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1. Which are the Best Schools in Auckland?

29 July 2006 5:15pm | Metromedia

Auckland Grammar failed the cut, but Mt Roskill Grammar outshone wealthier rivals in Metro magazine's investigation to find the top 25 high schools in Auckland... More >>

2. Greater accountability needed for NZ's charter school

09 August 2013 1:19pm | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC

"This past week has been a poor one for so-called Partnership Schools, New Zealand's version of charter schools. It is now clear that the authorisation process does not meet the standards expected of open and transparent government, according to the ..... More >>

3. NZ language teachers need to be confident selecting tech

11 August 2013 11:49am | University of Canterbury

New Zealand language teachers need to be confident in their ability to selectively use technology, a University of Canterbury (UC) language education expert says. .. More >>

4. 7 NZ universities featured in QS World University rankings

08 May 2013 9:44am | THE-QS World University Rankings

London 8th May: The 2013 QS World University Rankings by Subject, published today on TopUniversities.com, reveals the top 200 universities in the world for 30 disciplines including degree subjects such as mathematics, economics, civil engineering, psychology, ..... More >>

5. Metro Names The Best Schools In Auckland

03 July 2010 11:43am | Metro Magazine

The best high schools in Auckland are Marist College in Mt Albert and Macleans College in Botany, according to the annual list just published by Metro magazine. .. More >>

6. School entranceway wins global award

09 August 2013 2:18pm | University of Auckland

An architectural project focusing on the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating has won an international award. Melanie Pau, Yusef Patel, and Stefan Panovski from The University of Auckland were awarded a 2013 Bentley Student Design Award for their ..... More >>

7. Stellar Trust: How to Spot a P User

30 November 2009 1:14pm | Stellar Trust

Family, friends and colleagues concerned about the possibility of someone they love or know using or being addicted to P can now readily find some useful guidance to spotting the symptoms of use. The Stellar Trust, a charitable trust with a vision ..... More >>

8. Prime Minister increases Kings College Funding By 40%

16 April 2013 9:25am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC

Media Release: Prime Minister increases Kings College Funding By An Eye-Watering 40% In Just Two Years Today's revelation that the government is giving active consideration to increasing state subsidies to private schools in the budget (RNZ story today) ..... More >>

9. Massive problems in Ministry led to Novopay debacle

04 June 2013 4:25pm | NZEI

NZEI Te Riu Roa says Government Ministers need to take responsibility for a Ministry that was sick, over-confident and had poor systems of governance and accountability. .. More >>

10. Rise in Schools Offering Cambridge Qualifications

04 June 2013 8:55am | AsiaNetcom

The number of schools offering Cambridge qualifications in New Zealand has risen over the past year. Schools in New Zealand made over 28 000 exam entries for Cambridge international qualifications, a rise of 6 per cent since 2012... More >>

11. Helen Clark to deliver lecture at The University of Auckland

30 July 2013 12:34pm | University of Auckland

The Rt Hon Helen Clark will present the 2013 Robert Chapman Lecture at The University of Auckland next month. Helen Clark became administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in April 2009 and the first woman to lead the organisation... More >>

12. Do in-work tax credits provide health benefits for parents?

08 August 2013 12:27pm | University of Otago

A just-published international systematic review has found a small and methodologically limited body of evidence which suggests that in-work tax credits such as the one applied in New Zealand since 2006, may have no discernible effects on the health ..... More >>

13. UC mathematical expert receives second large research grant

11 August 2013 11:42am | University of Canterbury

Outstanding University of Canterbury (UC) researcher, Dr Maarten McKubre-Jordens, has been awarded another prestigious research grant. .. More >>

14. Polytechnic plans farm initiative

25 January 2010 11:24am | Aoraki Polytechnic

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 >>

15. NCEA Study App Feeds Mouths and Minds

09 November 2012 12:39pm | NCEA Eagle

Secondary school students around the country are about to kick into study mode, and many lucky Kiwi students will have a new tool in their study arsenal, their mobile phones. NCEA Eagle a Dunedin education company armed only with a computer programmer ..... More >>

16. Children's Health Camps Takes a Stand for Children

18 April 2013 3:15pm | Stand Children's Services

One of New Zealand's longest running social services, Te Puna Whaiora Children's Health Camps, is changing its name in a bid to shine a light on the issues faced by vulnerable children in New Zealand... More >>

