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Mataaho Collective Showcases Power Of Indigenous Māori Artists At Venice Biennale
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:29 pm | University of Auckland
Mataaho Collective’s major win at the Venice Biennale showcases the power of indigenous Māori artists to the world, says Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland art historian, Associate Professor Caroline Vercoe. More >>
Amidst Ministry Of Education Job Cuts, Change Is Most Urgent At The Top
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 9:51 am | Lifting Literacy Aotearoa
Lifting Literacy Aotearoa has long pointed to serious shortcomings in the leadership, strategy, policy development and policy implementation of the Ministry of Education. More >>
Cuts To Ministry Of Education Backline Learning Support Damaging To Learning Support Needs
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:36 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The decision to cut staff at Ministry of Education who help frontline learning support staff will have a detrimental impact on long-term learning support needs, mokopuna, schools and whānau says the country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Whitireia And WelTec Celebrate 145 Pacific Graduates At An Event In Porirua
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:44 am | Whitireia and WelTec
At an evening event at the Whitireia Porirua campus, 145 graduands of Pacific descent were celebrated for completing their qualifications. “When one Pacific student graduates, the whole family graduates with them - one change makes a big change in ... More >>
Tributes Flow For Much Loved Pacific Leader Melegalenu’u Ah Sam
Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:11 pm | University of Auckland
The acting Principal of Māngere College, Principal Ah Sam passed away earlier this week, she was also lead coordinator for the Polyfest Sāmoan stage for more than 30 years, and was well known by the thousands of youth who have performed at the ... More >>
Ministry Of Education Cuts Will Disproportionately Affect Pasifika
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:38 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff and programmes at the Ministry of Education and within the wider public service. More >>
Restrengthening Connections Between Māori And Pacific Important Step For Tiriti-based Constitution
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 5:04 pm | University of Auckland
A Pacific law academic says restrengthening connections between Pacific tauiwi (settlers) and Māori is an important step towards transforming Aotearoa’s constitution, to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi. More >>
Scale Of Education Job Cuts Concerning
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:55 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
“The scale of the job cuts at the Ministry of Education is concerning,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. “At a time when the government has signalled an increased focus on education, cutting the human resources at the Ministry ... More >>
Whānau Manaaki Supports Regulations To Safeguard Children’s Interests
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:44 pm | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens is concerned about changes to the early childhood sector that remove the requirements for the person responsible to be a fully registered teacher, and that allow new centres to be set up even where there is no need for ... More >>
Education Job Cuts Short-sighted With Serious Implications
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:37 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
The axing of more than 500 positions at the Ministry of Education is short-sighted, makes no sense, and will have serious implications in the long term, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
UC Celebrates Exclusive With Wallace And Gromit Creators
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:29 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) have signed a multi-year agreement with the training arm of Academy Award® winning Aardman Animations. More >>
Royal New Zealand Navy Celebrates Females In Stem Careers At School To Seas Wahine Camp
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 9:44 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Forty female students from across New Zealand are participating in a week-long School to Seas Wahine Camp at Devonport Naval Base. The aim of the camp is to get young women interested in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) based ... More >>
Early Childhood Regulation Changes: Put Children Not Business First, Says Union
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 7:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Government needs to be putting early childhood teachers, children, and their families first, rather than business, say members of the country’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
ECE Regulations With Unintended Consequences Need To Be Removed While Retaining Regulations
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 11:43 am | Early Childhood New Zealand
A framework that ensures quality education and safety of tamariki is key. More >>
Moves To Simplify ECE Regulation Will Benefit Centres And Parents
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:52 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council says today’s Early Childhood Education regulation announcements and confirmation of a wider regulatory review will help teachers and managers focus on children, not unnecessary compliance. More >>
BestStart Educare Welcomes Network Planning Repeal
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:45 am | BestStart
“BestStart welcomes the announcement by Minister Seymour that they will be repealing network planning and removing the persons responsible changes,” says BestStart Educare Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Hughes. “The network planning process substantially ... More >>
Asia New Zealand Foundation Opens Doors To Singapore's Tech Innovation Hub
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:11 pm | Asia New Zealand Foundation
The Asia New Zealand Foundation launched its latest tech industry internship, in partnership with SGInnovate, a Singapore government-backed investor and ecosystem builder focusing on deep-technology development. The internship gives students in ... More >>
Selwyn House Boarding House To Close At The End Of Year
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 5:38 am | Selwyn House School
“The Boarding House has been an important and valued part of Selwyn House for the last 89 years. Unfortunately, the Boarding House has run at a significant financial loss for a number of years now, despite an increase in boarding student numbers." More >>
Supporting The Next Generation To Succeed In Agriculture And Horticulture
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:34 am | AgriFutures
A series of agriculture and horticulture modules created to help secondary school teachers deliver the curriculum and help support students in achieving their goals has been rolled out. Clash of the Colleges is set to hit Auckland! Agri Futures | ... More >>
Supporting The Next Generation To Succeed In Agriculture And Horticulture
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 1:31 pm | AgriFutures
A series of agriculture and horticulture modules created to help secondary school teachers deliver the curriculum and help support students in achieving their goals has been rolled out. Clash of the Colleges is set to hit Auckland! Agri Futures | ... More >>
New Approach To Increase Māori And Pacific University Success
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 8:40 am | University of Auckland
Bold initiative to improve Māori and Pacific University Entrance pass rates and increase success, has been launched by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. More >>
Minister Wants A Different Set Of Kids To Solve His Problems!
