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Dawn blessing for Massey’s new ‘Student Central’

10 February 2012 7:25pm | Massey University

Some 100 staff, students and supporters attended a dawn blessing for the new student amenities centre and steel pou at the Albany campus on Wednesday. More >>

Auckland Writers & Readers Festival Schools’ Programme 2012

10 February 2012 5:10pm | Auckland Writers and Readers Festival

The Auckland Writers & Readers Festival is delighted to once again present its much anticipated Schools’ Programme, in the Aotea Centre in Auckland on Wednesday 9 May and Thursday 10 May 2012, designed to deliver two full days of education, inspiration ... More >>

Senior students - Win a trip to Turkey this Anzac Day

10 February 2012 3:02pm | ANZ National Bank

Senior secondary school students have the chance to travel to Gallipoli for the 2012 Anzac Day commemorations by entering The National Bank RSA Cyril Bassett VC Speech Competition. More >>

Working groups need to deliver strong message on quality ECE

10 February 2012 2:58pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa hopes two new working groups on early childhood education will deliver a strong message to the government to restore funding levels and commit to a fully qualified teaching workforce. More >>

University generates millions for the Waikato

10 February 2012 12:07pm | University of Waikato

The University of Waikato and its students generated $770 million in the Waikato economy last year – 4.5% of the region’s annual revenue. More >>

Many NZ primary schools need to be ‘sun smarter’

10 February 2012 9:56am | University of Otago

Many NZ primary schools need to be ‘sun smarter’: Otago research While New Zealand primary school students are benefiting from improved sun protection efforts over recent years, our schools still lag behind those of Australia in the ‘sun smart’ ... More >>

Its lights, camera, action for NorthTech

09 February 2012 8:31pm | NorthTec

Its lights, camera, action for NorthTec’s new video and electronic media diploma A new diploma in Video and Electronic Media (Level 6) is, now being offered by NorthTec that will enable students to gain valuable work experience and a head start in finding ... More >>

Waikato professor awarded honorary doctorate from US

09 February 2012 3:42pm | University of Waikato

University of Waikato Professor Michael Peters has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College – a college with 20,000 adult students who study for SUNY degrees at 35 different locations around ... More >>

Annual NZUSA training workshops kick off in Wellington

09 February 2012 1:20pm | NZUSA

The workshops bring together 50 student representatives from throughout the country for training and policy development and to plan collective student activities for the year ahead. More >>

Ministry responds to funding cuts with commercialisation

09 February 2012 12:09pm | Tertiary Education Union

The Ministry of Education released its briefing to the incoming minister to the public last week. Or, at least parts of it that are not being withheld under the Official Information Act were released. More >>

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 2

09 February 2012 11:45am | Association of University Staff

Ministry responds to funding cuts with commercialisation The Ministry of Education released its briefing to the incoming minister to the public last week. Or, at least parts of it that are not being withheld under the Official Information Act were released. ... More >>

First university degree for Māori immersion teachers welcome

08 February 2012 5:54pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the country’s first university degree for teachers in Māori immersion schools is welcome acknowledgement of the importance and status of teaching te reo. More >>

Massage courses at NorthTec helps Jayne become her own boss

08 February 2012 5:30pm | NorthTec

First studying for her Certificate in Massage and then the Diploma at NorthTec has enabled Whangarei’s Jayne Higgins to realise a personal goal of being able to break away from working for others and instead become her own boss. More >>

Wellington Trades Academy Launches Again

08 February 2012 4:37pm | Wellington institute of Technology

In WelTec Trades Academy’s first year a whopping 94 percent of the 77 students who signed on have gained NCEA level 2 passes. That’s set a high benchmark and with an expected cohort of 125 students this year Dean Trish Collett is keen to see ... More >>

Quality early childhood education mitigates daycare stress

08 February 2012 12:50pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says quality early childhood education and environments are what make the difference in mitigating stress for children in childcare. More >>

Kindergartens encourage male input

08 February 2012 12:08pm | Nelson Media Agency

Nelson Tasman Kindergartens are serious about attracting more men to early childhood education, following recent media reports identifying a lack of men in this area. More >>

Wellington Trades Academy Launches off Success of First Year

08 February 2012 11:30am | Wellington Institute of Technology

Family First Study Misleading

08 February 2012 11:18am | Early Childhood Education

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Major New Development

07 February 2012 4:44pm | Manukau Institute of Technology

Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) is pleased to announce the development of a tertiary campus in the heart of the Manukau CBD. More >>

Waikato University mobile web puts campus at your fingertips

07 February 2012 3:27pm | Waikato University

As the new crop of uni students gears up for the 2012 academic year, they’ll find the University of Waikato ready and waiting for them – on the small screen. New students simply have to call up Waikato’s dedicated mobile web on their smartphones ... More >>

Professor’s report at centre of US-China trade tensions

07 February 2012 1:23pm | Massey University

A new report on Chinese auto-parts subsidies, written by Massey University’s Professor of International Business, Usha Haley, has been at the centre of a political storm in the United States. More >>

