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Top Manawatū student-athletes named

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 4:16 pm | Massey University

Rugby player Sarah Goss and taekwon-do champion Kane Baigent were named the sportswoman and man of the year at the BNZ Manawatū Blues Awards last night. More >>

Eleanor Catton’s creative writing students celebrate win

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 4:06 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology

A huge roar of delight echoed through the corridors of Manukau Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Creative Arts in Auckland, New Zealand this morning. More >>

Students advise on Hamilton’s sustainability direction

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 1:58 pm | University of Waikato

A group of Waikato University Environmental Planning students have had the chance to critique the Sustainability Strategy of Hamilton, and offer their thoughts on what it could include in the future. More >>

Otago Polytechnic wins silver for NZ’s Best Product Design

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 1:41 pm | Otago Polytechnic

Otago Polytechnic Product Realisation Group, innovation workSpace , have won a silver award for New Zealand’s Best Product Design, for their production of a single-blade wind turbine. More >>

Global thinking brings national recognition

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 12:34 pm | Waiariki Institute Of Technology

Working and thinking across the world has seen Waiariki Institute of Technology academic Alan Fowler recognised at the annual Computing and Information Technology, Education and Research in New Zealand awards. The senior computing lecturer was awarded the ... More >>

First specialist stroke nursing course

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 12:28 pm | University of Auckland

First specialist stroke nursing course New Zealand’s first specialist stroke nursing course will be underway next year for registered nurses. More >>

IITO and Whitireia Provide Insight into Industry

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 10:53 am | Whitireia

The Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation (formally Electrical Standards Industry Training Organisation) in conjunction with Whitireia provided a week’s taster course recently that saw secondary school students and Whitireia Electrical ... More >>

Lack of answers from Parata shows contempt for schools

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 4:32 pm | 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 >>

Christchurch Nanny Nets National Award

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 4:03 pm | The Nanny Company

Canterbury nanny Olivia Rees has won the national Nanny/Educator of the Year Award with The New Zealand HomeBase Early Childhood Education Association (NZHECEA) for 2013. The award attracted nominations from throughout New Zealand. Olivia was nominated ... More >>

Sight loss studied at school

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:59 pm | 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 >>

Education NZ supports Wellington-based eLearning software

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:44 pm | Storypark

Local Wellington social enterprise Storypark is excited to be one of the few selected recipients of Education New Zealand’s International Growth Fund. More >>

Massey team wins Engineers Without Borders challenge

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:42 pm | Massey University

A team of Massey University engineering students has won the top award in this year’s Engineers Without Borders New Zealand University Challenge. More >>

Report shows further evidence of National Standards failure

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:34 pm | 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 >>

New contract great news for Ako Aotearoa

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 9:19 am | Ako Aotearoa

A formal signing ceremony today involving a further five-year funding agreement confirms strong support from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for Ako Aotearoa – The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. More >>

Seminar will discuss new pathways in teacher education

Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:18 pm | University of Auckland

Professor Pam Grossman of Stanford University’s School of Education believes that teacher education should be organised around the core practices of teaching. Professor Grossman will present a seminar on the changing ways teachers are taught to teach. More >>

School’s back ... AA urges extra care on the roads

Monday, 14 October 2013, 1:46 pm | Automobile Association

Don’t make your kids cross the road alone when you pick them up from school. That’s the advice the AA would like all parents of young children to follow as the last school term of the year begins today. More >>

Software expert Otago’s new Professor of Information Science

Monday, 14 October 2013, 12:03 pm | University of Otago

A leading information systems and software engineering researcher has joined the University of Otago as Professor of Information Science within the Otago Business School. More >>

Victoria appoints new Head of School of Government

Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:07 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Brad Jackson as Head of the School of Government. More >>

Wellington and Christchurch Employers meet WelTec graduates

Friday, 11 October 2013, 7:24 pm | Weltec

Construction and Engineering employers from Wellington and The Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub from Christchurch converged on WelTec’s Petone campus yesterday to recruit from the latest cohort of construction and engineering graduating students. More >>

Schools transitioning to N4L managed network

Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:54 pm | 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 >>

Kiwi Makes the Cut for US Film Festival

Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:17 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

The last fortnight has been a scramble for EIT-trained filmmaker Mathew Watkins, fast-tracking a passport and booking flights to see his short movie Divide make its international debut at the upcoming Atlanta Horror Film Festival. More >>

What do oil spills and farmers’ markets have in common?

Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:04 pm | University of Waikato

This year’s University of Waikato Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final will be a multi-national event with PhD students from the USA, Russia and New Zealand taking part. More >>

Putting the public back into public education

Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:38 pm | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC

“The High Court decision on the proposed merger of Phillipstown School is a victory for common sense and the little guys”, says Quality Public Education Coalition Chairperson, Bill Courtney. More >>

Rainbow Youth Ministry of Education Research Report Launch

Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:29 pm | Rainbow Youth

One of the major strengths of Rainbow Youth is its sexuality and gender diversity education workshops presented throughout Auckland secondary schools since the 1990s. More >>

80 postgrads outlining their research at conference

Friday, 11 October 2013, 11:54 am | University of Canterbury

More than 80 postgraduate students will present their research and findings at the University of Canterbury (UC) annual biology conference on campus next week (October 17). More >>

New Civil Engineering Qualifications Now Available at NMIT

Friday, 11 October 2013, 11:38 am | NMIT

Industry demand for civil engineers has led to the introduction of the national civil engineering diploma at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). From March 2014, students will be able to study the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering – Civil ... More >>

Phillipstown School Considers Its Next Steps

Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:52 am | Tony Simpson Phillipstown School

Phillipstown School is ecstatic with yesterday’s historic legal victory against the Government’s decision to merge it with neighbouring school, Woolston, and is now considering its next steps to keep the school open. More >>

Engineering student awarded for Cambridge doctoral studies

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 4:29 pm | University of Auckland

Outstanding engineering student, Alex Kendall, has been awarded a prestigious four year Woolf Fisher Scholarship to further his study of mechatronics at the University of Cambridge. More >>

China expert: Doing business with China starts in schools

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 3:29 pm | Massey University

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

Court ruling on Phillipstown School overturns injustice

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 3:11 pm | NZEI

The High Court today confirmed what the Phillipstown School community already knew – Hekia Parata’s decision to close the school lacked consultation and was unlawful. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Judith Nowotarski said the ruling was a win for democracy ... More >>

Why we need registered teachers in early childhood sector

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 1:01 pm | Teachers Council

"The New Zealand Herald's article reinforces yet again the importance of qualified and registered teachers," says Dr Peter Lind, Teachers Council Director. More >>

ASCC Joins with High Schools at College Readiness Workshops

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 11:24 am | 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 >>

Minister for Tertiary Education to respond to students

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:23 am | NZUSA

The NZ Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) has delivered a letter to Minister for Tertiary Education Steven Joyce outlining student concerns about the downward pressures put on students and their ability to access quality tertiary education ... More >>

Pressure mounting against changes to University Governance

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 9:12 am | University of Auckland Supporters

Stuart McCutcheon, the Vice-Chancellor of New Zealand's largest public tertiary education institution, the University of Auckland, is against changes to University Governance and may be making that opposition known more publicly before submissions close on ... More >>

Problems with quality control in the early childhood sector

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 9:01 am | ChildForum

A child at an early childhood centre was left in a swing to go to sleep and ended up with rope burn and bruising to the forehead. More >>

Father of Five on the Road to Success

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 4:33 pm | Weltec

Sefo Loakimi is a man on a mission. Not only is he a father of five children aged thirteen to one and a half, he is only four weeks away from finishing his engineering qualification (the Certificate in Engineering – Fabrication Level 3) at WelTec ... More >>

Free Money Management Course

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:51 pm | Christians Against Poverty

With only 12 more weeks until Christmas and the holiday period, Life South Church in Mangere is offering its free CAP Money Course to help local residents gain more financial freedom as it is never too late to start budgeting and managing your money ... More >>

Valuing nature the key to NZ’s future – public talk

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:33 pm | Massey University

Are economic growth and ecological preservation inherently at odds? The rationale for, and workings of, ecological economics – a cutting edge trans-disciplinary field that unites the seemingly incompatible in the interests of planetary preservation ... More >>

An inside look at "Healthy Conversations" training

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 1:30 pm | University of Auckland

An inside look at how a successful family and ‘early-years’ child health workforce training programme was rolled out in the UK will be provided to attendees at a Gravida-hosted lecture on 21 October 2013, Auckland. More >>

The Latest News from American Advertising Comes To NZ

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 1:27 pm | AUT University

Interested in meeting America’s hottest new advertising agency right here in Auckland? Meet Made Movement on Friday 18th October. The free live-stream event in AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves Building will introduce advertising and marcomms professionals to ... More >>

Otago student gains Woolf Fisher Scholarship to Cambridge

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 12:22 pm | University of Otago

A University of Otago student has gained a prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarship for University of Cambridge doctoral study into the impact that changes in water availability caused by climate change will have on people’s livelihoods. More >>

Local Workforce Participates in ASCC Apprenticeship Program

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 10:59 am | ASCC

With Apprenticeship Program classes at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Trades & Technology Division (TTD) having gotten underway this week, the TTD has expressed its appreciation for the high turnout from the local workforce. “Because ... More >>

Do you want a degree with that?

