en-nz News Headlines from Scoop Scoop Media Ltd and/or its contributors http://www.scoop.co.nz/ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html editor@scoop.co.nz webmaster@scoop.co.nz 30 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00167/kerikeri-students-artwork-wins-defence-competition.htm A poster showing a soldier’s grave has won 11 year old Sam Sutcliffe, of Kerikeri, first prize in Operation Anzac Spirit, a competition run by the New Zealand Defence Force as part of Anzac Day. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00167/kerikeri-students-artwork-wins-defence-competition.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00166/otago-honours-leading-physician-scientist-helen-heslop.htm The University of Otago will this weekend confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on Professor Helen Heslop, an Otago graduate who has forged an outstanding medical and research career overseas. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:26:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00166/otago-honours-leading-physician-scientist-helen-heslop.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00165/teachers-council-review-a-positive-step-forward.htm The Teachers Council sees the Review as a natural progression in positioning the Council to be the independent professional body for teachers, rather than a criticism of its current operations. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00165/teachers-council-review-a-positive-step-forward.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00164/linking-minds-scholarships-making-language-accessible.htm Five Welsh teachers will travel to New Zealand to learn how to encourage the use of the Welsh language in all members of the community, as part of the Linking Minds leadership programme. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00164/linking-minds-scholarships-making-language-accessible.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00163/fulbright-scholar-awards.htm Fulbright Scholar Awards Fulbright New Zealand calls for applications to its range of Scholar Awards for New Zealand academics, artists and professionals to undertake academic and cultural exchanges to the United States of America. A Fulbright exchange ... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00163/fulbright-scholar-awards.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00162/tpps-annual-report-highlights-successful-year.htm 2012 was a very successful year for Tai Poutini Polytechnic with improved educational performance in a number of areas and a positive financial result. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00162/tpps-annual-report-highlights-successful-year.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00161/linking-minds-scholarships-making-language-accessible.htm Five Welsh teachers will travel to New Zealand to learn how to encourage the use of the Welsh language in all members of the community, as part of the Linking Minds leadership programme. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00161/linking-minds-scholarships-making-language-accessible.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00160/early-childhood-council-annual-conference-begins-in-rotorua.htm 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. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:37:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00160/early-childhood-council-annual-conference-begins-in-rotorua.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00159/teenage-schoolgirls-flock-to-twitter-censusatschool.htm Teenage schoolgirls are flocking to the microblogging service Twitter, according to early results from the educational project CensusAtSchool. One in three teenage schoolgirls (37%) has reported having a Twitter account, up from one in four (23%) ... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00159/teenage-schoolgirls-flock-to-twitter-censusatschool.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00158/top-class-northtec-kitchen-facilities-inspire-chefs.htm NorthTec Chef Tutor Hughie Blues, who for 15 years was chef and co-owner of the Waikokopu Café on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, says having international class kitchen facilities in Whangarei makes it easy to host competitions like the Northland Salon Culinaire ... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00158/top-class-northtec-kitchen-facilities-inspire-chefs.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00157/parents-urged-to-exercise-voting-rights.htm Parents across New Zealand are urged to vote in the 2013 School Trustee Elections now underway with polls closing at noon on 30 May. This vote from the school community will influence who is leading their child’s school over the next three years. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:27:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00157/parents-urged-to-exercise-voting-rights.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00156/national-standards-data-not-comparable-enough-to-release.htm With last year’s national standards data due to be published as soon as next week, new research shows that the introduction of National Standards into primary schools shows extreme variability in the processes underlying judgments against the standards ... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00156/national-standards-data-not-comparable-enough-to-release.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00155/lincoln-increases-scale-and-scope-of-research-dairy-farms.htm Lincoln University has announced that it will be expanding the Lincoln University Research Dairy Farm (LURDF) to further support a range of research projects related to improving the success of New Zealand’s dairy industry. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:54:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00155/lincoln-increases-scale-and-scope-of-research-dairy-farms.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00154/nmit-forms-arts-education-partnership-with-chinese-uni.htm Nelson’s strong reputation in the arts and its sister city links with Huangshi have led to a partnership between Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and a Chinese university to deliver arts and media education. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00154/nmit-forms-arts-education-partnership-with-chinese-uni.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00153/ucol-cookery-students-ready-for-more-hot-competition.htm Fresh from first time competition success in Hawkes Bay’s Salon Culinaire, the group will represent UCOL Wairarapa in several trainee and Open competition classes at the Wellington Culinary Fare this weekend. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1305/S00153/ucol-cookery-students-ready-for-more-hot-competition.htm