We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam Bankovsky, Senior Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University Last week, the Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) published their third annual Free Speech on Campus Audit. It found all but one Australian university (the University of New England) stifles diversity of ideas and academic freedom. The problem […]
Read More →Mortality 2016 data tables (provisional)
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health These tables contain provisional information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2016. A ‘Quick facts’ section also includes information on rates of death by ethnicity and selected causes of mortality. Most information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and […]
Read More →December graduation for 1800 Canterbury students
Source: University of Canterbury Home > News > 2018 > 17 December 2018 About 1800 students will graduate from the University of Canterbury this week, with over 1500 graduating in person at four official ceremonies held at the Horncastle Arena in Addington, in what may be the last UC graduation ceremonies held at the arena. […]
Read More →Auckland is the place to be this New Year’s Eve
Source: Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) Auckland will be the first major city in the world to welcome in 2019, and is planning a visual and entertainment extravaganza to light up Auckland’s cityscape this New Year’s Eve. For the first time, Vector Lights on Auckland Harbour Bridge will join the celebrations with a […]
Read More →New Zealand Tertiary Sector – December graduation for 1800 Canterbury students
Source: University of Canterbury About 1800 students will graduate from the University of Canterbury this week, with over 1500 graduating in person at four official ceremonies held at the Horncastle Arena in Addington, in what may be the last UC graduation ceremonies held at the arena. More than 1530 graduands will be receiving their degrees, diplomas […]
Read More →New Zealand Health Sector – Hāpai Te Hauora applauds ‘significant step’ towards reducing drug-related harm by Government
Source: Hapai Te Hauora This morning Health Minister Dr David Clark and Police Minister Stuart Nash announced a range of measures to tackle the synthetics crisis which has seen appalling harm across our communities, with a particularly serious impact on Māori.The measures include major amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act, a new $8.6 million […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform
Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform By Dr Bryce Edwards Debate has now kicked off over the Government’s most radical reforms to date – the overhaul of the way our schools are run. With the release of the “Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce” proposals for change, there is now a polarised and highly-ideological battle […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Environment and conservationJohn Armstrong (1News): As NZ tries to lead world on climate change, Jacinda Ardern’s failure to shut down […]
Read More →Staff suffer to win the “Suffer” Half Ironman
Source: Massey University From left: Professor Andy Martin, Associate Professor Paul Plieger and Associate Professor Mark Waterland won the “Suffer” Half Ironman, held in Rotorua last weekend. The coveted “Suffer” Half Ironman trophy. A team comprising three Massey University staff won the iconic “Suffer” Half Ironman, starting and finishing at the Blue Lake in Rotorua […]
Read More →More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The Morrison government wants next year’s election to be about economic management. So understandably, it’s using the improved bottom line in the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) to talk up its economic credentials. But […]
Read More →Christmas celebrations at Christchurch complexes
Source: Housing New Zealand Corporation Residents at Barbadoes St and Eveleyn Couzins were treated to festive lunches recently. Residents at our Barbadoes St complex in central Christchurch enjoyed a Christmas barbecue hosted by the local Area Manager and Tenancy Manager. The following day, tenants at Eveleyn Couzins in Richmond tucked into ham, new potatoes and […]
Read More →Students Celebrate Success During Regional Graduation Week
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology More than 1800 students from Toi Ohomai graduated across the Bay of Plenty region from Monday, 10 December to Friday, 14 December 2018. The students’ achievements were celebrated in eight ceremonies throughout our five locations, joining more than 5600 students who completed qualifications at the Institute in 2018. “It […]
Read More →More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to meet its own targets
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The Morrison government wants next year’s election to be about economic management. So understandably, it’s using the improved bottom line in the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) to talk up its economic credentials. But […]
Read More →Government should adopt school equity legislation
Source: National Party National MP for East Coast Bays Erica Stanford is calling on Education Minister Chris Hipkins to work with National and revive her Member’s Bill to replace the decile system with a fairer school funding model. “My Education (Social Investment Funding and Abolition of Decile System) Amendment Bill would have brought an equity […]
Read More →EIT Year 13 scholarships attracting increased enrolments for 2019
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 9 mins ago Annah Cherry outside Hawke’s Bay hospital where she starts work in January as a graduate junior nurse. Having an EIT Year 13 scholarship helped Annah keep her loan down. Annah Cherry starts work as a graduate junior nurse in the acute medical ward – A1 […]
Read More →Scholarships for top honours students
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Home News Scholarships for top honours students 12 mins ago Caption – from left: Toihoukura Associate Professor Steve Gibbs with Dr Jack Richards and honours student Catherine August, Kaaterina Kerekere, Melanie Tangaere-Baldwin and Melanie Tahata at Tairawhiti Museum. Gisborne-based arts patron Dr Jack Richards continued his support of […]
Read More →Curious Kids: how do people know what the weather will be?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Morgan, Senior Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also like […]
Read More →Morrison’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Prime Minister Scott Morrison will have learned a valuable foreign policy lesson in the past day or so as it relates to the Holy Land. As ye sow, so shall ye reap (Galatians 6:7). When Morrison allowed […]
Read More →New Internship to Grow Highly-Skilled Scientists
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Seven Toi Ohomai students are undertaking internships at Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, this summer in a new initiative created to develop highly-skilled scientists. The internship programme was launched this year as a result of a Scion Toi Ohomai partnership agreement, which aims to build strong links […]
Read More →Changes I want to make
Source: Ministry for Children Changes I want to make | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children In the last of a three-part series, Lakiesha Cummings shares her journey from being in care to studying to be a social worker. Published on14 Dec 2018 CategoryGeneral My plan for the futureI recently finished my course in mental health and […]
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