Māori Trade Training Investment Welcomed by Sharples and Turia

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Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Minister of Māori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples, and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Tariana Turia, are pleased that the partnership between iwi, industry, tertiary providers and Government has received the confirmation of further investment in activities in Otautahi. “We have been working within our respective portfolio areas, to increase the participation of Māori in trade-based careers at all levels” said Dr Sharples...

Postgraduates to get a taste of business

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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation

Seventy postgraduate students will have the opportunity to work as interns in some of New Zealand's most innovative businesses under funding decisions announced by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today. Funding of $2.1 million from Vote Science and Innovation will allow 70 businesses to employ graduate students for a minimum of six months to undertake innovative research and development (R&D) work. Last year, 50 businesses were approved for funding...

Minister congratulates Wellington East Girls choir

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Christopher Finlayson | Arts, Culture and Heritage

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today congratulated the Wellington East Girls‘ College choir, Cantala, for their first-equal placing in the treble choir category of the prestigious Summa Cum Laude international youth music festival in Vienna. “This is an outstanding achievement for the 31 young women involved and choir director Brent Stewart,” Mr Finlayson said. “They have done their school and New Zealand proud.” Cantala was judged best of 23 choirs in the category...

Early teens are the ‘forgotten years’ at school

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A report released today by the Education Review Office shows that secondary schools in New Zealand are gathering limited performance information about their years 9 and 10 students, and the information they do collect is not well used to help students’ ...

Focus on junior achievement needed

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Media release 10 July 2012 Focus on junior achievement needed An ERO report on junior classes in high schools makes sobering reading for New Zealand’s future success, says BusinessNZ. The report released today shows only seven percent of schools are ...

Reports point to need for better investment in early childhood education

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Several recent reports have strongly indicated that the most vulnerable children in New Zealand are at risk of missing out on quality early childhood education.

Speech: Turia - Toitu Maori Health Leadership Summit 2012 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
There may well be some statistical and demographical context that will help you in your forward planning. I am thinking say of the 103000 Māori who are not in education, employment and training. What will the future be like for the 220000 children ...

First International Pasifika ECE Conference

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Hosted by the Faculty of Education. Call for abstracts now open.
30 January 2013

Training opportunities squandered, says MP - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Training opportunities squandered, says MP Opportunities for young New Zealanders to be trained for the Christchurch rebuild are being squandered by a National Government which has no commitment to ensuring New Zealanders receive skills ...

Get The Answers: Everyone gains when workers become financially literate - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Providing support and advice for people is one of the most highly effective ways to boost staff morale, workplace culture, productivity, retention and ultimately profitability. In what instances do employers go to an external provider to give staff ...

Chief Executive Announcement - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Margaret's passion for education, and her very strong leadership and academic profile, are qualities that will be immensely valuable to us as we seek to grow the future of Waiariki, a uniquely bicultural tertiary institution with campuses in Rotorua ...

Disability groups back plans to close schools - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The Ministry of Education plans to close the specialist schools - Westbridge Residential School in West Auckland, Salisbury Outreach Residential School in Nelson and Halswell Residential College and McKenzie Residential School in Christchurch. The ...

Authority to create culture of excellence - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Mataatua iwi representative and retired teacher Iria Whiu said they believed they could achieve their aims by expanding on a "huarahi Maori" - a Maori pathway from kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, whare kura and wananga. Success was developing students ...

No, voluntary means voluntary - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
In the year to December 2010, schools collected $101m in donations. But documents show the Education Ministry has had to warn some schools to cease their fundraising tactics. In September 2010, Hastings' Karamu High School was reprimanded after ...

Greens call for end to school "donation" threats - TVNZ

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URL: Greens call for end to school "donation" threats TVNZ "As you are aware, no student should be denied information or privileges available to other students by a board attempting to recover payments and there should be no communication with students and/or their families suggesting there are such ... And in ...

University expansion gets ready to graduate - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: University expansion gets ready to graduate New Zealand Herald Deputy vice-chancellor Rob Allen said two big lecture theatres in the new precinct could be used by other faculties and banks of seats in one would be able turn to enable students to break out into groups. "The television studio is three levels high ...

Additional funding for Te Karaka Area School - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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“I understand that space has been at a premium at the former Te Karaka School site, and appreciate the patience demonstrated by the Board of Trustees, teachers, learners and parents. The new school is experiencing increased attendance figures and ...