Industrial-strength award for Massey mathematician

07 February 2012 11:27am | Massey University

A Massey University professor who uses mathematics to model the drift of ash from volcanic eruptions as well as solving industrial problems has just been awarded the highest Australasian accolade for maths in industry. More >>

Schools Take an Early Bite Out of Fundraising

07 February 2012 10:29am | Muffin Break

Schools throughout New Zealand are being given the chance to kick off their fundraising year with help from Muffin Break’s Great Bake Sale! Students at schools around the country are being invited to enter their school into the Great Bake Sale through ... More >>

Class size matters to those who struggle most

03 February 2012 3:53pm | Massey University

Research shows that class size does matter; and that it matters most for socio-economically disadvantaged learners, the very groups that the Government says it is most concerned about, says Massey University Professor of Education John O'Neill. Professor O'Neill, ... More >>

WelTec Awards Honorary Degree to Tim Harding

03 February 2012 1:41pm | Wellington Institute of Technology

Tim Harding is this year’s recipient of WelTec’s prestigious honorary degree. Tim was for six years the Chair of the New Zealand Drug Foundation and the inaugural chair of the Addiction Practitioners Association (DAPAANZ) for seven years. More >>

League Tables Are For Winners and Losers

03 February 2012 12:59pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Media Release 2 February 2012 – for immediate release Attention: Education and Political Reporters League Tables Are For Winners and Losers ‘The latest news that Ministry constructed league tables are likely to be used to compare the performance ... More >>

Orientation 2012, Featuring The Black Seeds

03 February 2012 11:30am | Aoraki Polytechnic

This February, Aoraki Polytechnic will welcome over 1100 students with its best Orientation Week yet, starting on Monday 20 February as classes begin and concluding with headline act The Black Seeds, set to play on campus on Friday 24 February at 3pm. More >>

League Tables Are For Winners and Losers

03 February 2012 11:23am | New Zealand Principals' Federation

‘The latest news that Ministry constructed league tables are likely to be used to compare the performance of schools is unfortunate,’ says Paul Drummond President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. More >>

Increased classroom numbers only works on case-by-case basis

03 February 2012 10:51am | Foundation For Youth Development

Mountaineer and co-founder of the Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), Graeme Dingle, has expressed concern at education cost-cutting measures suggested by Treasury this week. More >>

2012 opening and free tuition promotional campaign!

03 February 2012 10:39am | IT 4 KIDS

IT 4 KIDS, a Small Dunedin business offering tuition in Programming, Web design and Game development for students, announces it is opening for 2012, and has launched a variety of events and give-aways. More >>

Good League Tables Have Potential

02 February 2012 3:58pm | Maxim Institute

“Ever since national standards were first suggested, there has been disagreement about how the information that is collected should beused. The primary teachers’ union (NZEI), want the information kept private. But the new Minister of Education, ... More >>

Otaki Youth Studying Over Summer

02 February 2012 2:13pm | Wellington Institute of Technology

A group of 20 strong young and enthusiastic students from the Kapiti Coast have left their surfboards and Playstations alone this summer break. Instead of heading to the beach or being in front of a computer they are inside a carpentry workshop at ... More >>

Port Awards Scholarships to Local Students

02 February 2012 12:34pm | Port of Tauranga Limited

Four new students have been named as recipients of a Port of Tauranga scholarship for tertiary study (which brings the total recipients for 2012 to eight). More >>

ACG Strathallan top of the top in Cambridge Examinations

02 February 2012 11:30am | ACG Strathallan

It's been a spectacular week for the ACG Group of schools with the school term only just started! Today's Cambridge Examination rankings reveal only eight students in New Zealand received 100% in a subject and four of those were from ACG Strathallan ... More >>

Tertiary hopefuls need a good back-up plan

02 February 2012 10:53am | Careers New Zealand

Tertiary hopefuls need a good back-up plan Careers New Zealand advises students who missed out on places in 2012 With tertiary courses for 2012 beginning in a few weeks, Careers New Zealand is advising students who missed out on places to prepare ... More >>

Second round of MY Camp 2012 application is on!

02 February 2012 10:38am | MyScience

The names of the hundred most successful applicants for MY Camp 2012 have now been published. The 44 girls and 56 boys have received their assignments and have until the end of February to come up with a plausible project plan. More >>

Men in early childhood education

02 February 2012 10:01am | ChildForum

Bringing up the paedophile hysteria of the past is not going to help raise the number of men working in early childhood education, a leading ECE expert says. Sarah Farquhar, of ChildForum, who has spent many years researching the role of men in ECE, says ... More >>

NorthTec Roadshow aims to reach youth that would benefit

01 February 2012 4:36pm | NorthTec

The second of seven Roadshow events NorthTec is holding around the region to provide information on its MyStart Programme was held in Kawakawa last Thursday. MyStart tutor, Alison Fenwick, said the fact that an effort was made to take the programme ... More >>

