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Dec 6th, 2017 |
By Sapeer Mayron |
Category: Radio News
Tags: artificial intelligence pest monitor, Awards, conservation, conservation minister, Conservation Week, crowdfunding, Dr Morgan Williams, education, Electronic, environment minister, Eugenie Sage, funding, future, Innovation, Minister, money, new zealand, school, Squawk Squad, the roxy, thermal animal detection system, water-borne real-time E coli sensor, wellington, WWF
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Sep 1st, 2017 |
By Sapeer Mayron |
Category: Editor's Picks, Front Page Layout, Latest News, Most Popular, News
LISTEN: A principal is struggling to see merit in National’s latest education policy announcement.
Tags: announcement, decision2017, education, election2017, Liz Patara, maths, national, new zealand, News, NZpol, NZPPA, policy, primary school, Principals Association, radio, Sapeer Mayron, school, second language, wellington
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Sep 2nd, 2016 |
By Mervin Johnson |
Category: Latest News
Hands on principal loves her new job at Porirua’s Bishop Viard College.
Tags: Bishop Viard, Burma, College, Colombian, Johnson, Mervin, porirua, Principal, Refugee, Sawaya, school, Spanish
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Jun 2nd, 2016 |
By Jemma Cotterall |
Category: Latest News, News
Same education, different pathway,. Te Ara offers an alternative to mainstream schooling.
Tags: education, JemmaCotterall, Kaiwharawhara, learning, Pathways, school, Te Ara, teaching, wellington
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Sep 14th, 2015 |
By Matt Tso |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News, Top Picture
Eastern Hutt School prepares to celebrate 100 years of educating generations of students in Hutt Valley.
Tags: $100, 100 years, 100th, birthday, cake, centenary, Eastern Hutt, Eastern Hutt School, EHS, flag, hutt, julie henderson, Labour Weekend, Lower Hutt, NZ Whitireia Media Training Centre, Petone Working Men's Club, school, whitireia
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Apr 14th, 2015 |
By Aidan Jones |
Category: Latest News, Uncategorized
Karori Normal school principal a firm believer in sending local children to local schools.
Tags: community, Conrad Kelly, education, Karori, Karori Normal School, parents, Principle, school
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Apr 2nd, 2015 |
By Emma Moody |
Category: Latest News, Uncategorized
One year into his new job, the principal of Kelburn Normal School is celebrating an exciting year.
Tags: Andrew McFarlane, journalism, Kelburn, Kelburn Normal School, new principal, new zealand, newswire, NZ, Principal, school, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Apr 1st, 2015 |
By James Lobban |
Category: Latest News, Uncategorized
The Newtown School Principal is proud of the change that has been made during his first year in the job.
Tags: change, new zealand, newswire, Newtown School, NZ, Principal, proud, proud parents, proud principal, school, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Mar 16th, 2015 |
By Tess Nichol |
Category: Editor's Picks, Features, Front Page Layout, Latest News, News, Student Features
Not enough focus on how Maori are taught, right down to pronouncing names correctly.
Tags: colonialism, government, history, journalism, Ka Hikitia, Liz Patara, Maori, ministry of education, NCEA, new zealand, New Zealand education, newswire, NZ, Office of the Auditor General, Pakeha, politics, racism, school, Taha Maori, Te Aho Matua, Te Kotahitanga, Tess Nichol, Veronica Tawhai, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Sep 22nd, 2014 |
By Matthew Lau |
Category: Arts/Entertainment, Front Page Layout, Lead Story, Most Popular, News
Nan Ying Folk Festival is the destination next week for the annual Whitireia Performing Arts Wananga. In the final stages of preparations, the degree students visited Karori West Normal School and wowed hundreds of students. MATTHEW LAU, who will be reporting on the tour, was at Karori.
Tags: All Blacks, Cook Islands, haka, Ka Mate, kapa haka, Karori, Maori, new zealand, performing arts, Samoan, school, whitireia
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Aug 8th, 2014 |
By Lize Immelman |
Category: Latest News
An exhibition of sculptures inspired by the books of a popular New Zealand author,are about to go on tour.
Tags: art, book go arty, Children, creative, Kyle Mewburn, libraries, library, school, sculpture, wellington
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Aug 6th, 2014 |
By Francesca Jago |
Category: Editor's Picks, Front Page Layout, Latest News, Most Popular, News
Learning from the diverse cultures at St Teresa’s School in Karori suits Mary-Angela Tombs.
