Category: Education

Gill Bonnett Unregulated marketing managers hired by New Zealand education institutes are using cut-throat recruitment practices to lure international students, some immigration advisers say. Representatives of New Zealand education providers were selling a false dream to prospective students, the advisers RNZ spoke to said. Amanbir Singh Jaspal has been to international student fairs where prospective students are recruited. ‘Flea Markets’…

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Kieran Madden The Government is dead-set on improving “wellbeing” as the mark of their leadership, and “long-term intergenerational wellbeing” in particular. This requires whipping out the binoculars and taking a strategic view, one that foresees well beyond the next few election cycles. New Zealanders are ageing and becoming more ethnically diverse. Plummeting Ratio In 2038, there will be around twice…

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An Analysis by John Gerritsen  The government’s plan for a monster merger of all 16 polytechnics and institutes of technology has taken everyone by surprise, but some might say they had it coming. After nearly $100 million in bailouts last year and the possibility of more to come, the government has eschewed half-measures and complex policy solutions for the relatively simple option of rolling…

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Supplied Content From Unicorns to Fairies, Mythical Creatures have contributed their mite to honing of the fantasy world of children. Parents and educators have tried to unveil the Pegasus and narrate social stories. But have the children grasped them? ‘Ready for Big School’ assists parents and early childhood educators in this task, while being a toddler’s best friend. Good blend…

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Have your say on the changes coming Supplied Content The government-subsidised education and care of young children that takes place in the educator’s home or in the child’s home will become professionalised, to ensure better and more consistent quality, Education Minister Chris Hipkins has said. He said this morning that Home-based Early Childhood Education has been the fastest growing part…

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Jane Patterson The National Party was looking to gazump the Prime Minister’s first big speech of the year by making public what it says are the government’s plans for the vocational training sector. As Jacinda Ardern was outlining the problems facing polytechnics and institutes of technology and flagging what she called “far-reaching” changes, National leader Simon Bridges was briefing reporters…

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Learning Maori Language should be compulsory Peter Dunne Another Waitangi Day has passed – this year without adverse event – and with it, the often too brief opportunity to consider what it means to be a New Zealander, 179 years after the signing of the Treaty. A striking feature of this year’s typically cursory discussion and woeful analysis was the…

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Supplied Content ‘One-size-fits all’ approach to suicide prevention will not work and new strategies tailored to the older people are needed a University of Auckland Researcher has said. Dr Gary Cheung of the University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, led a study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal that reveals a distinctly different pattern of stressors and behaviours…

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Anita Balakrishnan Imagine for a minute, a New Zealand without vineyards, wonton soup, Diwali (the Festival of Lights), the art of John Pule, Golfer Lydia Ko or Rugby player Jerome Kaino – sad indeed, but a likely scenario had New Zealand not been a destination for migrants over the years. Interesting Statistics The recently released 2018 citizenship data by the…

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School Principals are expecting disruptions because of a shortage of staff when most schools went back this week. It is estimated that 650 more teachers are needed this year; that is after 200 have been recruited from overseas. Principals under pressure Principals’ Federation President Whetu Cormick said that Principals will be under extreme pressure preparing for the new school year.…

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