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:18 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Minister Seymour’s wants a different set of kids in NZ schools, but does not say what he wants to do with all the kids that don’t fit his idea of ideal kids! More >>
Big Brother Becomes Youngest Course Recruit For RNZAF
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Kaliomiha Talamahina is the youngest of 61 graduates from this year’s Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) recruit course and says that youthful starting point gave him the drive to succeed. The 17-year-old will parade at RNZAF Base Woodbourne this ... More >>
The Kura – Let’s Do It Campaign Is Making An Impact In The Western Bay Of Plenty, And We Couldn't Be More Thrilled!
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:44 am | Te Kura
After the first ever successful lauch of the Kura - Let’s Do it campaign in the Western Bay of Plenty, we’re excited to be back in term 2 as it's time for our ākonga in the Bay of Plenty to dust off their school bags and return to school. ... More >>
Minister Using Outdated Information To Justify Cutting School Lunches
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The Associate Education Minister David Seymour is quoting a highly negative Treasury report on the Healthy School Lunches Programme to justify cuts, despite new evaluations that paint a much more positive picture. More >>
SAE Auckland Partners With Rockquest Promotions Ltd (RQP)
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 5:18 am | SAE Creative Media Institute
This collaboration will entail SAE teaming up with RQP on three of their key initiatives: Smokefreerockquest, Smokefree Tangata Beats, and OnScreen - music and filmmaking programmes for high school students nationwide. More >>
Principals And Teachers Agree Changes To NCEA Timeline Necessary
Friday, 5 April 2024, 4:48 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary principals and teachers agree with significant changes, announced by the Minister of Education today, to the timeline for implementation of new NCEA Levels 2 and 3 qualifications. “Delaying the implementation of Levels 2 and 3 is a sensible ... More >>
Early Childhood Providers Landed With Increased Salary Rates For Overseas Teachers
Friday, 5 April 2024, 3:23 pm | Early Childhood Council
“When the government introduces a compulsory pay rise, they should at least tell the employers that pay the bill. The lack of communication is disappointing and sub-standard,” said Simon Laube, ECC CEO. More >>
First RNZ Asia Scholarship Recipients Announced
Friday, 5 April 2024, 10:22 am | RNZ
The scholarship is part of the RNZ Asia service, launched in July 2023 and co-funded with NZ On Air, as part of a new initiative to speak to and report on issues in the growing Asian communities of New Zealand. More >>
Pursuit Of Corporate Career Brings Purpose
Friday, 5 April 2024, 7:03 am | University of Auckland
Pacific academic and lecturer Sione Taufa left his homeland of Tonga, traditionally from a long line of fishermen, farmers, weavers, and teachers, with dreams to enter the corporate world. More >>
School Attendance, School Lunches And Bus Transport - Is There A Link?
