Education
Secondary teachers, Ministry head back to negotiating table
The secondary teachers' union and the Education Ministry go back to the negotiating table today to find a solution to their pay dispute. Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association are refusing… Audio
Secondary teachers vow to continue strikes over pay
Secondary teachers are vowing to continue rolling strikes until they receive an acceptable pay offer. There've been mounting calls from parents for an end to the strikes, which have resulted in… Audio
National training body was under funded, union claims
The Tertiary Education Union says that the national training organisation Te Pukenga has never been funded well enough to achieve its aims. Te Pukenga is proposing to cut about 950 jobs in a major… Audio
Teachers' strike: Students caught in an adult dispute
A man who started a petition against industrial action by secondary teachers says he supports their goals. Audio
Teachers strike: Growing concern as negotiations continue
There's a growing tide of frustrated parents demanding an end to rolling teacher strikes that have seen thousands of high school students missing valuable class time. The Ministry of Education and the… Video, Audio
Te Pūkenga proposal would cut more than 400 jobs
RNZ understands Te Pūkenga has proposed cutting 960 roles, with about half redeployed to new roles.
The Panel with Ali Mau and Scott Campbell (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Scott Campbell discuss the shortfall in NZ blood donors and if we should be compensating those who give blood or plasma. Plus, they talk about… Audio
School staff get 'long overdue' backpay after Holidays Act mistake
Thousands of school staff are about to share more than $38 million in partial compensation - and there is more to come.
Teachers' strike: students caught in an adult dispute
Anger is mounting among parents of high school students missing out due to on-going teacher strikes. The Government and the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) have been in negotiations for… Audio
Holiday backpay begins for teachers
Thousands of school staff are about to get the first tranche of payments compensating them for 400-million-dollars in miscalculated holiday pay. It's taken seven years of review, negotiation and… Audio
'We've had enough' - hundreds sign petition to end teacher strike
Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to rolling teacher strikes that are seeing thousands of students rostered off school. The online petition launched by a parent… Video, Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Jeremy Elwood (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Nalini Baruch and Jeremy Elwood talk about the next steps in the voluntary buyout for Auckland storm-damaged properties. Plus, they debate whether former… Audio
University of Otago vice-chancellor steps down after less than 18 months
Professor David Murdoch has been on sick leave since March but has since recovered.
Foreign fee-paying student numbers fall, despite rise in approvals
The number of new foreign students is lower than before the pandemic, despite an overall increase in study visa approvals.
Not just a free lunch: ripple effects from free school meals
Researchers say the ripple effects of providing healthy meals in schools extend wider than a free lunch. The $260 million Healthy School Lunch Programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako, provides free meals to schools… Audio
Te Whatu Ora project helps with cost of living woes
"5 a day, eat the healthy way" you might remember the jingle?.. neither do I. Well as the cost of living soars, the Te Whatu Ora funded Fruit and Vegetables in Schools project is proving as important… Audio
Secondary teachers begin new round of industrial action
Rolling year levels of secondary students are being rostered home for the rest of the term as teachers begin another round of industrial action.
Less people want to be school teachers
The number of people who want to be school teachers has dropped.
Universities have hundreds fewer enrolments in their initial teacher education programmes than last year.
The figures follow… Audio
Teacher education programmes report hundreds fewer enrolments
The figures followed forecasts last year of a shortage of secondary teachers but a potential over-supply of primary teachers.
Dunedin school principal dies suddenly
A Dunedin principal, Kristan Mouat, has died, the Logan Park High School community was told in an email sent on Sunday night.