17. Te Wiki o te Reo MÄori 2013 resources now available

07 June 2013 2:29pm | Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori

With one month to go, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo MÄori is preparing to distribute a half a million copies of resources to support Te Wiki o te Reo MÄori 2013. Each year, the set of resources is produced to support communities to host Te Wiki o te ..... More >>

18. Inaugural trolley derby to be held in Rotorua

03 July 2013 12:45pm | Kaharoa School

Registrations are open for the Inaugural Kaharoa School Trolley Derby, to be held in Rotorua on Sunday 11 August. The trolley derby is being held to raise funds for Kaharoa School and in remembrance of a much-loved father from the community, Mike ..... More >>

19. Chief Executive Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

26 July 2013 2:15pm | Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

Barbara George has been appointed chief executive of the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT). Ms George is currently the chief executive of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, one of Australia's major performing arts companies, with a significant ..... More >>

20. Fonterra must work with Government to restore brand

05 August 2013 2:39pm | Massey University

Fonterra needs to work with the New Zealand Government in a co-ordinated way to rectify the damage to New Zealand's brand, says a Massey University crisis communications expert... More >>

21. NZ VEGEMITE Spelling Bee - Regional Competitions Are On

07 August 2013 4:34pm | Vegemite Spelling Bee

Year 9 and 10 spellers who placed among the pool of the top 200 spellers from around the country will be competing in Regional Spelling Bee competitions this month, with the first of the Spelling Bees kicking off in Christchurch on Tuesday 13 August. ..... More >>

22. Lecture explores future of photography

09 August 2013 12:43pm | Massey University

Massey University's annual Peter Turner Memorial Lecture and Symposium this year looks to the past for hints as to the future of photography. Professor Geoffrey Batchen, an internationally renowned photographic historian, teacher, writer and curator based ..... More >>

23. Sun Access The Secret When Pruning Avocados

28 December 2004 10:20am | Lincoln University

By Dr Mike Mickelbart - Plant Sciences Group, Lincoln University Enjoying those avocados with your summer salads, hors d'oeuvres and other seasonal fare? They're enjoying them in other parts of the world too, with the New Zealand industry exporting ..... More >>

24. Prof Harlene Hayne announced as Vice-Chancellor of Otago Uni

09 February 2011 11:24am | Otago University Press

Professor Harlene Hayne to lead Otago and becomes first woman Vice-Chancellor of New Zealand's first university Leading Psychology researcher Professor Harlene Hayne, ONZM, has been chosen as the University of Otago's next Vice-Chancellor. Currently ..... More >>

25. School Anti-Bullying Programmes don't work, says Counsellor

27 March 2011 1:12pm | 24-7

In the aftermath of the shocking case of a defenceless Wanganui school student being punched, kicked and stomped by what can only be described as a feral student, parents of school children may wish to pause to consider the wisdom of the various anti-bullying ..... More >>

26. Debate About Childhood Trauma And Schizophrenia Settled

26 April 2012 3:33pm | University of Auckland

Researchers at the Universities of Liverpool. Maastricht (Netherlands) and Auckland have found that children who have experienced childhood trauma are three times more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life. The findings, based on analysing 46 ..... More >>

27. ACG Students clean up top scores in Cambridge Exams

23 January 2013 2:49pm | ACG Schools

Results for the Cambridge International Exams were released last night and it's been another unbelievable year for the ACG group of schools. Only nine 100 percent results were awarded to students in New Zealand and eight of them were from ACG - ..... More >>

28. CTC Aviation Training opens doors

07 March 2013 12:55pm | CTC Aviation Training

Hamilton, New Zealand - CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Limited, a global leader in airline pilot training, will again open the doors of its state-of-the-art crew training centre in Hamilton on Saturday 16 March. Aspiring airline pilots will have the opportunity ..... More >>

29. Diocesan Dux Wins Coveted Scholarship to Cambridge

02 April 2013 11:49am | The Write People

April 2, 2013 Diocesan Dux Wins Coveted Scholarship to Cambridge Former Diocesan School student and 2012 Dux, Kerry Mackereth, has been awarded a coveted scholarship worth around $180,000 to attend Cambridge University in England where she will major ..... More >>

30. Early Childhood Council annual conference begins in Rotorua

23 May 2013 2:37pm | Early Childhood Council

The Early Childhood Council's annual conference is set to be held at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua from 24 to 26 May. The Early Childhood Council (ECC) is the largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres in New Zealand... More >>

31. Changes to NZRL National Schools Tournament

29 May 2013 10:33am | NZRL

Strong growth in rugby league at secondary school level has seen the NZRL introduce selection criteria for this year's NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament. Previously the tournament had an open invitation, but this year places will first ..... More >>

