. Katie ... More >>
Conservation House foyer, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington. Open to the public weekdays, 9am to 5pm ,18 November – 1 December 2009. Part of the BLOW.o9 Festival More >>
Three years of hard work was put to the test today as hundreds of students across the country sat their State final exams to become registered nurses. At Whitireia Community Polytechnic 44 third year Bachelor of Nursing students were sitting final ... More >>
Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) continues to build its reputation abroad for excellence in education. The largest culinary school in the country and a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism, WelTec is taking its recipe ... More >>
Whangarei MP and Minister for Fisheries and Housing Mr Phil Heatley toured NorthTec’s purpose-built trades training facility Future Trades last week during an information evening that attracted a more than 30 prospective students and their families (subs ... More >>
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) has been approaching universities seeking their help to prevent foreign states getting their hands on technology associated with weapons of mass destruction. Director of the SIS, Dr Warren Tucker, sent a letter ... More >>
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