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Labour’s education reforms
Written By: - Date published: 9:08 am, December 9th, 2018 - 58 comments
The Government has released a discussion paper proposing radical change to our education system, including the establishment of regional hubs to improve cooperation between schools and provisions to strengthen the proposition that kids should attend their local well resources and well run school.
My civics – the New Zealand civil war
Written By: - Date published: 5:19 pm, November 18th, 2018 - 67 comments
While looking at a missing post on Briefing Papers, I ran across some material on deficiencies in our current education regime looking at our civil war in the 19th century. So I wrote this post about why I personally think that it matters.
How Patriarchy Works; A Newshub Special Investigation
Written By: - Date published: 11:25 am, September 25th, 2018 - 80 comments
A schoolgirl correctly identified exactly what caused the stink at Carterton South school. Why wasn’t she listened to?
We are failing kids from poor families
Written By: - Date published: 9:21 am, September 16th, 2018 - 77 comments
Kirsty Johnston has produced an in-depth analysis of the current rate of young people from poor backgrounds entering professional ranks. And the news is not good.
VSM – why it needs to go.
Written By: - Date published: 8:35 am, August 2nd, 2018 - 62 comments
In 2010 the ACT Party with the help of National managed to pass a piece of legislation that damaged student democracy, and blatantly ignored public opinion. Voluntary Student Membership or VSM sounds like a horrendous STI, and its impact has been to screw student democracy. Prior to 2010 students had a choice as to whether […]
Reason #73 why charter schools are wrong: they teach creationism
Written By: - Date published: 11:46 am, July 31st, 2018 - 78 comments
Newsroom has reported on claims that Villa Education Trust, which opened up National’s conference singing Hallelujah, has taught creationism in science classes as a preferred theory of evolution.
There’s nothing vague about National’s education policy announcement *
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, July 30th, 2018 - 30 comments
* according to Simon Bridges.
Bridges and his cheerleaders
Written By: - Date published: 9:46 am, July 29th, 2018 - 112 comments
National is pulling out all stops to suggest that Simon Bridges is not so bad as a leader.
The teachers’ strike
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, July 4th, 2018 - 56 comments
Teachers have indicated they will also be seeking a significant catch up in salaries and job conditions after a decade of neglect.
The problem with Charter Schools
Written By: - Date published: 12:38 pm, February 11th, 2018 - 296 comments
The Government is moving to stop the creation of new charter schools and require existing charter schools to integrate with the public system.
Doofus of the week Anniversary Weekend edition – Damien Grant
Written By: - Date published: 10:14 am, January 29th, 2018 - 43 comments
Damien Grant wins the latest award for penning a column where he claims that University education is a great folly of modern life, contributes surprisingly little to our economic well-being and does not prepare graduates for work.
National’s Standards
Written By: - Date published: 2:59 pm, December 13th, 2017 - 74 comments
It’s great to see Chris Hipkins abolishing ‘National Standards’ as a matter of priority. This policy was nothing but an unfortunate bit of populism from the previous government, and a Prime Minister in John Key who specialised in band-aid solutions to problems that required stitches. While it may have made some people feel better that it […]
National Standards causes decline in educational levels
Written By: - Date published: 8:13 am, December 7th, 2017 - 30 comments
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results suggests that National Standards has been a failure.
First year of study free launched by Prime Minister Ardern
Written By: - Date published: 1:09 pm, December 5th, 2017 - 83 comments
Jacinda Ardern has formally launched the Government’s free tertiary education policy.
Teachers will be dancing in the streets at the latest Education announcement
Written By: - Date published: 2:59 pm, October 30th, 2017 - 58 comments
Chris Hipkins has announced that significant changes will be made to testing regimes for Primary and Secondary schools.
Free Education – how to pay for it
Written By: - Date published: 10:24 am, October 28th, 2017 - 85 comments
I am a New Zealander living in Norway lecturing at NTNU, Norway’s largest University. For the last few months I have been thinking about the challenges of providing free post-secondary education. Norway offers free education for all students including international students.
