Education
Labour promises to drive students towards 'vital life skills'
The Labour Party is promising to introduce driving classes for all high school students as part of a new 'school leavers' toolkit' unveiled today.
BANG! Episode 3: Netflix and Chill
In episode 3 a group of 20-somethings tell us what dating and hooking up looks like for them, plus Eleanor Butterworth on 'ethical sex', Hera Lindsay Bird reads a new poem, and Laura Borrowdale… Audio
From hating school as a child, to award-winning teacher
Award-winning teacher, Gail Harrison, is the Manager and Lead Educator of Whanganui Learning Centre, and recently received a national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for sustained excellence. The… Audio
Australia's NZ uni fee change ruled 'discriminatory'
Australian lawmakers have ruled a proposal to remove university subsidies directly discriminates against New Zealanders.
NZ govt accused of being complicit in Australian uni fees hike
Sydney-based lawyer and human rights advocate David Faulkner tells us the New Zealand Government is complicit in the law change forcing New Zealand students at Australian universities to pay triple… Audio
Australia's uni fees for New Zealanders ruled 'discriminatory'
Australian lawmakers have ruled that a change that triples what New Zealanders pay for university study across the Tasman is discriminatory. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
Concern over proposed Auckland kindie changes
A kindergarten parents group is questioning the changes to holidays and opening hours proposed by the Auckland Kindergarten Association.
ACC targets students in anti-sexual violence initiative
ACC a new initiative aims to help reduce the amount of sexual violence suffered by young people.
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Tell me about your thesis
Dr Nicola Surtees of Canterbury University tells us about her thesis Narrating connections and boundaries: Constructing relatedness in lesbian known donor familial configurations. Audio
Returning to learning
An estimated 90,000 New Zealanders aged 15 to 24 are not in education, training or employment. How can we support those who left school early return to education a bit later? Education specialist Lynn… Audio
Indian student market destroys trust in private institutions - Independent Tertiary Education NZ
Abuse of the Indian student market has destroyed trust in private tertiary institutions, with the sector reeling from a government crack-down, a tertiary education group says.
Officials' tertiary fraud fears revealed
Tertiary institution staff are under suspicion of immigration fraud and their employers may be turning a blind eye to some offending, documents show. Audio
16 tertiary institutes under fraud spotlight
Immigration New Zealand believes some tertiary institution staff may have been involved in fraud and corruption and is keeping tabs on staff at 16 institutions. The alleged offending includes bribery… Audio
Opposition to Whare Wananga given university status
There is fierce opposition from the country's eight universities to a bill which would allow whare wananga Maori to call themselves a university. Opponents say it will harm their international brand. Audio
Tertiary staff suspected of fraud, corruption over Indian students
Immigration NZ suspects some tertiary institution staff working with the Indian student market are involved in fraud and corruption. RNZ education reporter John Gerritsen tells us it is keeping tabs… Audio
Principal apologises for blaming suicide victim
The principal of a high school whose letter to parents named and blamed a student for committing suicide says he's very sorry and saddened that he has caused further distress.
Indian students paying up to $40,000 for jobs
Indian students are being exploited into paying up to $40,000 for jobs they believe will help them gain residency, members of the Indian community have told RNZ.
Indian students paying as much as $40,000 for jobs in NZ
Indian students are paying as much as $40,000 for jobs that will help them get residence in New Zealand and they are being under-paid and exploited along the way. Audio
Research suggests remainers have higher qualifications
New research on the demography of the Brexit vote suggest remainers have higher tertiary qualificaitons than Brexit supporters. Audio
Med students face dropping out over loan cap
Some medical students face having to drop out of their studies because of an eight-year cap on student loans.
