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"The Labour Party's plan to force schools to pull out of direct resourcing of teachers' salaries is a short sighted u-turn on policy it originally brought in," Education Minister Wyatt Creech said

The Government has introduced new legislation into Parliament which contains measures to guide schools when suspending students and to help overcrowded schools when enrolling students.

Background Information

Enrolment Schemes - to avoid overcrowding or the likelihood of overcrowding in schools.
With regard to enrolment schemes the Bill will:

Students with special education needs will receive substantially more funding for their schooling next year following the approval of the next phase of the Government's special education policy, Sp

The dates for terms and holidays for state primary and secondary schools have been set for the next three years, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced today.

The Education Minister is taking the next step in the decision making process on the merger of Massey University and Wellington Polytechnic by seeking submissions from the public and interested gro

Tertiary education funding of $1.14 billion has been allocated to the country's universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and wananga for the new academic year.

A new Form 1 to 7 high school, to be called Elizabeth Park College, will be established in Invercargill in 1999, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced today.

The new Social Studies curriculum document launched today challenges students to investigate issues in society, and to explore different perspectives and values, Education Minister Wyatt Creech sai

Introductions

Mr Zhu Kaixuan, the Minister of Education, People's Republic of China will visit later this month to examine aspects of the New Zealand education system, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced t

The Education Minister is encouraging as many people as possible to consider playing a role as a member of their local school's Board of Trustees.

Education will be strengthened at five South Auckland schools through extra Government funding of up to $9 million over three years, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced today.

Introductions

The Government Green Paper which reviews the way teachers are trained and sets out possible improvements for the future has been released by the Minister of Education.

E nga mana, tena koutou
karanga mai ra, mihi mai ra
tena koutou mo nga mihi ki ahau, ki a matou hoki
ka nui te hari o te ngakau kua tae mai nei i runga i te kaupapa ki minita

Education Minister Wyatt Creech said he was encouraged by the response from education sector groups this week to the Government's desire to fully implement a unified pay system for primary and seco

Education Minister Wyatt Creech has decided to call off plans to travel to Korea this week to attend the APEC Human Resource Development Ministerial Meeting, and will instead use the opportunity to

Education Minister Wyatt Creech has today warned teachers and parents about the latest attempt by the leadership of the secondary teachers' union to try to block the development of a unified pay sy

Special Education 2000

Special Education 2000 was
first announced in last year's Budget to help provide resourcing for students

The Government today released a consultation green paper setting out the issues and options needing examination if the provision of tertiary education in New Zealand is to keep up with change in th

Labour MP Trevor Mallard's 'Guaranteed Access to Neighbourhood Schools ill' was trying to turn back the clock by bringing back school zoning, ducation Minister Wyatt Creech said today.

Introductions

Thank you for inviting me to address you at your first national conference.

Introductions

Thank you for the invitation to be with you again this year.