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The latest annual report on school performance shows our students are achieving more qualifications and skills, across years, levels, ethnicities and gender, says Education Minister Steve Maharey.

Today Education Minister Steve Maharey delivered a speech in Rotorua at the Early Childhood Convention dinner about New Zealand’s world leading early childhood education.

Education Minister Steve Maharey has delivered a speech at the Post Primary Teachers’ Association annual conference about the importance of working together to transform secondary schools to meet the needs of the 21st century.

All scholarships for teachers are being remodelled into a new single, flexible scholarship to make teaching a more accessible and attractive career, said Education Minister Steve Maharey.

Education Minister Steve Maharey today delivered a speech to the NZEI Annual Conference on education in the 21st century, including an announcement of a new single, flexible scholarship for aspiring teachers.

The Ministers for Education, Health, Sport and Youth Affairs today marked the one year anniversary of the government's Mission-On campaign – aimed at improving the lifestyles of young New Zealanders by targeting improved nutrition and increased physical activity.

Education Minister Steve Maharey today spoke at the Resource Teachers Learning and Behaviour Conference about the important role of specialist teachers.

Twenty three new groups of schools have been selected to join a nationwide programme to transform learning through innovative use of information and communications technology.

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show an increase in the number of scientists and other research staff working to advance innovation and keep New Zealand at the cutting edge of research and development, says Research, Science and Technology Minister Steve Maharey.

Education Minister Steve Maharey today spoke at the Te Akatea Maori Principals Conference in Wellington about improving the achievement of Mâori students and educational leadership.

Greater support and new services are being introduced for people with ill health and disabled people

Education Minister Steve Maharey gives the closing speech to the South Island Deputy Principal/Assistant Principal Conference.

Home-based early childhood providers have the highest uptake of eligible three and four year olds taking advantage of the 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education policy

Young New Zealanders will be able to get hands on experience of the Dunedin albatross, visit historic ships in Auckland or see native birds in their natural habitat in Wellington because of the latest funding by the Labour-led government.

Exploring the impacts of climate change on Antarctic ice, investigating the speaking habits of the kokako and finding out how going under an anaesthetic affects your body clock are among the research projects in the latest $44 million Marsden Funding round announced today.

The Education Minister Steve Maharey says a review of the effectiveness of Teen Parent Units (TPUs) has found they are working very well and are valued by students, teachers and educators.

The Education Minister Steve Maharey gave a speech today on the review of Teen Parent Units to the Association of Teen Parent Educators New Zealand at Chateau on the Park in Christchurch.

Broadcasting Minister, Steve Maharey, today introduced a Bill to allow government funding of a wider range of digital programming in a variety of formats.

Opening speech at the ‘Broadcasting New Futures – Out of the Box’ Broadcasting Conference

Robust economic growth in New Zealand over the past five years of a Labour-led government has had a positive impact on youth in the labour market

The first ever survey of attitudes towards public broadcasting finds an overwhelming majority (89 per cent) of Kiwi’s agree that it contributes to their cultural and social value of New Zealand.

Broadcasting Minister, Steve Maharey, today congratulated NZ On Air for clocking up 15,000 hours of government-funded local content on television, all but four of which have made it to air.

The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, today announced details of a $50,000 pilot project to link humanities research with government priorities.

The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, delivers a was speaking at the opening session of the 2007 Humanities-Aronui Congress in Wellington.