The acting Principal of Māngere College, Principal Ah Sam passed away earlier this
week, she was also lead coordinator for the Polyfest Sāmoan stage for more than
30 years, and was well known by the thousands of youth who have performed at the ... Read more...
More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland
this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff
and programmes at the Ministry of Education and within the wider public service. Read more...
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...