National Standards stories
Scam Awareness Week shines a light on the collective effort needed to fight scams
Fri, 29th Aug 2025
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Australians lost over AUD $119 million to scams in early 2025, highlighting the urgent need for collective action from individuals, businesses and government.
Is voluntary cybersecurity enough for NZ's critical infrastructure?
Fri, 6th May 2022
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Critical infrastructure - that term by itself sounds impressive, maybe even distressing. But what makes critical infrastructure so significant?.
Blogging keeps kids learning over 'summer slump'
Wed, 24th May 2017
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Summer holiday slump in learning retention has been combated by a digital programme developed by the University of Auckland.
Primary students’ results improve with fibre broadband
Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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The New Zealand Government’s investment of over $1 billion into ultra-fast broadband is beginning to show results.
Education sector rejects Govt's National Standards assessment tool
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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Educators slam new Govt assessment tool, claiming it narrows curriculum focus and undermines quality teaching by emphasising flawed standards.
National Standards in schools: New survey finds out what educators really think
Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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New Zealand principals and teachers are questioning the impact of National Standards on student achievement and motivation.
Calls for review of national standards
Mon, 21st Oct 2013
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NZ education sector demands a review of national standards, citing lack of confidence and effectiveness, per Principals’ Federation spokesperson.
Snapshot of key educational statistics now online
Thu, 5th Sep 2013
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New educational data provides insight into school performance, drawing both interest and criticism over its accuracy and fairness.
PaCT sent packing by teachers
Wed, 19th Jun 2013
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Leading teaching associations have rejected the Government's plan to make the PaCT mandatory by 2015, citing concerns over teaching quality and professionalism.
Nuts and bolts of govt fibre network
Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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ICT Minister Steven Joyce and the Telecommunications Carriers Forum (TCF) are working to establish national standards for the ultra-fast broadband rollout.