Education
ECE centres too crowded, noisy and cold, researchers warn
The Education Ministry needs to raise minimum standards and protect under-five year olds from cold, crowded and noisy early childhood centres, a group of researchers say.
Language expert Roly Sussex: 'Expect lots more Chinese words in NZ'
Prof Roly Sussex is intrigued by the Kiwi accent, vernacular and vocab and how it's changing. He says we can expert more Chinese words to come into Kiwi English as China becomes a dominant cultural… Audio
Professor Helen Small - Defending the humanities
The value of the humanities (academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture) to society, democracy, identity, happiness and economic worth is being debated in most developed… Audio
More Māori studying to be doctors
The University of Otago has never seen so many Māori students studying to be doctors, new research from the NZ Medical Journal shows.
The ex-university lecturers offering free environmental education
Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and… Audio, Gallery
The ex-university lecturers offering free environmental education
Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and…
AudioA History of Vocal Jazz: Female Icons
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan take centre stage for a new six-week course being offered at Victoria University. Jazz singer-songwriter Bruce Brown gives Nick Tipping… Audio
School leavers with learning issues get better shot at a job
One school leaver said if it wasn't for a South Auckland initiative, he would be behind bars.
Upbeat for Friday 8 June
We look ahead to the weekend with the DSO and NZGQ, mark the upcoming winter solstice, Bruce Brown gives us a history of female jazz icons and we round out our series recognising important classical…
South Auckland course gets youth from streets into trades
School leavers with learning difficulties now have a better chance at employment in the trades sector thanks to a South Auckland initiative. The Aspire2Trades campus in Manukau opened its doors last… Audio
Exercise and a special video game boost kids' brains
Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains. Audio
Exercise and a special video game boost kids' brains
Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains.
AudioTell me about your thesis
Graeme Oldnall tells us about his thesis, In Whose Interest which deals with moral and ethical issues in corporate governance and the social responsibility of business. Audio
Music job cuts confirmed at University of Auckland
Five staff at University of Auckland’s School of Music have lost their jobs. Audio
Unbundling fibre broadband & Apple's new OS
Bill Bennett on Vocus and Vodafone wanting to unbundle fibre broadband, the next version of Apple's operating systems for phones and computers and Microsoft buying GitHub - which has got some geeks up… Audio
Most NZ universities slip in global rankings
Six New Zealand universities have slipped and two have improved in a global league table of the top 1000 universities.
Volunteer access to prisons too hard: charities
Charities working with prisoners say the Corrections Department makes it too difficult for their volunteers to get access, with some waiting months to get approval. Volunteers for The Howard League… Audio
Most NZ universities slip in latest global ranking
New Zealand universities have taken a hit in an international league table, with six of the eight institutions losing ground in a ranking of the 1000 universities. Only Waikato and Lincoln improved… Audio
Teachers union appalled at govt's latest pay offer
Primary teachers say the government's latest pay offer won't do enough to keep senior staff in the profession. For first year teachers, the offer would take them from earning just under $50,000 a year… Audio
'Challenge' to find English teachers for refugees
Some English language schools in the South Island are struggling to find qualified teachers for new refugees.
