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Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board announcements
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua 27 November 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua welcomes the elevation of Rodger Finlay...
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‘More could have been done’: How two murdered children were taken out of school and fell through the cracks
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuna and Minu Jo, aged eight and six, were murdered by their mother Hakyung Lee in 2018. Supplied Education officials should have done more over the...
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Investing government funding
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 2 September 2025 We invest government funding, through Investment Plans and contracts with tertiary education organisations (TEOs). We invest government funding, through Investment Plans...
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Work-based learning changes from 2026
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 11 September 2025 Earlier this year the Minister for Vocational Education announced the government’s decision to introduce an industry-led independent work-based learning model. Earlier...
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Transcript for Dunedin hospital build
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 16 May 2023 [Lloyd Ma’ole – Workforce Central Dunedin] It’s pretty unusual for a capital build of this size to happen from scratch and particularly a...
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Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiny particles from vehicle tyres are polluting the ocean. (File photo) Supplied Marine researchers in Auckland have discovered what is making up the majority of microplastics...
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Sharing to protect a child or young person’s wellbeing and safety (OT Act)
Source: Privacy Commissioner 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 If you believe a child or young person is in immediate danger, call the Police on 111. This section provides guidance on how...
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MCKL’s Brightest Cambridge Learners Igniting Success on the Global Stage
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 November 2025 – Two Cambridge A-Level students from MCKL College (Penang, Pykett Campus) were recognised for their exceptional...
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Sharing information using the Privacy Act 2020
Source: Privacy Commissioner 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 11 permits the sharing of personal information that is held by agencies in certain circumstances. Download a copy of...
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Sharing when a child is subject to family harm (Family Violence Act)
Source: Privacy Commissioner 21 Nov 2025, 09:00 If you believe a child or young person is in immediate danger, call the Police on 111. This page provides guidance on how...
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Education – Hieke Nelson Principals’ Association Opposes Removal of the Requirement for School Boards to Give Effect to Te Tiriti from Education Legislation
Source: NZ Principals Federation The Hieke Nelson Principals’ Association is strongly opposed to the Government’s decision to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi...
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Local News – Final Derek Wootton Memorial Trust funds donated – Porirua City
Source: Porirua City Council The Derek Wootton Memorial Trust is donating its remaining funds in the most fitting fashion. The trust was set up following the death of Porirua police officer...
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Education – NZPF responds to Government’s “groundbreaking” maths results
Source: NZ Principals Federation The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has welcomed the Education Minister’s announcement to expand expert mathematics intervention programmes to all year 7 and 8 students who are...
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Maths teaching programme to be rolled out to 13,000 students nationwide
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is extending a maths teaching programme after a pilot showed it improved struggling learners’ maths knowledge...
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Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM)
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Looking to apply for an exception? AMFM rates The 2026 AMFM is 6.00 percent. TEOs may increase their fees (GST exclusive) for eligible courses by up...
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Asset management for TEIs
Source: Tertiary Education Commission They are required to comply with statutory processes relating to the disposal of assets (including demolitions), or interests in assets (including granting of easements), and the...
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Maths professor says Education Minister’s claims a school trial is ‘groundbreaking’ is problematic
Source: Radio New Zealand The 12-week trial involved 1500 Year 7 and 8 students who received small-group tutoring up to four times a week. Supplied / Ministry of Education A...
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Primary principals urge Minister to slow down curriculum changes
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii Primary principals say they are at an impasse with the government over its school reforms. In a series...
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‘I was engulfed in this huge cloud of orange and green slime’
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the most explosive tales in underwater cameraman Andrew Penniket’s new memoir comes courtesy of a snoozing sperm whale in Tonga. “It was a big...
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Monitoring update: November 2025
Source: Tertiary Education Commission At the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), we gather a range of information about common issues through our monitoring work. We’re committed to partnering with tertiary education...
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Monash University Malaysia Becomes World’s First University to Join IFRC to Drive Global Humanitarian Innovation
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 November 2025 – Monash University Malaysia has become the first university globally to join the International Federation of...
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FutureGen Girls Foundation Hosts Inaugural FutureGen Young Women Leaders Award Ceremony
Source: Media Outreach On 22 November, the Foundation celebrated its first cohort of teen girl students “Discovering Their Paths. Leading Their Futures.” HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire –...
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Majority of youths seek support for career planning and building career-related skills: Survey by KPMG, NYC, and IPRS
Source: Media Outreach Youths recognise the need for crucial soft skills to succeed in the future workforce At the Gen2050 Youth Action Forum, the 3P (public, private, people) sectors bring...
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Consumers warned to assume imported products not being tested after asbestos scare
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest coloured sand products to be recalled over asbestos fears. Supplied Consumers are being warned to assume imported products including kids play things are not...
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Lifestyle – The Biggest Weekend of the Year for New Zealand’s Exercise Industry!
Source: Exercise NZ The exercise industry in Aotearoa is gearing up for its biggest and most inspiring weekend of the year, as the Exercise New Zealand Conference and the Exercise...
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Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse published
Source: Radio New Zealand Lydia Oosterhoff is a human rights lawyer and senior associate at Cooper Legal. Jimmy Ellingham Warning: This story contains references to suicide Ministry of Social Development...
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Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva
Source: Radio New Zealand Lady Tureiti Moxon in Geneva. Supplied/Sarah Sparks The government has “escalated discrimination against Māori”, health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has told the UN in Geneva. Moxon...