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 11:20 am | NZ Principals Federation
"The Minister wants to establish an Attendance Action Plan," said Otene. "My suggestion would be if you want actions to increase attendance, then reinstate and expand Ka Ora Ka Ako and don't remove transport subsidies to make it harder for young people ... More >>
Students Are Learning More About New Zealand’s Histories But Are Learning Less About Global Events
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 10:34 am | Education Review Office
"It is important that histories are linked to global contexts and ERO found that students are more than twice as likely to enjoy ANZ Histories when they are learning about New Zealand’s place in the world," says Ms Shinoda. More >>
Building A Better ECE Future Together
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:30 am | Early Childhood New Zealand
The sector and government need to design and implement a regulatory framework that enables a high-trust, low-compliance, service provider accountability environment, that safeguards our tamariki. More >>
New Histories Curriculum On Right Track – More Support Needed
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:14 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
“This new curriculum is a huge improvement on what we were teaching previously. Clearly there is a need for more support for teachers to ensure that the curriculum content is covered in full. More >>
Minister Needs Evidence To Back Her Claim Linking Structured Mathematics To Raising Achievement
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 6:36 pm | Aotearoa Educators Collective
“For years, research in mathematics education highlights that a one-size-fits-all approach has failed and in addition is discriminatory for the very students (Maori and Pacific students) who are currently under-served in our education system.” More >>
The New Zealand School Of Dance (NZSD) Is Proud To Present The 2024 Choreographic Season, Liminal
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 7:45 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
This year’s Choreographic Season provides a platform for 3rd year contemporary dance students from the New Zealand School of Dance to showcase their creative voices in a curated and supportive environment. The showcase, titled Liminal, builds on ... More >>
Broken Election Promise; Unscientific Beliefs Taught As Fact; Puberty Blockers Banned In England
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:03 pm | Resist Gender Education
“We call on this government to urgently make good its promise to replace the RSE Guide,” says Fern Hickson, spokesperson for Resist Gender Education. More >>
More Support Needed For Classroom Behaviour Says ERO Report
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) welcomes the latest research report on ‘Behaviour in Classrooms’, conducted by the ERO research team. "I am grateful that ERO has responded to our calls for more research into the behaviour ... More >>
AEC Calls On The Government To Move Beyond The Sound Bite!
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 7:22 am | Aotearoa Educators Collective
AEC believes the government should ditch harmful policies like standardised testing & charter schools which will only compound equity issues in education. We want to see them investing in vital areas like initial teacher education, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ... More >>
Family Boost Policy Could Miss Target Group
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:33 am | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Spokesperson Sherryll Wilson says families who cannot afford the fees to start with will not be able to benefit from this policy. Nor will families who do not have good English language skills or computer access find it easy to get the rebates. More >>
Challenging Behaviours In New Zealand Classrooms At Critical Levels
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:37 am | Education Review Office
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that disruptive behaviour in New Zealand’s classrooms is worse than other countries, is a rapidly growing problem, and is getting in the way of learning. More >>
One Teacher Per Four Children Under Three Would Be A Significant Step To Ensure Higher Quality Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4:29 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
The government set the minimum standard for the ratio of teachers to children in Early Childhood Education services in the 1960s and Te Rito Maioha and Childspace are calling for that ratio to be updated. They organised a petition that was signed ... More >>
Lack Of Iinterest In Tamariki By Te Tai Tokerau Government MPs
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 3:59 pm | Pat Newman
There’s been a lot of talk about the current Coalition Government’s plans for schools, including changes to the free lunch scheme. As a principal, these issues are extremely important to me. Late last year, Te Tai Tokerau principals tried ... More >>
Te Āti Awa And WelTec Partner To Engage The Community In Tertiary Training Through Try-a-Trade
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:56 pm | WelTec
Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa and WelTec have joined up to launch an initiative called Try-a-Trade to encourage members of the community who are not currently working, studying or in training to consider pathways into further education or employment ... More >>
ECE ‘Boost’ An Administrative Burden For Whānau And Teachers
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 5:44 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
"While any investment in ECE is welcome, this policy doesn't even begin to address the current crisis our ECE sector is facing.” More >>
Will Family Boost Funding Reach Those Families Who Need It Most?
