Education
Ministry of Education set to take tougher stance on ECE fraud
An independent report shows the Education Ministry is preparing to take a tougher line on fraud by early childhood services.
The review of a special unit that identified and raided high-risk early… Audio
Early childhood education teachers set to get big pay rises
Early childhood teachers should get pay rises of thousands of dollars thanks to extra funding.
The government is spending $170 million over four years to give teachers in their first six years of… Audio
Govt bankrolls pay parity for thousands of ECE teachers
Thousands of early childhood teachers will get a pay rise next year thanks to a $170-million funding boost announced by the government today.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says the money will be… Video, Audio
Questions raised over absent Cambridge school principal, DP
The executive principal and deputy principal of a prestigious private school have been absent for weeks, and questions are being raised about where they are.
Dale Burden and his wife Yevette Williams… Video, Audio
Government bankrolls pay rises for early childhood teachers
The government has announced extra funding to give thousands of early childhood teachers pay parity with kindergarten and school teachers.
Govt spends $170m on pay parity for thousands of ECE teachers
The Government has announced a pay parity plan for some early childhood teachers worth $170 million. In a pre-Budget announcement this morning, the Education Minister Chris Hipkins said the government… Audio
Word: Shadow Pronouns and Sweet As
Word is the name of our new feature on Mondays - exploring everything about the written and spoken word, especially in New Zealand English. We find out how the language is evolving, how it's changing… Audio
Covid-19: Te Puni Kōkiri campaign urges people to learn more about vaccine
A new national campaign is encouraging whānau from around the motu to learn more about the Covid-19 vaccine programme.
Called 'Karawhiua' or 'Be a Doer', it draws on real life experience and medical… Audio
Otago students push back against fines for flat rubbish
The University of Otago wants the ability to fine students who have let the rubbish at their flats get out of control.
It is among a raft of changes proposed to the university's Code of Student… Audio
Kiwi teens internet use among highest in the world
New Zealand teenagers are spending 42 hours a week on the internet - one of the highest figures in the world and double what it was in 2012.
The finding comes from the OECD's Programme for… Audio
Principal not surprised by NZ teens' heavy internet use
New Zealand's teenagers are among the biggest internet users in the world.
The OECD's Programme for International Assessment says this country's 15-year-olds spend on average 42 hours a week on the… Audio
NZ teens among world's biggest internet users
An OECD report shows New Zealand's 15-year-olds spend more time on the internet than their peers in all countries except Denmark, Sweden and Chile.
Prefab classroom builder AdBuild in voluntary administration
A Lower Hutt company that makes prefab classrooms is in voluntary administration but the Education Ministry says it is working with it.
Youth work programme that targets rural communities gets funding boost
Grassroots organisations delivering support to young people in rural communities say they are excited to see what they can do with the new tranche of government funding released this week.
Country schoolchildren prepare to spread their wings
Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for… Audio
Country schoolchildren prepare to spread their wings
Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for…
AudioHutt Valley High School temporary classrooms will take months to install
It will be months before temporary classrooms are on site to replace mould-damaged rooms at Hutt Valley High School - some of the rooms won't arrive until November.
The role of play in early childhood development
The role play has in early childhood development and in particular, the prevention of behavioural and emotional difficulties is the focus of professor of play, Paul Ramchandan. He heads the Play in… Audio
Hutt Valley High School: Ministry staff front at meeting with parents
It will be months before senior students at Hutt Valley High School are back in the classroom fulltime after being forced out because of toxic mould.
The Education Ministry fronted up to some angry… Audio
Hutt Valley High School students protest mouldy classrooms
Hutt Valley High students did their school work on the steps of parliament yesterday in the hope decision makers will replace their mould-riddled classrooms The school closed more than a dozen… Audio
