Christchurch Tertiary Institutions Plan For Restart

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Steven Joyce | Earthquake Recovery
Christchurch's two universities are well-advanced with their plans to re-open progressively following the February 22nd earthquake, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce who visited Christchurch again today. Lincoln University will be open for all staff today, and postgraduate research students are being encouraged to begin contacting their supervisors. Lincoln aims to be fully operational by March 14...

100,000 to 200,000 families may be face more ECE fees

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New early childhood education programmes for those on welfare, outlined in the recently-released report of the Welfare Working Group, could cost between 100,000 and 200,000 families hundreds of dollars a year in additional fees for early childhood education.

Christchurch earthquake: Schools open up to city's children

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Thousands of Christchurch schoolchildren have fled the quake-stricken city and are now attending schools across the country in a bid to restore some normality to their lives.The children are among an estimated 70,000 residents...

Wellbeing – supporting children and students

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For parents and educators. How to support children, after the Christchurch earthquake, tips, helpful websites and phone numbers...

Post-Earthquake Schooling Options - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Ministry of Education (MoE) will not consider any Christchurch students to be truant for the time being. All truancy operations are frozen. • The MoE, some commercial curriculum providers and the Internet all provide massive amounts of educational ...

Christchurch schools' reopening date uncertain - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Christchurch schools' reopening date uncertain Stuff.co.nz Thousands of Christchurch pupils have no idea when they'll be heading back to school. Those who turn to the internet or phone lines to find out are unlikely to get anything more than a sketchy estimate. As uncertainty mounts, more than 4000 ...

UCOL Wairarapa amps up training for job seekers

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UCOL Wairarapa is turning up the volume with a newly launched programme to help young people find jobs.