Tags: Catholic school, cultural responsiveness, Culture, Fillipino, Francesca Jago, Karori, Mary-Angela Tombs, newswire, Principal, Samoan, sasa, school, Somoa, St Teresa’s School, St Teresas, Tonga, Tongan, wellington, whitireia
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Mar 27th, 2014 |
By Sarah Wilson |
Category: Latest News
St Anthony’s School in Seatoun reaping the results after adopting a new learning scheme.
Tags: bullying, Children, eastern suburbs, education, kids, ministry of education, PB4L, Positive Behaviour for Learning, primary school, Principal, Sarah Wilson, school, seatoun, st anthony's school
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Mar 27th, 2014 |
By Grace Hickland |
Category: Latest News
Totara Park School principal is hoping the roll won’t grow too much saying its size is its strength.
Tags: city, community, Country, Joel Webby, new zealand, Principal, school, small, Totara Park, whitireia
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Mar 18th, 2014 |
By Nicole Adamson |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News, Uncategorized
School yard bullying is no longer the biggest problem schools face. Social media abuse has arrived.
Tags: abuse, Adamson, bullied, bullying, cell phone, Children, classes, depressed, facebook, high school, journalism, Journalist, kids, Lifeline, Lower Hutt, martin isberg, media, mobile, new zealand, newswire, Nicole, Nicole Adamson, NZ, Principal, sad, school, social, social media, students, Teenagers, twitter, Wainui, Wainuiomata, Wainuiomata High School, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic, Youthline
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Nov 21st, 2013 |
By Johanna Cleland |
Category: Front Page Layout, Most Popular, News, Top Picture
Clyde Quay School pupils, whose annual carnival was held at the weekend. JOHANNA CLELAND reports.
Tags: Carnival, Clyde Quay School, community, journalism, Mt Victoria, new zealand, newswire, NZ, school, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Oct 16th, 2013 |
By Liam Macandrew |
Category: Diversity, Editor's Picks, Featured Article, Features, Front Page Layout, Most Popular, News, Student Features
Wellington’s Polish School celebrates it’s 60th anniversary, and LIAM MACANDREW learns their cultural story in a strange land.
Tags: birthday, community, Diversity, dom polska, journalism, new zealand, newswire, NZ, pahiatua, Poland, school, tradition, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Jul 16th, 2013 |
By Paul Ordish |
Category: Editor's Picks, Front Page Layout, Latest News
Wellington High School says goodbye to its latest round of international students.
Tags: alison welch, brian belworthy, dinner, education, exchange, international, international programme, julia beresford, maria walker, Mt Cook, new zealand, newswire, paul ordish, paula frank, performance, school, students, Wellington City Council, Wellington High School, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School
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May 16th, 2013 |
By Sharn Crossling |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Dyer Street School’s old dental clinic building is no longer the ‘murder house’.
Tags: Bee Healthy Dental Clinic, board of trustees, Building, Carla Jowitt, classroom, Denise Sainsbury, Dental Clinic, Dyer Street School, education, Epuni, Hutt Valley, journalism, Lower Hutt, Naenae College, Naenae Intermediate, new zealand, newswire, NZ, Refurbishment, school, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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May 2nd, 2013 |
By Aaron Meredith |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Wainuiomata Primary School children can look forward to softer seating during assemblies.
Tags: Aaron Meredith, hall, Headmasters, journalism, Neil Worboys, new zealand, NZ, primary school, pupils, school, School Halls, students, Wainuiomata, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Apr 15th, 2013 |
By Aaron Meredith |
Category: Front Page Layout, Lead Story, News
Beating vandalism by having his school as a community hub is the vision of Wainuiomata Primary School principal Neil Worboys, reports AARON MEREDITH.
“I’m wanting the school’s facilities to be used in the weekends,” he says, citing the field and playground as examples.
Tags: Aaron, Aaron Meredith, community, Community Hub, education, journalism, Neighbourhood, neighbourhood watch, Neil Worboys, new zealand, newswire, newswire.co.nz, NZ, parents, Playground, primary school, property, school, tagging, Vandalism, vandals, Wainui, Wainuiomata, Wainuiomata Primary, Wainuiomata Primary School, Wainuiomata School, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Mar 26th, 2013 |
By Lauren Hertzberg |
Category: Latest News, News
Celebrations will include 93-year-old ex-teacher attending the jubilee events.
