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The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has today welcomed the announcement that addressing learning issues for our severely disadvantaged and behaviourally challenged young people, is back on track with a clear plan towards making necessary ... Read more...

The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations and students across Aotearoa welcome today’s announcement of Covid-19 Protection Framework which will bring certainty to the tertiary sector. However, it cautions that engagement with the sector will ... Read more...

A new generation of start-up founders have been released into the world with the completion of the University of Auckland’s 2021 Velocity entrepreneurship development programme. Winners of its business planning competition, the Velocity $100k Challenge, ... Read more...

Future Learning Solutions – the University of Auckland’s professional development service for educators - is delighted to launch its new bilingual name: Tui Tuia | Learning Circle. Tui Tuia | Learning Circle provides services and programmes to strengthen ... Read more...

Young Kiwis are getting more information on personal finance from social media sites such as TikTok than they do from school. New independent research from BetterSaver surveyed 16-24-year-olds to better understand their knowledge when it comes to financial ... Read more...

Today marks a significant step in Otago Polytechnic’s transition with Te Pūkenga, which has released its proposed Operating Model. "We welcome the announcement of the proposed Operating Model, which is an important foundational document that ... Read more...

Te Pūkenga is commencing engagement on its proposed Operating Model today. Te Pūkenga Chair Murray Strong says the Operating Model provides a high-level view of the functions and services needed to meet the needs of learners, their whānau and employers – ... Read more...

BDO has launched its new Sir Henare Ngata Scholarship for Māori accountant students heading into their final year of study. Māori are significantly under-represented in the accounting profession, making up around 2% of accountants in Aotearoa – ... Read more...

How have Covid-19 lockdowns affected the world’s athletes? It’s a question that 111 researchers from over 60 countries, including New Zealand, have sought to answer in the largest international study of its kind. More than 12,500 athletes from 35 ... Read more...

A group of post-graduate Educational Psychology students has expressed their surprise and disappointment at learning of the government’s decision to cut student internship placements with the Ministry of Education from 32 places to 21 across Aotearoa, New ... Read more...