Education
Education Ministry forecasting secondary teacher shortfall
Auckland secondary schools have just two years to head off a worsening teacher shortage.
The Education Ministry has forecast a shortfall of thirty secondary teachers in the city this year, blowing… Audio
Samoa PM makes public bid to re-home USP
Samoa's prime minister has gone public with his desire to re-home the University of the South Pacific. Audio
Extended Interviews
Extended Interviews with tribal historians Rahui Papa, Tom Roa, Brad Totorewa, Mamae Takerei, Kawhia Muraahi. Also, acclaimed historian Dr Vincent O’Malley. Video
Documentary: NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui is the third compelling chapter in RNZ’s award-winning documentary project on the New Zealand Wars. Available to watch in 4K. Video
Pasifika AUT students claim lack of support at Manukau campus
A group of Pasifika law students at Auckland University of Technology have raised concerns about a lack of support at the Manukau campus.
Young inmates in Christchurch growing award-winning greens
Youth offenders at Christchurch Men's prison have been learning gardening skills and growing award-winning vegetables.
A programme run in the youth unit is inspiring young men to pick up green-thumb… Video, Audio
NZ's teacher shortage evaporates
Auckland University's Mark Barrow joins us to discuss the dramatic turnaround in the country's teacher shortage. Audio
Demand for secondary teachers in Auckland on the rise
The Education Ministry is forecasting a shortfall of secondary teachers in Auckland this year, and a demand for teachers in maths, science and technology, and te reo Māori.
Students avoiding Wellington universities due to high rents
The Victoria University Students' Association is hearing that some students are finding Wellington rents so expensive, they're enrolling in provincial universities instead.
Today, TradeMe released… Audio
Auckland faces teacher shortage
The Education Ministry is warning of a shortage of secondary teachers in Auckland for the next three years.
It has forecast a shortfall of 30 teachers in the city this year.
Emma Hatton spoke with… Audio
Helping children cope with climate anxiety
What can families and schools do to help children and young people overcome fear and anxiety about climate change? New work from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at how to give… Audio
Government announces five-year overhaul of school curriculum
The government is to overhaul the school curriculum over the next three to four years.
NZ digital literacy suffering without support for students - NZUSA
New Zealand's ability to upskill its workers is being road-blocked because of a broken promise from Labour to reinstate postgraduate student allowances, a students' association says.
AUT students finalists for Global Lexus Design Awards
Two students from AUT's Faculty of Design and Creative Technology have been selected as finalists in the Global Lexus Design Awards competition. During level 4 lockdown last year Jessica Vea and Gayle… Audio
Domestic enrolments leap at some polytechnics
Increased demand for trades and health training has boosted enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology by more than 70 percent compared to last year. Audio
Polytechnics say demand surging ahead of new academic year
Some polytechnics are reporting a surge in enrolments as the academic year begins.
They say demand is especially high in trades courses where the government has waived fees to encourage more… Audio
Concern grows as fewer NZers choose IT career
More New Zealanders need to improve their digital skills, as workforce shortages are exacerbated by Covid-19 border closures, new research shows.
Whakatāne school to continue classes in hall following fire
Pupils at a Whakatāne school will have to wait three weeks before they can re-enter the grounds after a fire ripped through eight of its classrooms.
Foreign students prepare to leave country as study visas expire
Study visas for thousands of foreign students are expiring, and many are preparing to leave the country.
Teachers will get support they need to teach new history curriculum, PM says
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is offering assurance after consultation opened this week on the new New Zealand history curriculum.