Sunday 12 April 2015

Monday 13 April 2015

Crown twists Maori concepts say academics

At a recent hui in Ōtaki academics, lawyers and researchers came together to discuss the meaning and usage of two important words for tāngata whenua: Mātauranga and Rangatiratanga. Many of the speakers at the hui, Kei Tua o Te Pae - Re-searching Rangatiratanga, Innovating Mātauranga, urged Māori to take responsibility for how their reo is used.

Mataora

Episode 29
Maori Television
Last aired onKei Tua o te Pae: Re-searching Rangatiratanga, Innovating Mātauranga, explores and understand the unique challenges we as Māori face today. Joining the discussion are Jenny Lee and Eruera Morgan.

Ceremony marks next stage of construction

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today participated in a ceremony to mark the next phase of construction at the new Marshland School in northeastern Christchurch. The full primary school (Years 1-8) is presently located at 329 Prestons Road, Marshland, but is being relocated to 381 Prestons Road to enable it to better cater for current and projected roll growth in the semi-rural area. Ms Parata says the project is another sign of the Government’s commitment to rebuilding greater Christchurch’s education network. ...

More Education On Governance System

Māori Television
"From health to education to the Government structure of New Zealand and even to the social development and ethics and equity of New Zealand culture, the main themes have been around youth governance and youth participation in civic societies so civic ...

Self assessment tool on the way for Board of Trustrees

Educators NZ
A new tool is set to change the way schools' Board of Trustees measure their performance. The New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) is developing an online self-assessment tool that will allow individual boards of trustees to measure where ...

Pathways to further education

Northern Advocate
Ngati Hine gave the wood from which the NorthTec marae was built and Ngati Hine is involved in the Te Matarau programme, in which a group of iwi work with NorthTec to provide trades training to Maori and Pasifika students. NorthTec chief executive Paul ...

Massey's $130m innovation hub

Massey University is planning to spend more than $130 million in the next year to double the student capacity of its Albany campus and help create an innovation hub in Auckland.The bulk of the $130 million project will be taken...

Concerns over Rangiora High School's principal spending 

Rangiora High School has been asked to adopt a travel policy amid concerns over spending by its principal.
Spending the school holidays with your kids is a terrible idea.In 1877 the Education Act made attending primary school compulsory for all New Zealand children. Great move.It fills the heart with joy thinking about the generations...

New trade scholarship for Maori and Pasifika

New Zealand Herald
A new scholarship is being offered at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to encourage Maoriand Pasifika people to get involved in a trade. The scholarship is being funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Tertiary Education ...

Virtual school keeps growing

Stuff.co.nz
"Even though students are in a school in a face-to-face classroom they will be connecting online with students in other schools and teachers in other schools to have a personalised, customised programme of learning." It also prepared students well for...

Med students study hard - at the movies

Slouching on the sofa watching movies often isn't the best way to get study done, but for medical students, a trip to the DVD store can be good for grades.Senior academics at Otago University's department of public health in Wellington...
The Garden to Table Trust is urging The Government to invest in the development of gardening and cooking food skills to fight obesity in New Zealand.

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