Erica Stanford

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says changes to a key work visa scheme will curb unsustainable levels of migration and cut down on exploitation.

A raft of changes for the Accredited Employer Work… Audio

Teachers say they are overwhelmed and need clearer direction about how to teach the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum 

The curriculum was introduced for all students from years one to ten… Audio

Palestinians in New Zealand want the government to give emergency humanitarian visas to their family members, just like they did for people fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine.

The office of the Minister… Audio

Labour has hit out at a government inquiry into the school property system, saying "National are choosing to prioritise tax cuts over classrooms for children."

The three-month review will look into… Audio

National campaigned on 'Teaching the Basics Brilliantly' - a central plank of that policy was an hour each day of reading, writing and maths. Audio

With New Zealand's worst ever results in the OECD's PISA tests, high truancy rates and National's coalition agreements - the new education minister has her work cut out for her. The government has… Audio

The National Party's plan to overhaul the way primary and intermediate-aged students are taught has brought our country's declining numeracy and literacy testing numbers into focus. The plan, called… Audio

The National Party believes it's on to an electoral winner with the first of what Christopher Luxon says will be a series of educational policies that are not about "left or right, but about going… Audio

National's unveiled its blue book of brilliance, outlining a plan to make New Zealand a top performer in education.

Reading, writing and maths would all have to be taught for an hour each day in… Video, Audio

The National Party's Education spokesperson says children aren't being taught reading, writing and maths properly, which has led to high failure rates in new literacy and numeracy exams.

A pilot of… Audio

The National Party says the government's decision to add migrant nurses to the direct pathway to residence is welcome, but should have happened a year ago.

Nurses, specialist doctors and midwives… Audio

The National Party is renewing it's calls on the government to include nurses in the fast track to residence program, as a workforce shortage of four-thousand grips the industry.

Staff at North Shore… Audio

The National Party is highlighting what it calls an "education disaster" in the results of a trial run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

While there was an initial focus on the poor overall… Audio

New Zealand is struggling to attract migrant nurses, as the country continues to grapple with desperate nursing shortages - particularly in the aged care sector.

National Party immigration… Audio

The National Party says the government will not deliver on its promise of a rebalanced immigration system.

The country will open to the world at the end of July with sector-specific settings to shift… Audio