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:52 am | ECNZ
The confirmation that Family Boost will proceed is a positive step forward,” says Kathy Wolfe CE Te Rito Maioha. “Anything that helps parents afford quality childcare education is welcome, but the proof will be the reach of the policy and how parents ... More >>
100 Post-Grad And Masters Students Join A “Community Of Changemakers And Industry Shakers”
Monday, 25 March 2024, 1:37 pm | academyEX
(Auckland) Celebrations are in full swing at higher education institute, academyEX, formerly known as The Mind Lab. The institution has proudly awarded Postgraduate and Masters degrees to circa 100 eager achievers. This accomplished group, mainly ... More >>
2024 Ngarimu VC And 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships Announced
Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Thirteen Māori students have been awarded Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards in recognition of their dedication and outstanding achievements. More >>
Polyfest Punters Help Le Va Develop Programmes For Pasifika
Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:21 pm | Le Va
Le Va’s iconic fale-style tent is hard to miss when people arrive at the 2024 ASB Polyfest to immerse themselves in the vibrant sights and sounds of the Pacific at the Manukau Superbowl in Tāmaki Makaurau. Running over four days from March 20 ... More >>
Tamariki Get Opportunity To Speak Out On Ka Ora, Ka Ako, Healthy School Lunches Programme
Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:19 pm | Save The Children
Child rights organisation Save the Children is on a mission to ensure children’s voices are heard on any proposed changes to Ka Ora, Ka Ako, Healthy School Lunches programme. As part of its ‘Children’s Voices’ project, the child rights organisation ... More >>
Government Refusal To Release Charter School Information Alarming
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:26 am | PPTA
The Government’s refusal to release information, or consult with those directly affected, about impacts of charter schools on communities raises serious concerns about the costs and implications of this unproven experiment, says Chris Abercrombie ... More >>
Leading U.S. Social Work Scholars Explore Aotearoa | NZ’s Social Innovation And Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 6:15 pm | University of Otago
The visit, featuring Auckland and Wellington, aims to cultivate a fertile exchange of ideas and best practices between scholars and practitioners in the two nations. More >>
Instigators And Advocates Of Cultural Safety Honoured At Ara
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 5:15 pm | Te Pukenga
Ara Institute of Canterbury has honoured three exceptional and inspirational Ngāi Tahu leaders in health, education and cultural safety with their portraits formally installed at its Manawa campus. The late Dr Irihapeti Ramsden (ONZM), Linda Grennell ... More >>
Vision For Whānau Healthcare Inspires Nursing Graduate
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:59 am | University of Auckland
Merophy Brown wants her masters research to help all whānau to have positive experiences in Whāngarei Hospital. Merophy Brown has just graduated from Te Tai Tokerau with a Master of Nursing – first class honours - and a vision for health services where ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Bridging Education Courses Prove Popular As Alternate Path To Tertiary Education
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:41 am | Unitec
Unitec | Te Pūkenga bridging education courses are proving valuable in helping school leavers and career changers progress into tertiary education. For Semester One 2024, Unitec | Te Pūkenga saw a 23 per cent increase in domestic enrolments ... More >>
International Studies Highlight Link Between Hunger And Lower Educational Achievement
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:10 am | Public Health Communication Centre
There is compelling international evidence linking hunger in schools in Aotearoa New Zealand to lower educational achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health Communication ... More >>
Burnside High School To Close Two Blocks After Seismic Assessment Report
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 8:13 pm | Convergence Communications and Marketing
Two of Burnside High Schools’ classroom blocks, I and J block, will close after the school’s board received draft detailed seismic assessments revealing that both buildings are below the minimum level of earthquake rating required under the New ... More >>
Mount Maunganui College Wins Cooney Lees Morgan Bay Of Plenty Regional Schools’ Debating Championships
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 5:48 am | NZ Schools' Debating Council
The teams in the Grand Final debated the motion “This House Believes that important decisions about children’s health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents.” More >>
Sorted Teams Up With New Zealand’s #1 Podcast, The Morning Shift, To Help Shift The Conversation Around Money
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:36 am | Retirement Commission
Sorted and New Zealand’s biggest podcast, The Morning Shift, are joining forces to redefine how New Zealanders talk about money. The Morning Shift is the brainchild of three Kiwi dads Jordan River and Brook Ruscoe, former breakfast radio hosts, and ... More >>
Downer Māori Leaders Graduate Via Otago Polytechnic's Capable NZ Pathway
Monday, 18 March 2024, 12:32 pm | Te Pukenga
A group of Māori leaders at Downer have graduated with bachelor’s degrees from Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga as part of a groundbreaking initiative involving Te Puni Kōkiri and Capable NZ. They crossed the stage at the Dunedin Town Hall on ... More >>
