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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced a multi-million dollar programme to replace rundown classrooms, and provide modern learning spaces for students in Auckland and Northland.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Prime Minister
  • Education

A new direct-access pathway for students to attend residential special schools will be available later this year, Education Minister Chris Hipkins and Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Government will provide Unitec with a $50 million loan and Whitireia with a capital injection of $15 million to support them while they work towards securing their long-term financial stability.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The prospect of a partnership or merger between Lincoln University and Canterbury University was welcomed by Education Minister Chris Hipkins today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Government is seeking feedback on proposed changes to home-based early childhood education, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Performance pay for public service chief executives has been ended, State Services Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • State Services

The Government is expanding the number of Trades Academy places to help more senior secondary school students into employment, and simplifying the way Māori and Pasifika Trades Training students access the resources they need, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) for tertiary education organisations in 2019 has been set to 2%, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The passing of the second reading of the Education (Teaching Council of Aotearoa) Amendment Bill brings us one step closer to restoring the voice of teachers to their own professional body,” Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced two reappointments to the Board of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura).

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Government is proud to announce that hundreds of women working in education, who have fought for years to be paid fairly, are to get a pay rise of up to 30 percent in a historic settlement for pay equity.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Prime Minister
  • Education

High-quality education delivery, student experience and global citizenship are among the pillars of a new government strategy for New Zealand’s international education sector announced today by Education Minister Chris Hipkins.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Hornby High School students are benefiting from the recent completion of stage one of their $26 million redevelopment, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

A micro-credentials system to be rolled out from the end of August 2018 will give both employers and people who want to keep learning more opportunities to access new skills quickly, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Young New Zealanders from across the country are about to experience life and learning in Latin America, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

A new school litter reduction resource for 5-11 year olds will help children understand the impact of dumping litter in the environment, Education Minister Chris Hipkins and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Funding of $750,000 will be targeted at projects aimed at supporting the wellbeing of international students, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

At least half of the senior leaders in the public sector will be women by the end of 2019, and workplaces will be flexible “by default” are among goals in an Action Plan to eliminate the public service gender pay gap, launched today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • State Services
  • Women

Six more applications from charter school sponsors to establish designated character schools next year have been approved, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has appointed a Commissioner at Unitec, after receiving the final submission from the Auckland-based institute of technology’s Council, which supported the move.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Government is reaffirming its commitment to Auckland-based institute of technology Unitec, with the proposal to appoint a Commissioner, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Projects using innovative and engaging ways of teaching such as combining performing arts and co-teaching strategies received Government funding to get started, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins is travelling to China at the weekend for a four-day visit that includes meeting his counterpart Minister Chen Baosheng in Beijing.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The national conversation to develop a vision for the future of education, and on making changes to education, is proving ‘hugely popular’ with teachers, principals, parents, young people, and communities, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education