Education
Education agents back NZ as safe destination
Eighty-five percent of surveyed agents agreed or strongly agreed that New Zealand's handling of the outbreak made it a more attractive destination for foreign students.
Baby whisperer Dorothy Wade - Simply Parenting
Today's expert is baby whisperer Dorothy Wade. She talks about everything you need to know about babies - from sleeping, crying, feeding and more! Audio
Alice Snedden's Bad News | Episode 1: Migrant Sex Workers
Sex work is decriminalised in New Zealand—unless you’re a migrant worker. In this episode, Alice visits a brothel for business and pleasure and asks why this discriminatory law hasn't been changed. Video
State integrated school students more likely to gain University Entrance - research
The special character schools have the best results for the best price compared with private or state alternatives, new research shows.
NZ student increase 'won't make up shortfall' in international income
Polytechnics and universities are warning an expected leap in domestic enrolments next year will not make up for the loss of foreign students due to the pandemic.
State-integrated schools offer best value for money - report
A new report by a business think-tank has found state-integrated schools offer the best value for money compared to their private and public counterparts.
State-integrated schools are generally run… Audio
Domestic tertiary enrolments not expected to fill foreign student gap
Polytechnics and universities are warning an expected leap in domestic enrolments will not make up for the loss of foreign students due to the pandemic.
They are already talking about financial… Audio
Canterbury researchers awarded $100k grant
Canterbury researchers have been awarded a grant of just over $100,000 as part of their work helping track young children's language development. Audio
How to help children process anxiety about Covid-19
Imaginative play is the best way for children to work through their fears about the coronavirus pandemic, says psychologist Sarb Johal, and it's all the better when parents join in. Audio
How might Covid-19 affect children in the future?
Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses how children are making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic and how parents are helping them, when they themselves may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure. Audio
Private tertiary education providers demand more funding
Private tertiary institutions are warning that the government's $10 million support fund for their sector is not enough to help them through the dramatic loss of foreign students.
Private tertiary institutions worried about government support fund
English language schools and other private tertiary institutions are warning a ten-million-dollar pandemic support fund for their sector won't go far.
They say they are laying off staff because no… Audio
Universities can take, isolate international students - Sir John Key
Auckland business leaders want the government to let wealthy international students back into the country via quarantine facilities run by universities.
Speaking at a crisis summit today, Mayor Phil… Video, Audio
Melbourne lockdown: Young children under stress
The Panel speaks to Dr Christine Grove - a developmental psychologist and senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. Audio
Māori, Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ universities
Māori and Pasifika remain severely under-represented in university science departments, making up less than 5 percent of staff, a study shows. Audio
Govt wants more focus on quality education than work rights for foreign students
A Cabinet paper shows the government wants to use the pandemic to transform the $5 billion international student sector.
Call for education funding to be redirected to more urgent need
Teachers are unanimous in their call for funding from Communities of Learning to be redirected to other educational endeavours that have a more urgent need. Secondary Schools association vice… Audio
Call to axe $100m learning scheme and redirect funding
An organisation representing school principals wants the government to scrap a scheme that is costing $100 million-a-year, most of it in extra pay for teachers and principals.
Alice Snedden's Bad News | Trailer
Alice Snedden’s Bad News is an eight-part docu-comedy series that wrestles with some of the most confusing and contentious political and social issues confronting Aotearoa in 2020. Video
Fears research into exhausted health staff could be stymied
A world-renowned sleep research centre in Wellington has suffered a funding drop that jeopardises its standing.