The mess that the new government inherits
Written By: - Date published: 11:47 am, October 23rd, 2017 - 51 comments
This post is too long to read. Its purpose is to serve as reference material, a “one stop” snapshot of where we are as a country. The mess that the new government inherits. The consequences of the nine long wasted years of National. The magnitude of the challenge ahead of us.
The education mess
Written By: - Date published: 9:32 am, October 9th, 2017 - 20 comments
The complete mess that National has made of our health system got plenty of airtime during the election campaign. While it received less coverage, the education system is a mess too.
Green Party announces a better deal for students
Written By: - Date published: 7:20 am, September 14th, 2017 - 8 comments
“Students are the only group in society expected to borrow just to get by. We believe that students should be supported so that they can focus on learning the skills they need to contribute to a smart, innovative economy and a fairer society”
Labour announce affordable tertiary education
Written By: - Date published: 10:05 am, August 29th, 2017 - 54 comments
As the Nats stand exposed in another apparent dirty politics hit, Labour gets on with the job of winning the election. Jacinda Ardern today announced new policy: Making tertiary education and training affordable for all.
Nats double down on failed national standards policy
Written By: - Date published: 2:05 pm, August 27th, 2017 - 124 comments
The centerpiece of National’s campaign launch was an education package that doubles down on the demonstrably failed national standards policy. Out of ideas.
Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit
Written By: - Date published: 12:25 pm, August 14th, 2017 - 100 comments
“Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit will help students learn to drive, understand practical budgeting, be equipped with workplace skills, and learn how our political system operates through civics education at school. Every secondary school will be resourced to provide these courses.”
Tax cuts or fix this…
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, July 21st, 2017 - 54 comments
Auckland City Councilor Richard Hills yesterday tweeted some of the things we would like to see fixed before a tax cut. You might want to add to the list. Good thing Labour is promising to cancel the cuts and spend billions more on health and education.
National reckon public health and education are a waste of money?
Written By: - Date published: 9:11 am, July 20th, 2017 - 27 comments
According to Morning Report the Nats are calling Labour’s budget for more spending on health and education “a plan to waste more money”. Tell it to the people who can’t afford private alternatives and depend on the public systems.
Labour oppose visa scams – Nats would rather have the quick bucks
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, June 13th, 2017 - 35 comments
Labour is right to stress the many advantages that immigration brings to NZ, and right to address the major way in which it is being abused – student visa scams. Bill English has made National’s position clear, they would rather have the quick bucks.
Nats propose centrally planned economy
Written By: - Date published: 2:38 pm, May 12th, 2017 - 21 comments
Not even joking.
Parata fleeing education mess
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 pm, April 24th, 2017 - 37 comments
Parata can believe whatever brings her comfort of course, but the fact is that this National government has made, as usual, a mess of education.
“Dumbing down a generation”
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, March 21st, 2017 - 137 comments
An excellent piece by Simon Collins in the weekend Herald. NZ’s educational scores in international comparisons are locked in a downward spiral. National’s ideology has failed, while we ignore successful models.
Nat branch chair calls for “corporal punishment”
Written By: - Date published: 6:27 am, March 21st, 2017 - 38 comments
Bill English should have spoken out to dissociate his party from Price’s archaic views. Why hasn’t he?
Call to teach consent in schools
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, March 14th, 2017 - 127 comments
Yesterday evening saw a well attended rally at Parliament to protest rape culture in NZ, and call for the teaching of consent in schools.
Free speech vs hate speech
Written By: - Date published: 11:58 am, March 2nd, 2017 - 154 comments
Auckland Uni is in a difficult position – a classic dilemma with two important principles at stake.
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- Monday 1 April
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- Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology
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- Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes for Tuesday, April 1
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- Economic Bulletin March 2025
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- Politics of Grievances A Tidal Wave
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- Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes for Monday, March 31
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- Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Saturday, March 29
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- Friday 28 March
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- The Hoon around the week to March 28
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- The Browns Bay Bird Poisoner
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- To counter China’s coercion of Taiwan, we must track it better
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- Join us at 5pm for this week’s Hoon
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- Late Capitalism / Early Dystopia FAQ
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- Pressure Points: The importance of Australia’s military presence in East and Southeast Asia
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- Lunar New Year and the Future of Placemaking
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- Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Thursday, March 27
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- Signalling Deliberate Reckless Disregard.
