Education
The outdoors as a classroom
Kelly Mouat from the children's programme TimberNook talks about the benefits of adventurous outdoor learning. Audio
Call for culture change to welcome more women to trades
The Ministry for Women wants to encourage more women to consider trade careers, but one builder says many employers don't want to hire females.
"Normal is boring!" - Josef Schovanec
Kathryn Ryan meets Dr Josef Schovanec, French writer, academic, polyglot and advocate for people with autism. He's an advisor to the French government, and travels France and the world, speaking about… Audio
Foreign PhD students least likely to stay in NZ
$40 million of public money is being spent every year subsidising foreign PhD students but they are less likely to remain in New Zealand than any other group of international students.
Foreign PhD students least likely to stay in New Zealand
Is the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on subsidising foreign students to do PhDs in New Zealand well spent? RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen canvasses the differing views. Audio
Edgewater school principal Allan Vester on school zones
Principal of Edgewater school, Allan Vester, joins the discussion on how money impacts on education. Audio
Tertiary institutions miss Māori and Pasifika targets
The Tertiary Education Commission is trying a new approach to improve Māori and Pasifika enrolment and pass rates, after institutions missed previous targets. Audio
Otago University students sent a message from the city's mayor
Otago students welcomed to Dunedin and given advice by the city's mayor on how to behave Audio
Minstry of Eduction responds to the bus ban in Timaru
Ministry of Education responds to the parents of a boy who's no longer allowed to use the same school bus as his older brother. Audio
TEC wants better results for Maori and Pasifika students
The Tertiary Education Commission has abandoned its goal of eliminating disparities between Maori and Pasifika students, and other students, by next year. The commission has launched a new push to… Audio
Pharmac looks to fund women's tampons and pads
Government funded health agency Pharmac is considering funding women's sanitary products such as tampons and pads. Charity KidsCan says many girls can't afford the products. Audio
Parents told their son not allowed to catch a school bus
Scotty Mitchell talks about the situation where suddenly his ten year old boy isn't allowed to catch the same bus as his older brother to school. Audio
AgResearch and China plan joint research centre
AgResearch is planning to form a joint research centre with China's largest state-owned food company, and says it will protect New Zealand's intellectual property.
School rivalry for top students creating 'ghettoisation'
Elite schools are accelerating social divisions by taking the best students from poor areas - and it's time for a system re-think, a principal says. Audio
Schools commodifying' children - principal
Inter school rivalry, Shirley Boys High School Principal John Laurenson says the real cost of schools competing for students is the commodification of children. Audio
Think what early childhood education is worth, govt urged
Early childhood groups are urging the government to rethink what their sector is worth.
ECE worth more
Education groups are urging the Government to boost spending on creches and kindergartens. Audio
Indian students could face travel restrictions after deportation
A group of Indian students threatened with deportations will struggle to travel outside of India if they are given a deportation stamp, their lawyer says.
Peter Bray - Bethlehem University
Brother Peter Bray is a New Zealander and Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University - the first university established in the Palestinian territories and the only Catholic University in… Audio
Indian students set to leave NZ after deportation threat
Supporters have turned out to the Unitarian Church in Auckland to farewell eight Indian students threatened with deportation.
