Jenny Salesa Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins and I are leading the ‘Education and Training’ work stream for Labour’s ‘Future of Work Commission.’ We have just released our discussion paper on Education and Training and I am very keen to hear your responses, thoughts and policy ideas about the big issues it tackles. We can be proud of New Zealand’s…
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Teenage crime creates fresh concerns
Inspector Bruce O’Brien – Counties Manukau Police are concerned at a rise in recent criminal activity by unsupervised young people, some as young as 10-years old. Parents and caregivers need to take more responsibility and accountability for their care. Three young people including a 16-year-old boy were involved in a fleeing driver incident on August 13, which could have easily…
Read MoreYoungster at the threshold of digital renaissance
Staff Reporter – A former Auckland student has the potential of becoming a ‘global phenomenon’ as she ushers in ‘Digital Renaissance’ with the launch of her start-up in the Silicon Valley next month. Priyanka (also known as Priya) Shekar, an alumni of the University of Auckland, and Stanford University, is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the new venture…
Read MoreNZMA named Training Establishment of the Year
Private training provider NZMA, part of the ACG Tertiary & Careers Group, has secured its place as New Zealand’s top hospitality and cookery school, taking out the title of Training Establishment of the Year at the NZ Chefs National Salon. The Salon, held at the ASB Showgrounds alongside the Food Show from July 30 to August 2, is one of…
Read MoreDuped students resort to extreme measures
Kamil Lakshman – The recent incident of an international student from India threatening to commit suicide in the Electorate Office of National Party Member of Parliament at Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is a cry for immigration help and desperation that exists among students. This is not an isolated incident. My predictions, made through my column in Indian Newslink, a speech delivered…
Read MoreEducational approach to Police diversity
Staff Reporter – The efforts of the New Zealand Police to encourage various ethnic groups to join its ranks received another boost with the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Te Wananga O Aotearoa last week. Police Commissioner Mike Bush and Te Wananga O Aotearoa Chief Executive Jim Mather signed the Agreement on July 24 in the South…
Read MoreTeenager prepares for Mathematics contest
Local Titirangi and Year 10 ACG Sunderland student Vanshika Nadgir is looking forward to competing in the region-wide Mathex Competition scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 7 pm at the ASB Showgrounds in Kohimarama. With several years of experience under her belt she is hoping her team will do well. “I have been asked to be…
Read MoreChain Management course links to quality jobs
Landing a job as a Supply Chain Administrator in the farming sector was a dream come true for Jot Bisht. His new job with Farmlands Co-operative comes on the back of the Diploma in Applied Management that he recently gained from NZCC (New Zealand Career College). The Category 1 provider, which is part of the ACG Tertiary & Careers Group…
Read MoreGreen Initiative motivates Zoroastrian Youth
Sanaya Master – The first ecologically conscious World Zoroastrian Youth Congress will be held in Auckland from December 28, 2015 to January 2, 2016. In continuation with the Congress Theme of ‘The Green Initiative,’ young Zoroastrians of East Auckland packed their boots and shovels on June 21, 2015, and headed to the breathtaking CUE Haven, in Araparera, an hour North…
Read MoreEfforts to reintroduce native species
Staff Reporter – Although New Zealand has a long history of attempting to reintroduce native species into their former habitats, experts believe that projects have been poorly conceived and monitored and hence suffered from poor success, according to biologists. A newly-released book ‘Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna’ outlines the progress achieved by researchers in improving ‘Introduction Practice.’…
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