Budget 2014
Education initiatives announced by the Government in Budget 2014.
uestions and answers about the Vote Education and Vote Tertiary packages in Budget 2014.
$857.8 million more to raise student achievement
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014The Government will invest $857.8 million over the next four years and the remainder of this year for new education initiatives and sector support, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. “Despite the tight fiscal environment, this will take total spending on early childhood, primary and secondary education to $10.1 billion in 2014/15,” Ms Parata says. “This is a significant investment in our children and New Zealand’s future, and is part of a comprehensive range of practical measures in Budget 2014 to help families and children. ...
$85.3m increase in schools’ operational funding
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014Schools’ operational grants will increase by 2 per cent at a cost of $85.3 million over the next four years, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. “This new funding will bring the total amount spent on school operational grants to $1.23 billion during 2014/15,” she says. “These increases will help schools cover increases in operating costs, including the costs of non-teaching staff. ...
Literacy programme to benefit more communities
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014More communities will benefit from an acclaimed school literacy programme, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples say. An extra $2.4 million of operating funding over the next four years will go to the Reading Together Programme so it can expand to include more than 140 decile 4 and 5 schools. Reading Together is a research-based programme that helps parents to support their children's reading at home. ...
$284m extra allocated for schools, classrooms
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014Budget 2014 invests a total of $172.5 million of capital from the Future Investment Fund and $111.5 million of operating funding over the next four years in new schools, classrooms and other school property improvements, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye say. This follows the $134 million in capital investment in new schools in Budget 2013. “The new funding is part of the Government’s wider plans to modernise schools in order to contribute to raising achievement for every child and young person,” Ms Parata says. ...
Budget invests an extra $155.7m in ECE
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014A further $155.7 million over four years will be invested in early childhood education (ECE) services in Budget 2014 to help give all children a great start in life, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. “This Government is focused on making sure all young children can get access to quality ECE services,” Ms Parata says. “Government spending on ECE has almost doubled, from over $800 million in 2007/08 to $1.5 billion in 2013/14. ...
$2.5m Budget boost for computers in homes
Hekia Parata | Budget 2014The Budget allocates $2.5 million in additional operating funding in 2014/15 to continue to provide more computers in homes and digital literacy training for low-income families, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye say. “This increased funding means up to 1,500 more low-income families will learn basic computer skills and be provided with access to the internet,” Ms Parata says. “This will result in families being more engaged with their children’s education. ...
$199m boost for tertiary education and research
Steven Joyce | Budget 2014Budget 2014 provides $198.6 million of operating funding for new investment in tertiary education, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says. “This investment will strengthen our higher education system, improve further the quality of our universities, and help maintain their international competitiveness,” he says. ...
$8.6m for Youth One-Stop Shops social support
Nikki Kaye | Budget 2014Budget 2014 provides $8.6 million of new operating spending over the next four years for social support needs at Youth One-Stop Shops, Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye says. “Currently Youth One-Stop Shops are funded to provide health care to young people, but the money hasn’t been there to provide social support,” she says. “I understand that social support work can take up about 30 per cent of the time of Youth One-Stop Shops. ...
Funding for Māori Centre of Research Excellence
Pita Sharples | Budget 2014A Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) will be funded as part of the Government’s increased investment in research excellence, Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Tariana Turia say. Vote Tertiary Education provides about $5 million a year to establish a Māori-focused CoRE. This will start on 1 January 2016, when the current contract expires for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, a CoRE hosted by the University of Auckland. ...
Spending on early childhood education and schools is to top $10 billion a year - but is not enough to avoid parents paying more for pre-school, an industry body claims.A boost in early childhood education (ECC) funding and millions...
Government will slash tertiary tuition fees for science, agriculture, and some health science courses such as physiotherapy, Budget 2014 shows.Today's Budget allocated $198.6m in operating funding for new investments in tertiary...
Free GP visits for kids a good start, but nothing for schools
The Government’s announcement of a boost to the paid parental leave scheme and free GP visits and prescriptions for children aged under 13 are the most positive aspects of this year’s Budget.
Families are the main beneficiaries of this year's Budget, but schools are the focus of the single most expensive initiative.
The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) has hit out at budget cuts to Aoraki Polytechnic, but the polytech says today's funding reflects reality.
Joyce's budget assault on regional polytechnics
Since Steven Joyce became tertiary education minister in 2010 the government has made severe funding cuts to regional polytechnics. His government has cut funding to ten regional polytechnics by an average of one dollar in every five according ...
Two years after a budget protest which led to a complaint against police which still hasn't been resolved, Auckland students are taking to the streets again. Student protesters are planning to gather at the scene of the 2012 protests on Symonds Street ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata said a $53.6 million boost to subsidy rates would help keep fees affordable, which was vital to increase early childhood participation, especially for children from Maori, Pasifika and low-income backgrounds. The extra ...
“A Green Party budget would have introduced our key policies of NZPower to cut power bills, Solar Homes to increase our use of renewables and our Home for Life policy and rental Warrants of Fitness to ensure more people lives in secure warm homes.”.
$10 billion towards education means more affordable fees at early childhood centres like Smart Start in Wanganui and Te Hunga KawitiwitiKohanga Reo. 5. $100 million invested into helping beneficiaries transition into the workforce. Jack McDonald ...
Student protests planned for budget
3News NZTwo years after a budget protest which led to a complaint against police which still hasn't been resolved, Auckland students are taking to the streets again. Student protesters are planning to gather at the scene of the 2012 protests on Symonds Street ...
NZ universities view budget as step in the right direction
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara welcomes student achievement component (SAC) funding increases announced in today’s budget for science, agriculture, pharmacy and physiotherapy on a per capita basis.Early childhood education costs to hit parents hard
Manawatu StandardEducation Minister Hekia Parata said a $53.6 million boost to subsidy rates would help keep fees affordable, which was vital to increase early childhood participation, especially for children from Maori, Pasifika and low-income backgrounds. The extra ...
National cuts health and education to pay for faux surplus
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“A Green Party budget would have introduced our key policies of NZPower to cut power bills, Solar Homes to increase our use of renewables and our Home for Life policy and rental Warrants of Fitness to ensure more people lives in secure warm homes.”.
What it all means for Wanganui
Wanganui Chronicle$10 billion towards education means more affordable fees at early childhood centres like Smart Start in Wanganui and Te Hunga KawitiwitiKohanga Reo. 5. $100 million invested into helping beneficiaries transition into the workforce. Jack McDonald ...
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