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 10:54 am | Massey University

McDonald’s staff will swap burgers for textbooks through a new partnership with Massey University that will see restaurant managers work towards a business degree. More >>

National student president to meet with Steven Joyce

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 9:35 am | NZUSA

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce will meet in his Beehive office tomorrow with Pete Hodkinson, President of the NZ Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) to review a representative range of issues facing New Zealand’s 420,000 tertiary ... More >>

Council Changes Have Implications for Tertiary Education

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 9:10 am | National Maori Tertiary Students Association

Council Changes Have Implications for Success of Tertiary Education Strategy Te Mana Ākonga has long been an advocate for Māori and has previously acknowledged support of the Government focus on increasing Māori and Pasifika achievement in ... More >>

Blues honour top student-athletes

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 4:19 pm | Massey University

World champion rowers and sailors, a New Zealand rugby player and a reigning Olympic champion are up for major awards at the Massey University Blues Awards celebrations to be held Auckland later this month. More >>

Korean Studies in Auckland receives million dollar funding

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 2:37 pm | University of Auckland

The Korean Wave, including Psy’s K-Pop hit Gangham Style, is already boosting the popularity of Korean culture in New Zealand. Now the Korean language and culture programme at the University of Auckland is to be enhanced thanks to a boost in funding ... More >>

Dragons’ Den turns up the heat for UC marketing students

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 2:28 pm | University of Canterbury

More than 175 University of Canterbury (UC) marketing students in 35 groups are feeling the heat this week in a Dragon’s Den style business competition. They will be pitting their proposals to judges who will narrow down the numbers until a winning team is ... More >>

Judge to graduate

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 1:31 pm | University of Waikato

Today ( October 8) Stephen Clark graduates with a Bachelor of Arts that he began 30 years ago. What started as a BA majoring in English in 1983, has now become a BA, majoring in te reo Māori. More >>

Plaudits for ICT Innovation in Tertiary Education Sector

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 11:35 am | Microsoft New Zealand

Waikato Institute of Technology wins Overall Innovation Award at the 2013 Microsoft Tertiary ICT Innovation Awards More >>

Named Disciplinary Tribunal decisions released

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:46 am | New Zealand Teachers Council

“The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has made a rare decision to release the names of two teachers due to the overwhelming public interest of these high profile cases”, says Council Director Dr Peter Lind. More >>

Schools miss the mark to teach effective communication

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:30 am | Speech Communication Association NZ

Students are challenged to communicate properly as schools are struggling to teach speech to a necessary standard, according to the Speech Communications Association (SCA) which will provide teachers with guidelines at their conference on October ... More >>

Why is NZ shedding talented teachers? - NZ Initiative

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 9:22 am | The New Zealand Initiative

While national standards, charter schools, and class sizes have dominated the education debate, research by The New Zealand Initiative shows teacher quality is the most important in-school factor influencing student achievement. More >>

Songwriter winner shows future of music in good hands

Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:17 pm | University of Auckland

Popular Music student Jamie Moana was named the University of Auckland Songwriter of the Year 2013 at a sell-out event held at the Maidment Theatre on Thursday night. More >>

MIT appoints industry stalwart as Dean of NZ Maritime School

Monday, 7 October 2013, 4:49 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology

Paul Harper has had a dynamic and varied career in many aspects of maritime, shipping and logistics and it is his diverse knowledge of these industries that has seen him appointed to the role of Executive Dean Maritime at Manukau Institute of Technology ... More >>

Snowsport Business Management course helps build careers

Monday, 7 October 2013, 4:20 pm | Queenstown Resort College

Graduates of a new snowsport management course are finding opportunities to forge long-term careers in their industry thanks to a unique Queenstown tertiary education course. More >>

School resources remain in safe hands

Monday, 7 October 2013, 2:58 pm | Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education expects contracts to be finalised this month for new suppliers for the work currently being done by Learning Media Ltd. Deputy Secretary for Education, Andrew Hampton, says shortlisted suppliers for future work have been identified and ... More >>

Wintec Wins Technology Innovation Award

Monday, 7 October 2013, 1:06 pm | Wintec

Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) took out the supreme award at the 2013 Microsoft Tertiary ICT Innovation Awards held last week in Tauranga. More >>

Gateway programme connects students with local businesses

Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:43 am | Fraser High School

Fraser High School delivers one of New Zealand’s largest Gateway programmes, which allows students to spend time in the workplace, like a real employee, as well as attending school and working towards NCEA. More >>