Working closer to protect children

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett joined Police, District Health Board and Ministry of Social Development representatives to sign a new agreement to strengthen child protection. “A cross-government approach to child protection was a key recommendation of the Independent Experts Forum and this agreement is part of the Government’s continued work on those recommendations,” says Ms Bennett...

Welfare reforms to start with young people

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett today said the National-led Government’s welfare reforms begin with a fresh approach to working with vulnerable and disengaged young people. As part of a commitment to reducing long-term benefit dependency, the Government is working through the Welfare Working Group recommendations made earlier this year. “Over the coming months, we’ll set out a clear direction for welfare reform and New Zealanders can expect a series of policy announcements, each with a focus on better opportunities,” says Ms Bennett...

Whanau Ora E-Booklet launched

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Tariana Turia | Whanau Ora
Minister Responsible for Whanau Ora Tariana Turia today launched the Whanau Ora E-Booklet at the first gathering of Whanau Ora provider collectives in Auckland [Whanau Ora: Transforming our futures]. "This booklet brings together real stories about how whanau are finding their own answers to their situations. It shows whanau identifying what tools they need, how they can create change and who they want to work with, to invest in their own transformation. That is what Whanau Ora is all about"...

New grants highlight importance of science and innovation

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Wayne Mapp | Science and Innovation
A new round of technology grants to 19 businesses emphasizes the importance the Government attach to Research, Science and Technology, says Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Wayne Mapp. The $50 million in Technology Development Grants are the second round of grants since the scheme was announced as part of Budget 2010. That Budget provided a $321 million boost in Research Science & Technology activities. “The first round of these grants totalled $92.6 million to 26 businesses, and were announced in December 2010,” says Dr Mapp...

Yet another wake up call to the government to invest more in early childhood education

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is asking how much more evidence the government needs to stop treating early childhood education as an unmanageable cost rather than an investment for the future.

ERO report points finger at student achievement - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
STUDENT achievement is a concern at Lytton High School, says a latest report from the Education Review Office. The percentage of students who achieved NCEA last year was below schools of a similar decile nationally, and this pattern had not showed ...

High school builds wi-fi network for 3200 students - Computerworld New Zealand

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Computerworld New Zealand
A secondary school with a student population larger than some New Zealand towns, intends to allow its 3200 students free access to the internet from next year. Rangitoto College on Auckland's North ...

Air NZ chief impressed by Tauranga student - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Daily Post

URL: Air NZ chief impressed by Tauranga student The Bay of Plenty Times A Tauranga college student, Alice McFall, had an idea for developing a smart-phone application that gives up-to-the-minute information on aircraft arrivals and departures - and Air New Zealand has taken it on board. "It's very frustrating for us ...

Student efforts leave 'awesome' lasting legacy - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

URL: Student efforts leave 'awesome' lasting legacy Manawatu Standard GREEN WORLD: Student Rush Abuhaidary is one of about 60 young people who turned out to plant natives at Pit Park during the weekend. Massey University students may come and go from Palmerston North, but a joint project with the Pit Park People means ...

Wellington Science Fair to showcase young talent - Voxy

Voxy

URL: Wellington Science Fair to showcase young talent Voxy "NIWA hopes that many of the students with projects at these fairs throughout the country will take up careers in science," says NIWA's Education Coordinator Dr Julie Hall. "These students will go onto help drive New Zealand's economy, in the future. ...