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New Zealand, Indian Publishers Go Global Via Ingram POD ...

NZCER Press is niche educational publisher based in Wellington, New Zealand, focusing on research-informed books and resources for teachers and the higher education market. “Global print distribution has always been a ...

$22m upgrade for North Canterbury schools

Nikki Kaye | Education
The Government is investing more than $22 million in the redevelopment of four schools across North Canterbury, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says. “The funding will be used to expand and upgrade Oxford Area School, Rangiora Borough School, Ashgrove School and Southbrook School as part of the Government’s ongoing investment to ensure that schools have buildings fit for purpose and that provide safe and inspiring modern learning environments,” Ms Kaye says. ...
Hekia Parata | Education
The history of the legendary 28th Māori Battalion will be further preserved as part of a project to record the histories of the Battalion’s A, B and D companies, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. ...

Walford, Parata talk education

New Zealand Herald
She took Maori as one of five subjects at Ruatoria, but saw the world open with many more options at Gisborne Girls' High School, the key to what she says is now her big vision for education, with multi-lingualism broadening the options for empowering ...

Parata's higher teacher figures don't add up

Stuff.co.nz
Ministry head of student achievement Graham Stoop said that, since 2013, relief and fixed-term teachers had been "captured" by Novopay. "The analysis we have carried out over the past few days indicates that the increase in head count is likely to have ...

Lee Suckling: Should we teach civics in school?

It's almost election time, and there's a feeling amongst the modern generation that we're not all that relevant to politics this time around. Youth apathy is always a problem when it comes to elections, but this year, we're seeing...

Māori Party will extend free hours for kōhanga reo

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“We know there are enormous lifelong benefits for all children participating in pre-school education including kōhanga reo and we want to support whānau and encourage them to access these services. We will also push for free after-school care for ...

Maori Party wants early childhood education boost

3News NZ
The Maori Party's promising to boost early childhood education to 30 free hours each week if it gets into government. Currently all three, four and five-year-old kids get 20 hours of early childhood education a week free - including kohanga reo and ...

Online visas widen 'gate' for students

Foreign students and tourists can now apply for student and working holiday visas online and track the progress of their applications on the internet.

More recognition needed for Homebased Early Education

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Manu Faaea-Semeatu, who works with Core Education in Auckland, is also speaking. Manu has been involved in creating submissions for various policy documents such as the Pasifika Education Plan for the Ministry of Education, the Pacific Languages ...

Students call for change, have the power to make it happen

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Our Income and Expenditure Survey has a thirty year tradition and has confirmed students are very clear in what they support. The rules of our democracy are very simple, if the 400,000 tertiary students, which is 14% of eligible voters, vote for ...

Letter to the editor: Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whangaroa

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in response to the press release from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whangaroa whanau published on Scoop yesterday

Students eat their words

Stuff.co.nz
Eat Your Words is an in-school education programme that aims to educate Kiwi kids through hands-on education and cooking workshops. Sanitarium nutritionist Susan Buxton says the feedback has been great. "The kids enjoyed it so it's definitely something ...

Day of action asks MPs to sign up to a better plan for learning

Voxy
Instead, most favoured spending the money on smaller class sizes, high quality early childhood education and more help for kids with special needs, as well as initiatives that support success for Maori and Pasifika students and ensure sustainable ...

VUW students launch online site for young people's political views

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A group of Victoria University students are trying to reverse the trend of political disengagement by giving young people a voice. Ours, the brainchild of law and arts students Ollie Neas and Asher Emanuel, showcases the voices and views of young ...

Students Set to Impact on Election 2014

In wake of the outrage that followed the publication of Dirty Politics some strong policy gains for tertiary students have been overshadowed. As the voting period for the General Election starts tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd September), the New Zealand Union ...

Victoria students lead youth engagement publication

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Ours has also collated summaries of political party policy documents and interviews with party leaders to help young people make up their minds on what will be, for many, their first time voting. Ours can be found online at ours.co.nz, and every ...

Ex-principal censured over lack of child abuse action

If the principal of the Northland school where paedophile teacher James Parker preyed on pupils had acted on concerns over his behaviour, his prolific offending might have been halted earlier than it was, the Teachers Disciplinary...

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