The Ministry of Education (Ministry) and the New Zealand School Trustees Association
(NZSTA) are trialling a new way of running board of trustee elections to streamline
the process and reduce the workload on individual schools Read more...
Storing food and other supplies in case of a disaster is out of the question for
people who cannot afford the basics for everyday living – a key issue that needs
to be addressed by emergency preparedness agencies, according to new research from ... Read more...
The University of Canterbury’s Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) has created a
unique and competitive way to improve wellbeing via a new national social enterprise
challenge, in the lead up to the Social Enterprise World Forum . Read more...
Last month, trade minister Todd McClay claimed the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
minus the US (TPPA-11) could still ‘add $2.5 billion annually to our economy and
eliminate costly tariffs – saving New Zealand companies $222 million each year’. Read more...
Record numbers of students will receive qualifications in this year’s University
of Auckland Spring graduation. Some 3,240 students will graduate in person or in
absentia, an increase of around 80 on last year’s number. Read more...
dare2discover has partnered with Pomare School to illustrate an eco- fairy tale,
Snow Bright and the Frozen Waste, written by Geraldine Brophy.
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In 2008 IHC lodged its complaint against the on-going failure of New Zealand Governments
and the Ministry of Education to ensure that disabled children access a quality education
on an equal basis to others in New Zealand schools. IHC’s claim provided overwhelming ... Read more...
Three outstanding young New Zealanders with the potential to be leaders in their
field have each been awarded a life-changing Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at
Cambridge. Read more...