EmploymentYouth flock to apprenticeship bonusMore than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandUniversities face copyright actionAll eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.09 Mar 09:05 PM
New ZealandRegional polytechs facing underfunding - LabourRegional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.06 Mar 05:20 AM
New ZealandOtago Polytech bucks enrolment trendIn a positive development for Dunedin's tertiary education industry, Otago Polytechnic predicts higher student numbers later this year.03 Mar 10:24 PM
New ZealandDismay at new student loan rulesHundreds of thousands of New Zealanders will be hit in the pocket by sweeping changes to student loan repayments on April 1.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMusical skill the icing on a resumeOrthopaedic house surgeon David Choi, 24, works more than 12 hours a day tending to trauma patients with broken bones at Auckland City Hospital, but is also16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudents told: Stick with artsThe country's medical schools are lending support to a music teacher who has sounded an alarm over talented students ditching arts to pursue science studies.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandUniversity to offer quake rebuild courseExpert earthquake engineers will be trained in Christchurch to help with the $30 billion rebuild, it was announced today.29 Jan 04:19 AM
EmploymentDoctorates where the big money isDoctorate degrees can earn graduates more than double the national median wage five years after capping, a Ministry of Education report has found.21 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudent allowances a thing of the past for post-grad studentsStudent allowances are now a thing of the past for New Zealand's post graduate students.04 Jan 03:01 AM
New ZealandCelebrity honours cost $250,000New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.27 Dec 04:54 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: Learning from trip to la-la landIt's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.29 Nov 08:30 PM
EconomySkills crisis: Engineering students get 1000 extra places after Joyce cracks whip22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Threats won't produce more engineersEditorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.22 Nov 04:29 PM
OpinionPeter Fenwick: Minister's wish will take years to be grantedIt is the consequence of decades of government indifference to education and will take at least a generation to fix, writes Peter Fenwick.21 Nov 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Pasifika uprising' threat for JoyceA Pacific community leader has warned of a "Pasifika uprising" if the Government forces Auckland University to take more engineering students.19 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentMismatch shuts generation out of jobsAs students look to next year, the Herald begins a week-long investigation into why so many are leaving school without the skills they need.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMinister's threat to uni on fundingAuckland University and the Government appear headed for a showdown over what courses the university is offering.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt, advisors quarrel over teacher regoThe charter schools advisory group wants those who have no teaching qualifications to be given official registration - a call at odds with Govt policy.01 Nov 07:15 PM
New ZealandUniversity seeks entry shake-upThe Cambridge exam system is under spotlight as prestigious schools are called to meeting with the country's largest university.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHealth worry for fake studentA man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.16 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandFake med student went to 'great lengths'A man caught posing as a medical student for two years went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his family.15 Oct 11:41 PM
New ZealandRejected student cons uniWould-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.15 Oct 04:30 PM
