High expectations for education budget - Kaye

Parents and teachers will be expecting a lot from the Budget following Labour’s many big promises, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says.

CMC Markets and Variety name Gold Heart Scholarship winners

Leading online trading platform, CMC Markets New Zealand (CMC), is delighted to be celebrating its 12th year as supporter of the Variety Gold Heart Scholarship programme, with the announcement today of the 2018 recipients.

Selwyn District Libraries seeking input

Selwyn District Libraries are seeking input from the community to improve their services.

Waikato alumna’s rainbow connection

There’s something magical about rainbows. The mere sight of one on an otherwise drizzly horizon is enough to unleash a child’s imagination. We may be used to kids searching for the elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, singing a rainbow or visualising faraway lands over the rainbow.

Bill to improve liquor licence laws for restaurants - Bishop

Hutt South MP Chris Bishop has lodged a Member’s Bill to allow restaurants that hold on-licences to sell alcohol, to also hold off-licences under the same roof.

Education Matters to Me: NZSTA launch six detailed reports

1.Education matters to me: Experiences of tamariki and rangatahi Māori

2.Education matters to me: Emotional wellbeing

3.Education matters to me: Engagement

4.Education matters to me: ‘If I were the boss’ - improving our education

Hutt Valley Police seeking information regarding arson

Hutt Valley Police are seeking information following an arson and burglary at St Joseph’s Primary School in Upper Hutt.

Police are investigating a burglary at the school on the night of 27 February in which six school iPads were taken.

Census at Auckland hospitals

=Auckland DHB is gearing up to help hospital patients fill in their Census forms on March 6, Census Day 2018.

SwipedOn positioned for aggressive growth after $1m capital raise

SwipedOn positioned for aggressive growth after $1m capital raise off the back of hitting the $1m revenue mark Software company SwipedOn is in a position for accelerated growth after this week achieving $1m revenue, with a further $1m in capital raised.

Cost of education 'almost double rate of wage increase'

The cost of education in New Zealand has soared 42 per cent in the past decade, almost double the 22 per cent rise in wage growth in the same period, according to exclusive research released today.