32. Mother Earth Reward Open for Entries

05 June 2013 4:33pm | Prolife Foods

The hunt is on to find the 2013 Mother Earth Reward winners - clever schools and early education centres promoting wholesome food and healthy eating to families and their community. .. More >>

33. Crown Institute Produces Top Performer in IATA Exam... Again!

10 June 2013 4:23pm | Crown Institute

Congratulations to Shiori Naka for being ranked above all other students who sat the IATA examination in New Zealand in March 2013! .. More >>

34. Unitec students revive Maori architecture form

12 June 2013 4:18pm | Unitec

At dawn on Friday 14June, Auckland waterfront will be transformed as Matariki Paparewa, a traditional, celebratory Maori structure, is unveiled. The impressive structure, featuring 26 bamboo cluster flag masts,is a form of Maori architecture not seen since ..... More >>

35. Gifted Kids celebrates Gifted Awareness Week

14 June 2013 11:56am | Gifted Kids

Gifted Awareness Week occurs annually in June with organisations nationwide participating to draw attention to gifted people, the nature of giftedness and gifted education in New Zealand... More >>

36. Free tertiary fees for Pacific Island students

05 July 2013 10:31am | Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Pacific Islanders keen to get into the civil construction, scaffolding or mining industries could be eligible for free training as part of a government scheme. .. More >>

37. NZ Impress at Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals

12 July 2013 10:49am | Joint Press Release

University of Auckland students compete in the World Citizenship category at the world's most prestigious student technology competition, with their Windows Phone App to track UV exposure.. More >>

38. Iwi set plan of action for Maori education

16 July 2013 10:58am | Nga Kaikokiri Matauranga

Iwi representatives will meet this week to hear and discuss their priorities and plan of action to address serious educational issues facing Maori children and adults. .. More >>

39. Need for transparency over charter schools

25 July 2013 3:30pm | NZEI

NZEI Te Riu Roa says the findings of an Ombudsman's investigation into the process around charter schools shows that there is an urgent need for more transparency. .. More >>

40. Speight's agrees to earthquake testing on small building

07 August 2013 5:20pm | Otago Polytechnic

The Speight's Brewery in Dunedin is currently undergoing a major upgrade to increase capacity and capability following the loss of the Canterbury Brewery in the 2011 earthquake. A significant part of the upgrade includes seismic strengthening of the ..... More >>

41. Passive Learning Is Over! NCEA Eagle Lands in Wanaka

08 August 2013 3:01pm | NCEA Eagle

This year's NCEA Examinations are fast approaching and students are nervously preparing to be assessed against the national curriculum. A new approach to NCEA is emerging, led by education and learning development expert Rakesh Pandey of Dunedin. .. More >>

42. New findings on health loss and where gains might be made

08 August 2013 5:02pm | University of Otago

The Ministry of Health has just released a new "Burden of Disease" study for New Zealand - a culmination of many years of study into disability, disease and premature death. .. More >>

43. 125 years of education in Freemans Bay

09 August 2013 11:21am | Freemans Bay School

At the end of August Freemans Bay School - known as Napier Street School until 1978 - will celebrate its 125th jubilee, to which all past students and staff are welcome... More >>

44. Scots wins inaugural Social Enterprise Competition

09 August 2013 12:06pm | Scots College

A team of five Year 12 International Baccalaureate students took out first prize at the inaugural Wellington P3 Social Enterprise Competition. The purpose of the competition is to empower youth to recognise and solve problems they identify in ..... More >>

45. NorthTec's Performance Is Consistent But Can Do Better

09 August 2013 3:08pm | NorthTec

NorthTec has performed with consistency over the last 12 months but can do better, Chief Executive Paul Binney told stakeholders at its recent Annual Review Meeting (Thursday 25 July)... More >>

46. Teachers Rewarded For Excellence

02 June 2000 5:17pm | Unknown

Twenty New Zealand teachers received Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) National Excellence in Teaching Awards today at a ceremony in Wellington... More >>

47. Primary schools compete for regional kapahaka

15 June 2001 5:29pm | Manakau City

Manukau City Council and Toi o Manukau are pleased to support next week's Auckland Region Primary Schools Kapahaka Competition... More >>

48. Students Occupy Waikato Student Union Building

12 August 2002 1:52pm | Unknown

Late on Sunday night, a large and angry group of students gained access to the Waikato Students Union (WSU) building, and have begun a long occupation... More >>

