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Sorted Teams Up With New Zealand’s #1 Podcast, The Morning Shift, To Help Shift The Conversation Around Money

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 10:36 AM
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 ... Read more...

Downer Māori Leaders Graduate Via Otago Polytechnic's Capable NZ Pathway

Published: Mon 18 Mar 2024 12:32 PM
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 ... Read more...

2024 Te Waiu O Aotearoa Trust Scholarship Recipients Announced

Published: Mon 18 Mar 2024 10:11 AM
The 2024 recipients of the Te Waiu o Aotearoa (TWOA) Trust scholarships have been announced. The four recipients come from throughout Aotearoa, but share a common purpose in wanting to build on their studies to make a difference in their communities. ... Read more...

Unite Union Offers Support To Freyberg Students Facing Disciplinary Action Over Protest

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 07:51 PM
Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ... Read more...

Minister - Don’t Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 07:02 PM
“Getting rid of Pay Parity in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector will send a message that we don’t value qualified teachers,” says Kathy Wolfe, CE Te Rito Maioha. Pay Parity is not yet fully implemented, however when it is it “will ... Read more...

Safe-guarding An Ethical Future For AI

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 04:26 PM
Digital literacy experts are advocating for the need to change the way we engage with and teach Artificial Intelligence (AI), setting students up for success in the future. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Associate Professor ... Read more...

Award Winning Scholars Step Closer To Achieving Equity For Pacific Peoples

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 02:52 PM
Two award winning Pacific academics are hopeful that a $US75K Spencer Foundation Vision grant will lead to future generations of Pacific peoples having greater achievement in Higher Education. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/cadf4a6eac35d21f6e18.jpeg" ... Read more...

Young Pacific Academic Lands Harvard Teaching Role

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 02:29 PM
Dr Therese Lautua’s research journey began as way to help Pacific young people, the Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland theologian had no idea it would set her on a path to Harvard University. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/9b6e02bcc4260a2b66ac.jpeg" ... Read more...

An “invisible Wall” Is Crippling NZ Classroom Achievement: Experts

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 10:54 AM
Our educational system is failing one in 10 students Read more...

2024 ASB Polyfest Gets Underway Next Week

Published: Thu 14 Mar 2024 07:53 PM
The Manukau Sports Bowl will burst into life in a week’s time with the 49th staging of the ASB Polyfest. From Wednesday, 20 March to Saturday, 23 March the Sports Bowl will reverberate with traditional song and dance from Auckland’s youth. ASB Polyfest ... Read more...
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