Education
DOC survey to build on Māui dolphin research
The Department of Conservation (DOC) will this week begin its Māui dolphin abundance estimate survey, building on vital research to help safeguard one of...
Māori education package and draft curriculum unveiled
Education Minister, Erica Stanford, has announced a set of Māori education resources and the launch of a new te reo Māori training programme for...
New charter school to open its doors in Wairoa
Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, has today confirmed Te Whare Kounga in Wairoa will open as a new charter school in Term 3 this...
Driver licence support programme speeds past target
The Ministry of Social Development and Employment's (MSD) Driver Licence Support programme has secured 21,063 enrolments in the past year - ahead of the...
Student assessment and reporting changes enrolled for parents
Education Minister, Erica Stanford, says students returning to school this week will benefit from a significant assessment change designed to give parents clearer, more...
More graduate doctors to train on rural West Coast
Health Minister, Simeon Brown says the West Coast will benefit from a stronger, home-grown rural health workforce, with a newly coordinated rural hospital medicine...
Blessing marks start of Ngā Mokopuna school redevelopment
Work is set to proceed on the significant redevelopment of a Māori-language immersion school in Wellington following a blessing event at Ngā Mokopuna this...
UC research team dive into dangers of shallow floodwater
New research, led by University of Canterbury (UC) Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Lea Dasallas has shown that even shallow floodwater can be powerful enough to knock people...
New study supports use of paracetamol and ibuprofen for babies
A new study from the University of Auckland and Medical Research Institute of New Zealand supports the use of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the...
Auckland Uni lecturer warns new traffic charges could backfire
Traffic congestion charges won't work unless realistic alternatives to driving to work are available, says University of Auckland’s Dr Hyesop Shin.
A lecturer in environmental...
Otago Uni study unearths new lizard species
A new report on the conservation status of reptiles in Aotearoa has found there are more lizard species than previously thought, and many are...
What to expect from local government in 2026
By Ben Sheehan, Country Manager New Zealand, TechnologyOne
New Zealand councils are collectively responsible for around $217 billion worth of assets - a huge increase of...
New DOC cadetship programme to gets hands on
A new Department of Conservation (DOC) cadetship programme has been launched in Renwick to help build a skilled, fit-for-purpose conservation workforce for the future.
Conservation...
Otago Uni study calls time on duty-free tobacco sales in NZ
Duty-free sales of tobacco products undermine Aotearoa New Zealand’s goals to reduce smoking and prevented the country from earning up to $96 million in...
Lincoln Uni continues to rank in world’s top 100 sustainable universities
Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University has been ranked in the top 100 sustainable universities worldwide for the fifth year running.
In the UI...