49. HP & Axon Partner to Supply Notebooks to Teachers

31 October 2002 4:02pm | Hewlett-Packard NZ

HP, in partnership with Axon, has been announced by the Ministry of Education as an official supplier for the Laptops for Secondary Teachers Scheme... More >>

50. Waiariki Offers Bachelor of Nursing In Tauranga

13 January 2004 11:06am | Waiariki Institute of Technology

Nurses will be educated in Tauranga from 2004 thanks to an agreement between Waiariki Institute of Technology, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Bay of Plenty District Health Board... More >>

51. New Zealand Schools choose Golden Circle

16 February 2004 3:41pm | Golden Circle School Fun Run

More than 100 schools and groups throughout New Zealand have already booked to fundraise with the Golden Circle School Fun Run Program this year, with an estimated 280 schools and groups expected to participate before the end of the year... More >>

52. NZEI Teachers And Principals Consider Pay Claims

05 May 2004 5:47pm | NZEI

More than 20,000 teachers and principals at primary, area, intermediate, special education and kura kaupapa (Maori language) schools are set to attend paid union meetings in school time next week... More >>

53. Provider Success in Microsoft Office Specialist

11 August 2004 2:11pm | Microsoft New Zealand

In today's competitive employment market, candidates are looking for a qualification that will ensure they stand out from the rest. The Microsoft Office Specialist programme is the only globally recognised Microsoft certification designed to measure and validate ..... More >>

54. Ema Aitken Lecture At Faculty of Law

01 November 2004 10:31am | Centre for Public Law

The public office holder seminar series provides a forum for those holding positions important to the constitution to offer their perspectives on their roles. Since its inception in 1991 the Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA) has made thousands ..... More >>

55. Flagship Of Education Hitting The Rocks

08 December 2004 11:04am | Independent Schools of New Zealand

"First the NZCER report on secondary schools shows that the Government is failing lower decile parents and their children, now the PISA report confirms that the literacy and numeracy standards of our 15 year olds are slipping by comparison with other ..... More >>

56. World Champion tops Waikato Blues Awards

10 October 2005 10:16am | Waikato University

World Champion women's coxless pairs rower, Nicky Coles, has been named Sportswoman of the Year at the Waikato University Blues Awards last night (Friday 7 October), while NZ Golf Gold Elite Squad member and NZ Universities Golf Champion, James Gill, ..... More >>

57. WÄnanga Staff Confident About Report Findings

07 December 2005 8:46am | Tuia Union

Tuia Union Chairperson, Tank Gordon says staff at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa are relieved that the Auditor General's report is out and shows no sign of fraud, corruption or nepotism... More >>

58. More people succeed in tertiary education

20 December 2005 3:55pm | Ministry of Education

New Zealanders are studying more and gaining more tertiary qualifications, according to the latest annual report on the tertiary education sector released by the Ministry of Education today... More >>

59. State-Integrated schools charge $5000 fees

13 February 2006 9:00am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC

The revelation that many state integrated schools are asking parents to pay as much as $5800 in fees is an appalling abuse of the integration policy which requires urgent government intervention... More >>

60. L'OrÃ©al Scholars announced

25 August 2006 3:02pm | University of Otago

L'OrÃ©al today announced University of Otago students Katie Douglas and Chelsyee Metcalfe as the 2006 L'OrÃ©al Marketing Scholar Award recipients... More >>

61. Victoria wins the Joynt Scroll

29 August 2006 5:00pm | Victoria University of Wellington

The Victoria University of Wellington Debating Society has won the prestigious "Joynt Scroll" (the New Zealand Universities Prepared Debating Champs) , which concluded on Monday at the University of Auckland... More >>

62. 2007 Teacher Fellowships Awards Announced

27 September 2006 4:37pm | The Royal Society of New Zealand

Research Science and Technology Minister Hon Steve Maharey will announce the 2007 Science Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellowships on Wednesday evening. Many of the 54 Teacher Fellowship recipients have travelled from all over New Zealand ..... More >>

63. The Earth Rocks! @ Te Papa This Labour Weekend

08 October 2006 1:07pm | Te Papa

The Earth Rocks! @ Te Papa on this Labour Weekend (22-24 October), is an exciting weekend of displays, demonstrations and activities for all the family focusing on various disasters and raising awareness about what New Zealanders can do to protect ..... More >>

