Investment approach refocuses entire welfare system

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Paula Bennett | Social Development

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced further detail on the investment approach and the actuarial valuation of the welfare system. “The lifetime cost of the current beneficiary population has been put at $78 billion by experts,” says Mrs Bennett. “The investment approach will change the entire focus of the welfare system so that support is invested where it will make the biggest difference.”...

OECD report shows NZ spends less than average on our students

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An international report shows that New Zealand spends just under the OECD average on educating students in primary schools through to tertiary institutions yet our level of student achievement is near the top of the OECD.

NZ tops OECD list for education spend

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New Zealand has topped the list of 34 OECD countries for the amount of money spent on education.The OECD annual report on education was released overnight and said New Zealand directed 21.2 per cent of its public spending to education,...

Charter schools for Tuhoe

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Tuhoe plans to set up three charter schools and are negotiating with the Education Ministry on how they can do it on their own terms.Tribal negotiator Tamati Kruger said the Crown's model for charter schools would be used as a basis...

Independence rules for special needs students

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Students at a new tertiary education centre for young people with special needs are relishing the independence it gives them.Ministry of Education-funded Oaklynn TEC is a branch of nearby Oaklynn Special School, which has several...

Otago Polytechnic launches new trades programmes

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In response to increasing community demand for skilled workers, Otago Polytechnic is delighted to launch three new pre-trade programmes: Masonry Trades, Painting and Decorating and Plasterboard Fixing and Stopping.