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- How do we enjoy The Handmaid’s Tale when it feels like the 6pm news?
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national YouGov poll, conducted April 4–10 from a sample of 1,505, gave Labor a 52.5–47.5 lead, a 1.5-point gain for Labor ...3 days ago - New national veteran day announced, official term ‘veteran’ expanded
The government is expanding the official term "veteran" to cover more ex-soldiers, sailors and aviators - and announcing a new day. ...3 days ago
- Annual report finds more NZ kids living in material hardship than last year
The annual report on the child and youth strategy looked at poverty measures and indicators between July 2023 and June 2024. ...3 days ago
- ‘Scam’ or ‘efficiency’? The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, explained
Submissions close today on proposed reforms that would mark the most significant shakeup of fisheries in decades. Here’s what you need to know. On February 12, oceans and fisheries minister Shane Jones held up a wagging finger and a shiny, plastic-comb-bound document as Wellington’s downtown seagulls squawked overhead. Among a ...3 days ago
- Tāwhaki national aerospace centre pursuing companies to build launch pad
Any launchpad would be for small test rockets initially, and take several years to scale up to the real thing. ...3 days ago
- E Tū Welcomes Defeat Of Treaty Principles Bill
This bill sought to fundamentally alter the meaning of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by selectively and incorrectly interpreting the reo Māori text, says E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh. ...3 days ago - China doesn’t want trade war, but will fight back – Ambassador to New Zealand
Dr Wang Xiaolong rejects the trade war has come about because China had not played fair. ...3 days ago
- Having a CEO for a PM during a global trade meltdown could be a good thing
Luxon has an opportunity to emerge as a stabiliser without the diplomatic risk of poking the bear in the White House. Last month, pundits from across the political spectrum were begging Christopher Luxon to add a modicum of clarity to the way he communicates after a disastrous interview with Mike ...3 days ago
- How the world reacted to the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill
Parliament has voted down the controversial bill, with only Act backing it. ...3 days ago
- Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle Annie Spratt/Unsplash Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. ...3 days ago
- As more communities have to consider relocation, we explore what happens to the land after people le...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Hanna, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Christina Hanna, CC BY-SA Once floodwaters subside, talk of planned retreat inevitably rises. Within Aotearoa New Zealand, several communities from north to south – including Kumeū, Kawatiri Westport and parts ...3 days ago
- Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evid...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arian Wallach, Future Fellow in Ecology, Queensland University of Technology michael garner/Shutterstock In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia’s “gentle and specialized creatures” were “unable to cope with changed conditions and introduced enemies”. The role of these ...3 days ago
- Yes, government influences wages – but not just in the way you might think
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University doublelee/Shutterstock Can the government actually make a difference to the wages Australians earn? A lot of attention always falls on ...3 days ago
- Sorry gamers, Nintendo’s hefty Switch 2 price tag signals the new normal – and it might still go...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney Last week, Nintendo announced the June 5 release of its long anticipated Switch 2. But the biggest talking point wasn’t the console’s launch titles or features. At ...3 days ago
- A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne Securing the welfare of future generations seems like solid grounds for judging policies and politicians, especially during an election campaign. Political legacies are on the line because the stakes are so ...3 days ago
- Far North couple want council, government to buy out flood-prone home
Despite the "intolerable risk" to life, their Pupuke Valley home isn't eligible. ...3 days ago
- PM skips historic debate as Treaty principles bill voted down
With protests in the gallery, a projectile thrown and an MP ejected, the second reading of the controversial bill ended in a resounding defeat, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Disruption, then defeat In a parliamentary sketch optimistically ...3 days ago
- Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning – lawyers and ad...
Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament. ...3 days ago
- Phil Goff relishes new-found freedom, blasts Donald Trump again
The sacked diplomat blasted US President Donald Trump again in front of a packed lecture hall. ...3 days ago
- Nova Energy chief quits as firm splits generation and retail arms
Resigning Todd Corp executive Babu Bahirathan warns consumers face unsustainable power price rises: ‘I feel worried for the country’ The post Nova Energy chief quits as firm splits generation and retail arms appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago - Celebrations at defeat of divisive Treaty Principles Bill
Waiata, heckling and cheers rang out as ACT's Treaty Principles Bill was voted out of Parliament, but some say it should never have got off the ranks. ...3 days ago
- The last day we’ll ever have to talk about the Treaty principles bill
The Treaty principles bill will officially go no further – within this parliament, at least. Lyric Waiwiri-Smith reports from the House of Representatives. Eleven in favour, 112 opposed: that was the count that officially killed the Treaty principles bill on Thursday afternoon, after nearly two years of “will they, won’t ...3 days ago
- All of Jane Austen’s novels ranked from worst to best
On the occasion of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, Hannah August ranks her novels. Happy birthday, Jane! It was 250 years ago this year that a family in a small village in Hampshire welcomed the arrival of a baby daughter. This daughter would go on to write six of the most ...3 days ago
- This week’s bestselling books – April 11
FICTION1 See How They Fall by Rachel Paris (Hachette, $37.99)A free copy of the bestselling novel in the land was up for grabs in last week’s giveaway contest. The book has been compared to The White Lotus; as such, readers were asked to guess what would happen in Monday night’s ...3 days ago
- New Kiwi jobs at entrepreneur Amis Cameron’s ‘world-first’ eco project
The American environmentalist will create a ‘world-first, carbon-neutral, people-positive food and fibre hub’ The post New Kiwi jobs at entrepreneur Amis Cameron’s ‘world-first’ eco project appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 11 April
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- The Treaty principles bill is gone; now Govt’s real Treaty agenda picks up pace
The list of Treaty-related policies on the coalition agenda is as long as its arm, even without the Treaty Principles Bill The post The Treaty principles bill is gone; now Govt’s real Treaty agenda picks up pace appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Why NZ wants Europe in a coalition of the willing traders
Does a Labour MP deserve credit for Christopher Luxon’s new trade proposal? The post Why NZ wants Europe in a coalition of the willing traders appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- He’s not the messiah; he’s a false prophet
Analysis: The PM, the main driver of Lester Levy’s appointment as commissioner, acted as if he offered salvation to the health system The post He’s not the messiah; he’s a false prophet appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Investors cool on glamour US tech stocks
Uncertainty is the order of the day in the global stock market, with the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff crusade and disruption of Big Tech stocks rippling out from the United States.A driving factor behind market volatility is a decline of the ‘Magnificent Seven’, comprising Apple, Microsoft, Google parent ...3 days ago
- Daily crossword, Friday 11 April
The post Daily crossword, Friday 11 April appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Holding true in a world of business and cultural change
Heading an NZ-headquartered multinational operating across the Asia-Pacific region is not for the easily rattled right now.Global markets are in upheaval after the US imposition of tariffs – and countries and businesses are struck by economic uncertainty, with the outlook unclear and implications unknown.Like companies everywhere, professional services and engineering ...3 days ago
- A rocky road for the battle against road cones
The Government may have declared war on the “sea of cones” on New Zealand roads, but a road cone apologist claims it is on a hiding to nothing.“I think that the war on cones is unwinnable,” Newsroom political reporter and road cone fan Fox Meyer tells The Detail.“It’s like the ...3 days ago
- An unwinnable war on the great enemy – the road cone
The government has declared a war on road cones, but the traffic management industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue it's already working on. ...3 days ago
- The Coalition prepares to soften Australia’s 2030 climate target, while reaffirming its commitment...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute The Coalition has been forced to reassert its commitment to the Paris climate agreement after its energy spokesman Ted O’Brien appeared to waver on the pledge on Thursday. O’Brien faced off against Climate Change and ...4 days ago
- Luxon speaks to six world leaders about Donald Trump’s tariffs
Further conversations about US President Donald Trump's tariffs are also expected. ...4 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary te...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three or six years they might be facing each other as prime minister and opposition leader. Election ...4 days ago
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