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 >>

Student Society’s Work to Help All Students

01 February 2012 3:42pm | Massey University Extramural Students Society

Massey University’s Extramural Students’ Society (EXMSS) has negotiated discounted shuttle services between Palmerston North’s transport hubs and Massey’s Manawatu campuses. All Massey students will get discounted rates, with members of EXMSS getting ... More >>

Arts and Design School Signals Change

01 February 2012 3:12pm | EIT Hawkes Bay

In a change of guard for EIT’s visual arts and design degree, Mazin Bahho has handed over the role of programme coordinator to full-time lecturer Nigel Roberts. More >>

Former South Australian Premier joins University of Auckland

01 February 2012 2:55pm | University of Auckland

Mike Rann, one of Australia’s most experienced parliamentarians, has joined the Political Studies Department of The University of Auckland as Visiting Senior Research Fellow. More >>

School of Aviation marks Silver Jubilee

01 February 2012 12:38pm | Massey University

Massey University School of Aviation is marking a milestone this year when it celebrates 25 years of producing “aviators with a difference”. The school will hold its silver jubilee in April with a two-day celebration culminating in a gala dinner. More >>

Jens Hansen Award of Excellence winner announced

01 February 2012 11:42am | Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Nelson painter Nick Haig has won the annual Jens Hansen Award of Excellence in Visual Arts & Design at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. The Bachelor of Arts and Media graduate says it was “a big surprise and an honour” to win the Jens ... More >>

Jens Hansen Award of Excellence winner announced

01 February 2012 11:42am | Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

ASCC Students Invited to Island Sustainability Conference

01 February 2012 11:21am | ASCC

Thursday, January 25, 2012 ASCC Students Invited to Island Sustainability Conference on Guam By James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer More >>

Research helps manage lucrative rock lobster industry

01 February 2012 10:57am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University research will help support the management of the New Zealand rock lobster industry, worth $220 million each year. Commonly called crayfish, the red rock lobster ( Jasus edwardsii ) is New Zealand’s most valuable inshore fishery ... More >>

University of Auckland: Eleven New Professors Appointed

01 February 2012 10:25am | University of Auckland

Eleven associate professors at The University of Auckland have been promoted to professor. Promotion to professor is a mark of distinction, recognising professional and academic eminence at an international level. More >>

New demand for male early childhood teachers cannot be met

31 January 2012 2:54pm | Early Childhood Council

While an increasing number of New Zealand families would like men to be teaching their under fives, the men are not there to be employed, says an early childhood organisation that represents 1100 centres nationwide. More >>

Want to learn how to charm a worm?

31 January 2012 1:36pm | Lincoln University

Have your children asked you what that bug is called that is hanging around the garden shed or how do you charm a worm, and you don’t know? To find out the answers and get the children involved in outdoor fun while learning about nature, join Lincoln ... More >>

IHC annual appeal – make a child feel welcome

31 January 2012 1:22pm | IHC

IHC is launching its 2012 Annual Appeal with a call to parents who are having difficulty enrolling a child with a disability at school. More >>

Open Polytechnic students win prizes in Law Society exam

31 January 2012 9:34am | Open Polytechnic

The Open Polytechnic is celebrating the achievements of its students in the 2011 New Zealand Law Society’s Legal Executive Diploma examinations with students winning five out of seven prizes for top marks in their individual exams. More >>

New Zealand chef at the top of the world

30 January 2012 2:52pm | Universal College Of Learning

Universal College of Learning-trained Dwayne Cheer is literally the world’s top chef. He is Executive Chef at the exclusive ‘At.mosphere’ restaurant in Dubai, the highest restaurant in the world, 422 metres above the earth on the 122nd floor ... More >>

Exchange with Chile offers opportunities

30 January 2012 2:48pm | Tai Poutini Polytechnic

A new relationship between Tai Poutini Polytechnic and a Chilean outdoor education provider will see students travel to Chile and Antarctica every year and could lead to TPP hosting international MBA students on the West Coast. More >>

Honorary Degrees For Business Leaders

30 January 2012 1:22pm | University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is bestowing honorary doctorates on two prominent New Zealand business figures, Hugh Fletcher and Owen G Glenn ONZM, in recognition of their major contributions to New Zealand and to the University’s well-being in ... More >>

It’s not too late to enrol at UC

30 January 2012 12:53pm | University of Canterbury

Campus tours and course advice will be available for anyone still thinking about enrolling at UC in 2012, at a special information session this Thursday (2 February). More >>

Threat of league tables hangs over the start to school

29 January 2012 6:08pm | NZEI

With the new school year about to begin, the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is repeating its call for the government to move to protect centralised ‘National Standards’ information from being drawn up into damaging league tables. More >>

No grow areas – study to help find solutions

27 January 2012 3:49pm | University of Waikato

The world’s population recently reached seven billion but globally population growth is projected to end during the second half of this century, and in New Zealand, sometime before that. More >>

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 >>

Be Alert around Schools

27 January 2012 3:11pm | Waikato District Council

Motorists are reminded to take care around schools as children start to return to school next week. From 2006 to 2010, 51 pedestrians were injured in the Waikato district. Over half of these were children under the age of 15 years, Road Safety Co-ordinator ... More >>