Speaker forces Foss to front up on Novopay - Voxy

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Embattled Associate Education Minister Craig Foss has been forced to release more embarrassing details about the botched Novopay system following intervention from Parliament’s Speaker, says Labour’s Acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.

Schools payout $560k to cover Novopay mistakes - TVNZ

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URL: Schools payout $560k to cover Novopay mistakes Labour's Acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins received the figures from Education Minister Craig Foss after Speaker Lockwood Smith asked the Minister to give "informative replies" to written questions. Hipkins says 581 people have been paid on ...

Figures show extent of Novopay bungle - 3News NZ

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URL: Figures show extent of Novopay bungle Reporter. New figures show schools have been forced to pay more than a half a million dollars in advances to teachers affected by the Novopay education debacle. Hundreds more teachers were paid for work at schools where they'd never been employed.

$560,000 to cover Novopay errors

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Schools have paid out more than $560,000 to cover mistakes made by the embattled Novopay system, new figures reveal.

Growing the key competencies through the arts

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Louise Field from Somerville Intermediate highlights the importance of the arts curriculum area for growing the key competencies.

Massey becomes national Startup Weekend sponsor - Voxy

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Professor Ted Zorn, head of Massey University's College of Business, says Startup Weekend fits perfectly with Massey's aim to build closer relationships with the business community and contribute to New Zealand's economic success. "As a university ...

Thieves and vandals target schools - Stuff.co.nz

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Police had also spoken to a former pupil suspected to be responsible for damage to classrooms at Longburn Adventist College. Police urged members of the public to report suspicious activity or people on school grounds, Mr Ward said. ''People shouldn't ...

Why teenage girls need an 'aunt army' - New Zealand Herald

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'Problems such as eating disorders and self-harm, which once had been extremely rare, were now happening in every classroom and every street. But more than this, the average girl was stressed and depressed in a way we hadn't seen before.' However, he ...