Education
New pay offer on the table for primary school teachers
Primary school teachers and principals are considering a new pay offer from the Ministry of Education of 3 percent a year for three years, the Educational Institute says. Audio
Treasury funding advice: "discriminatory"
Advocates for children with disabilities are denouncing Treasury advice as discriminatory, resulting in insufficient funding for desperately needed teacher aides, speech and language therapists… Audio
Teachers receive new pay offer
NZEI President Lynda Stuart discusses a new pay offer for primary teachers and principals with Kathryn Ryan. It's the 2nd offer from the government in the long-running pay dispute. Last month almost… Audio
'Uni of NZ' idea opens new chapter for academic rationing
Opinion - While education barons are bracing for rocky times, the suggestion that universities reconstitute under a single University of NZ may eliminate overseas competition as each campus focuses on…
Te reo Māori lessons paying off for leading NZers
Beginner te reo Māori classes throughout New Zealand are continuing to grow in popularity. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has been speaking to reo champions right across the board - leading in politics… Video, Audio
Jacinda Ardern wishes she could speak te reo Māori
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told students today that she wishes she could have been the first prime minister who could speak fluent te reo Māori, and how she hopes her daughter Neve will be able to… Video, Audio
Living and breathing te reo Māori in Ruatoki
The 170 students at Te Wharekura o Ruatoki are fluent in both te reo Māori and English. To celebrate Māori Language Week, John Campbell talks to Turuhira Hare - who studied and now teaches at the… Video, Audio
Bill requiring primary schools to teach second language drawn from ballot
National's education spokesperson hopes to get other parties to back her plan to make learning a second language compulsory in primary and intermediate schools.
Craig Callender - What is time?
Craig Callender is a Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at UC San Diego. Prior to that he worked in the Department of Philosophy, Logic & Scientific Method… Audio
Nicholas Tampio: children need to learn in the real world, not the virtual one
Children who spend the bulk of their school day in front of a computer will too often end up physically unfit, depressed and low on social skills, political scientist and author Nicholas Tampio says… Audio
Students have 30 days to save Elam's Huia house
A house that has belonged to Auckland art school students for more than 70 years may be confiscated because of unpaid rates.
Schools use students and admin staff to facilitate classes - PPTA
A shortage of relief teachers has forced secondary schools to leave students unsupervised, send classes home, and even close for the day, PPTA says.
"Māori dont have a middle class" - John Tamihere
Social services in New Zealand are an antiquated relic of the British Empire and have failed to serve Māori for the past 60 years, but hope can be found in community-led services, former Labour MP… Audio
The Canterbury school kids swapping screens for spades
Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees… Audio, Gallery
The Canterbury school kids swapping screens for spades
Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees…
AudioThe debate over Bible in schools
The debate over whether bible lessons should be taught in state schools is going to the high court. Betsy Tipping took her son out of school because she was unhappy volunteers were teaching their view… Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Rachel Brown tells us about her thesis which looked the impact of serious childhood illness on Maori and Pacific families - in particular - navigating New Zealand's health system. Audio
'University of NZ' could prevent financial shock - ex-chancellor
The country's eight universities are at risk of a financial shock and should consider forming a single University of New Zealand, says former Massey University chancellor Russ Ballard. Audio
How to help young adults make it on their own
Parents need to focus less on enforcing rules and more on developing their kids' independence if they want to help them handle real-world pressures, says family coach and author Yvonne Godfrey. Audio
Could universities be next for bailout?
The former Chancellor of Massey University Dr Russell Ballard, says universities be next in line after polytechs in needing a financial bail out unless the way the sector is structured and funded is… Audio