64. Teacher Fellows Symposium at Victoria University

11 December 2006 11:22am | Victoria University of Wellington

What does Sustainable Energy Generation in Taranaki have in common with Coastal processes in Tasman Bay and the Ko Nga Maunga nga Poupou? They are research projects for three of the fifty-four Teacher Fellows in 2007... More >>

65. Family triumph in AUT hospitality & tourism awards

03 April 2007 9:54am | Auckland University of Technology

Food is a family affair for AUT hospitality students Jean and Danny Wan. Father and daughter are joint winners of the prestigious City & Guilds International Diploma in Culinary Arts Trophy for AUT's Most Outstanding Student for 2006... More >>

66. Mexico exchange

12 April 2007 3:21pm | Wellington Institute of Technology

Two Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) hospitality students have been doing a speed course in Spanish in preparation for a month in Mexico... More >>

67. Fine Arts Doctoral candidate wins award for thesis

20 April 2007 11:37am | University of Auckland

Simon Ingram, from the Elam School of Fine Arts Doctoral programme at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries (NICAI), has been awarded a University of Auckland Best Doctoral Thesis. Recipients of this award receive six thousand dollars... More >>

68. New Executive Director for NZVCC

14 September 2007 10:43am | Vice-Chancellors Committee

The NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee, the representative body for the country's eight universities, today announced the appointment of Penny Fenwick as its new Executive Director... More >>

69. Plunket supports regulation of lead content

20 September 2007 4:22pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket supports the introduction of the Unsafe Goods Notice regulating the maximum lead content in toys which comes into effect today. .. More >>

70. Best Practice Behaviour Management

27 September 2007 1:40pm | PPTA

At the PPTA Conference in 2006, delegates expressed concern over the increasing incidence of challenging behaviour in New Zealand secondary school classrooms. As a consequence, a resolution was passed at the conference: 'That PPTA conduct a literature search ..... More >>

71. NZ Academic Salaries Lag Behind Competition

28 May 2008 4:47pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Academic salaries in New Zealand are still lagging a long way behind those in Australia, Canada and the United States, according to an updated report by the international accounting group Deloitte... More >>

72. Computers in Homes graduation celebrates success

21 October 2008 11:22am | Computers In Homes

20 Mt Roskill families from refugee backgrounds celebrated yesterday at a Computers in Homes Rorohiko I roto ngÄ graduation. .. More >>

73. AUT grads to address oral health short-fall

08 December 2008 11:51am | AUT University

Today a new breed of oral health practitioner will join the workforce in response to pressing staff short-falls and disparities in the area of oral health. .. More >>

74. Groundbreaking partnership is win-win for Cromwell

09 March 2009 10:22am | Otago Polytechnic

A groundbreaking partnership was celebrated on Friday (6 March) which will benefit Cromwell Sports Turf Management students and golfers alike. .. More >>

75. Honorary doctorate for educationalist Turoa Royal

16 March 2009 9:59am | Massey University

Turoa Royal was told throughout his early education that to become a "learned gentleman" he needed to study and speak other languages. .. More >>

76. Dean of Science appointed at Auckland Uni

18 May 2009 2:07pm | University of Auckland

Professor Grant Guilford will be the new Dean of Science at The University of Auckland, succeeding Professor Dick Bellamy who retired at the end of last year. Professor Guilford has held senior roles at Massey University, and is currently Head of its ..... More >>

77. Learning difficulties and gifted children

26 May 2009 9:17am | Speld

It is often assumed that children with learning difficulties are slow but one in six of the gifted population suffers from hidden learning difficulties according to the keynote speaker at this year's speld conference in New Plymouth in June... More >>

78. A cut above

31 July 2009 10:17am | Wellington Institute of Technology

Wellington's up and coming hairdressers were out in full force at the Wellington Regional Hairdressing competition held 19 July at the Lower Hutt Town Hall. .. More >>

79. Waikato Student Wins Internship

10 November 2009 1:54pm | University of Waikato

A clever idea has won a University of Waikato final-year computer graphic design student an internship with e-design company Digital Stream. Marc McHardy's interactive poster, developed for his degree show project, impressed Digital Stream director ..... More >>

80. History Teaching Breaches Treaty Principles

05 February 2010 12:07pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Students in Wellington and Hutt Valley secondary schools are being denied information about local Te Ätiawa history according to Victoria University graduate Dr Richard Manning... More >>

81. New $9.7 million Auckland school set to open

29 April 2010 4:23pm | New Zealand Government

Plans for a new $9.7 million school at Papakura in Auckland are making great progress following the appointment of an establishment Board of Trustees, says Education Minister Anne Tolley... More >>

