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. Read more...
“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 ... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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. Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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. Read more...
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. Read more...
“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 ... Read more...