A group of education researchers has launched a new independent platform aimed at giving parents, whānau and the wider public easier access to research and expert analysis as debate over Aotearoa’s school curriculum intensifies. The Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum Forum has been established as an online resource where experienced education researchers will explain curriculum issues…

Forest & Bird is calling on Bathurst Resources to abandon plans for a major open-cast coal mine on the Buller Plateaux, arguing the project threatens an irreplaceable ecosystem and cannot meet acceptable environmental standards. The call follows the Environmental Protection Authority’s decision on 23 September to return Bathurst’s substantive Fast-track application for its Buller Plateaux…

The Public Service Association has welcomed the Government’s decision to pause its fast-tracked council amalgamation process, saying local government reform was being pushed ahead on unrealistic timelines without enough involvement from workers and communities. The Government has deferred decisions on its Head Start amalgamation proposals until after the November election. Eighteen proposals were submitted by…