82. Students of Aoraki Polytechnic Receive their Certificates

13 December 2010 3:33pm | Aoraki Polytechnic

After a year of work, study, exams and practical tests, it was time for students at Aoraki Polytechnic's Oamaru campus to enjoy the fruits of their toil last week, with awards and certificates the order of the day at a graduation function in front ..... More >>

83. Official opening of Ormiston Senior College Looms

03 March 2011 3:52pm | Ormiston Senior College

Auckland's newest school was officially opened this morning and put some stakes in the ground about what students, their families, and the local and global communities should expect from Ormiston Senior College... More >>

15 March 2011 9:31am | University of Auckland

The University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning will launch its popular CommuniquÃ© Autumn Lecture Series with a showcase of national and international experts that spans professions and disciplines. .. More >>

85. $1 million gift to young musicians

31 March 2011 12:30pm | University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury's School of Music recently held a celebratory concert to mark the signing of an agreement that will see Professor Barrie Pettman and Mrs Maureen Pettman increasing the support that they provide for the Pettman Junior Academy ..... More >>

86. UC first to receive international 5-star rating

23 September 2011 10:44am | University of Canterbury

UC first NZ university to receive international 5-star rating in new QS Stars system .. More >>

87. Scots College seeks 'all-rounders' for 2012 Scholarships

26 September 2011 5:19pm | Scots College

In 2012 Scots College is delighted to be able to offer a number of scholarships to new and existing students for the newly formed Senior School (Year 11-13). "As a result of the College's transition to the internationally-recognised International ..... More >>

88. Best Brains Britain-Bound Awarded Woolf Fisher Scholarships

03 October 2011 3:06pm | Joe Public Relations

Unravelling the discrepancies in quantum gravity theory, boosting New Zealand's growth by improving international commercial law and tax policy, and examining regional integration in South East Asia, will be researched by three of New Zealand's top ..... More >>

89. Wellington Scoops Adult Learning Awards

27 October 2011 4:44pm | ACE Aotearoa

Two outstanding community education providers from Wellington will receive Dynamic Community Learning Awards at this year's Adult Learners' Week launch to be held at Putiki Marae, Whanganui on November 1. .. More >>

90. Disability Studies conference a first for New Zealand

31 October 2011 11:44am | University of Otago

At the end of November the University of Otago hosts New Zealand's first major conference focused on Disability Studies, Every Body In. The event, which runs from 27 to 30 November, aims to provide a forum for people with diverse life experiences ..... More >>

91. Otago appoints Senior Lecturer in Neurosurgery

04 November 2011 1:57pm | University of Otago

Mr Reuben Johnson has been appointed as a senior lecturer in neurosurgery at the Dunedin School of Medicine and consultant neurosurgeon at Dunedin Hospital, the University of Otago announced today. .. More >>

92. University of Canterbury announces new Chancellor

02 December 2011 6:31pm | University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury has announced the appointment of current Pro Chancellor and former New Zealand ambassador to the United States Dr John Wood (QSO) as its next Chancellor, effective January 2012. .. More >>

93. Associate Dean Post-graduate appointed at Manukau

27 January 2012 3:34pm | Manukau Institute of Technology

Manukau Institute of Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Christopher Theunissen to Associate Dean- Postgraduate for the Faculty of Business as NZ Director of Southern Cross University Masters and Doctoral programmes. .. More >>

94. Education Minister on official online league tables

01 February 2012 4:22pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the new Education Minister to guarantee the Government's decision to establish official league tables of secondary schools will not be extended to primary schools... More >>

95. Students call to vote no confidence in the editor of Craccum

04 April 2012 9:20pm | Auckland University Students Association

Students at the University of Auckland have called for a Special General Meeting to move a motion of no confidence in the editor of the student magazine, Craccum. .. More >>

96. More study-more money

23 May 2012 11:10am | Freemasons

University study has paid off for students, who tonight were presented with Freemasons scholarships totalling $220,000. The A-grade students were handed their scholarships by the Rt. Hon. Sir Don McKinnon at Parliament's Legislative Council Chamber, with ..... More >>

97. Renewal and Resilience - UC Earthquake Research Forum

31 May 2012 6:58pm | University of Canterbury

Renewal and Resilience - UC Earthquake Research Forum Tuesday 5 June, Central Lecture Theatre Programme 8:30 Registration 9am Welcome and opening of Forum 9:15am Key Note - Rod Carr "Opportunities from the Earthquakes" 9:35am Plenary - Jarg ..... More >>