Tags: 150 Years, Adrienne Staples, Anzac Hall, Easter, Easter Weekend, Featherston, Featherston School, Floris Nation, Jubilee, Lauren Hertzberg, Lioness Club, new zealand, Reunion, school, South Wairarapa, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Nov 8th, 2012 |
By Christina Hyde-Fitzwater |
Category: Radio News
LAKEVIEW SCHOOL in Masterton is planning to reconnect with the local pacific community by holding a Pasifika festival. Principal Ed Hodgkinson says the local residents lost their connection with the school when it merged nine years ago and it has taken a lot of effort to bridge the school back into the community.
Tags: community, Ed Hodgkinson, Lakeview School, Masterton, pacific, pasifika, primary, Principal, school, students, Wairarapa
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Nov 8th, 2012 |
By Matthew Hall |
Category: Radio News
OTAGO UNIVERSITY is helping develop the Maori and Pacific health workforce by offering summer school scholarships for the first time. Wellington Campus Associate Dean Nandika Currey says the courses cover a broad range of topics that can impact on health including climate change, geography, ethics, and law.
Tags: Climate Change, ethics, geography, health, health workforce, law, Maori, medicine, Nandika Currey, Otago University, pacific, pasifika, scholarships, school, summer school
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Nov 1st, 2012 |
By Christina Hyde-Fitzwater |
Category: Radio News
CHILDREN’S EDUCATION is at risk if the merging of schools isn’t done right says a Wairarapa principal who has been through it. Lakeview School was established in Masterton when Hiona Intermediate, Lansdowne and Totara Drive schools merged in 2004.
Tags: Children, Ed Hodginson, education, Hiona Intermediate, Lakeview School, Lansdowne, Masterton, Principal, school, Totara Drive, Wairarapa
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Oct 26th, 2012 |
By Christina Hyde-Fitzwater |
Category: Radio News
Rural pet days might be a thing of the past as schools are struggling to motivate children to embrace the farming communities around them.
Tags: Dalefield School, Electronic, Kevin Jephson, newswire, pets, rural, school, Wairarapa
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May 2nd, 2012 |
By Damon Rusden |
Category: Latest News, News
Thorndon cuts teacher spending to upgrade school hall
Tags: “E” programme, Alastair Du Chatenier, budget, Christchurch earthquake, civil code., Dominion Post, earthquake, earthquake-prone, education, educational, fundraisers, journalism, ministry code, ministry of education, MOE, newswire, Principal, Principal Bill Sutton, property surcharge, rebuild, safety of pupils, safety regulation requirements., school, School board, school funds, spending on ICT, structural, surplus budget, teacher aid, Thorndon, Thorndon Fair, Thorndon Primary School, THORNDON primary school hall, Thorndon School, Thorndon’s after school care, wellington, Wellington City Council, Wellington East Girls College, Wellington Orpheus choir group, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Feb 22nd, 2012 |
By Rodney Brown |
Category: Latest News, News
Indian primary school gets face lift with help of Wellingtonians.
Tags: 2012 school year, charity, classroom, Danny Pemberton, Delhi, donations, dream school, Fish Radich, fundraising, Illam, India, Karunai-DHAN, new zealand, New Zealand High Commission, Nilakottai, school, teacher, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Nov 22nd, 2011 |
By Tessa Johnstone |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Regular roll growth recognised with money for new classrooms.
Tags: classrooms, Clint Chalmers, education, Hataitai School, Houghton Bay School, Lyall Bay, Lyall Bay School, new zealand, newswire, NZ, primary school, Roseneath School, school, school roll growth, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Aug 24th, 2011 |
By Russell Palmer |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Wilton’s Otari Primary School will introduce zoning to cope.
Tags: classrooms, Culture, education, enrolment, Immersion class, journalism, Kura, local, Ministry, ministry of education, Montessori, new zealand, newswire, NZ, Otari, parliament, Russell Palmer, school, School board, te reo maori, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic, wilton, zone, zoning
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May 21st, 2010 |
By Emma Ward |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News, Uncategorized
Ngaio girls offer their opinion on Silverstream playground upgrade.
Tags: brownie unit, brownies, Crofton Downs, Crofton Downs Primary School, Girl Guides, GirlGuiding New Zealand, GirlGuiding NZ, guides, Huntleigh Guide Centre, local, new zealand, newswire, Ngaio, Ngaio Brownies, Ngaio School, NZ, pippins, play area, Playground, rangers, school, Silverstream Road, Silverstream Road Play Area, swings, thomas hickey, WAGGGS, wcc, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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May 18th, 2010 |
By Emma Ward |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Home education numbers grow as support and awareness rises
Tags: alternative education, books, families, HENZ, home education, homeschool, homeschoolers, homeschooling, homeschooling statistics, ministry of education, new zealand, newswire, newswire.co.nz, school, unschooling, wellington, Wellington Home Education Network, WHEN, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School
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Apr 20th, 2010 |
By Sui Onosai |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, Sport
Porirua College student doing hard yards in training
Tags: 2016 Olympics, Army, athletics, Australia, Brazil, Franco Patu, gold medal, Javelin, lock, new zealand, newswire, North Island Secondary School Championships, NZ, Oceania Championships, porirua, rugby, school, Shaka Sola, teenager, throw, Timaru, Titahi Bay Athletics Club, training, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Apr 8th, 2010 |
By Rachael Holmes |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Bananas and more add to mind, body power of Mt Cook kids
Tags: 2002 Child Nutrition Survey, administration, apple, banana, decile, education, energy, focus, Fruit In Schools, government, Health Minister Tony Ryall, Health Ministry, Healthy, impact, learning, Mt Cook, new zealand, newswire, nutrition, NZ, physical education, politics, programme, pupils, Sandar McCallum, school, teachers, Very Low Cost Access, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Apr 8th, 2010 |
By Kaitlin Stuthridge |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
St Peter and Paul kids to tackle special character projects
Tags: academic, arithmetic, classroom, community, cooking, education, elderly, family, fitness, gardening, homework, Lower Hutt, maths, new zealand, newswire, NZ, parents, playing field, principal Paul Roche, pupils, reading, recycling, school, special character, spelling, students, supergrass, turf, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic, writing
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Apr 3rd, 2010 |
By Greg Ford |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
Wellington College celebrates its status as No 2 in country
Tags: Bret McKenzie, businessmen, College, community, funding, fundraising, leadership, Neemia Tialata, nzqa, organisation, personalities, poverty, premier awards, Principal, roger moses, ron brierley, runathon, scholarship, scholarships, school, sportsman, sportsmen, students, study, teachers, tertiary, wellington, Wellington College, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic, World Vision
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Mar 11th, 2010 |
By Greg Ford |
Category: Latest News, News, Uncategorized
Evans Bay School ditches camp for local outdoors
Tags: beach, camp, Children, climbing, education, Evans Bay Intermediate School, kayak, Kilbirnie, mini golf, Mt Victoria, national curriculum, new zealand, newswire, NZ, outdoors, porirua, pupils, school, Scorching Bay, Strathmore, swimming, train, walking, wellington, Wellington City Council, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Aug 28th, 2009 |
By Lee Stace |
Category: Front Page Layout, Latest News, News
AOTEA College’s Tim Davies-Colley wants to trial new system.
Tags: Anne Tolley, Aotea College, assistance, Bishop Viard College, bridging the achievement gap, careers guidance, character traits, computers, confidence and aspirations, education sector, first tertiary high school, flexibility, Hedley Aitken, human development stages, Internet, key skills, learning, learning environments, low socio-economic parents and communities, lower socio-economic background, Mana College, Manukau Institute of Technology, Mike Webster, Minister of Education, newswire, other learning resources, Porirua College, Porirua Education Forum, Porirua schools, problem solving, scholarships, school, secondary schools, student achievement, Susanne Jungersen, Te Rauparaha Arena, tertiary providers., Tim Davies-Colley, trades academies, trades education, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School
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Jan 26th, 2009 |
By Sophie Scarf |
Category: Latest News, News
Wellington toddlers show learning French is easy and fun.
Tags: alliance francais, french class, holiday programme, school, toddlers
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Jul 31st, 2008 |
By Jenny Meyer |
Category: News
Karori School students embrace new digital technology with a slide show welcome.
Tags: Karori, school, slideshow, technology
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