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Minister Will Pay for Roads But Not Education
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 3:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Yesterday Steven Joyce, the minister of tertiary education said that he was "acutely aware of how important better educational outcomes for our young people are to strengthening our economy for the future" but then went on to say "it is highly unlikely that there ... More >>
Tertiary Education An Investment Not a Cost
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 5:14 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The minister of tertiary education has rightly identified the need for greater accountability in spending on tertiary education, says TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
Auckland University Should Look To Government
Sunday, 7 March 2010, 10:34 am | Tertiary Education Union
Staff and students shouldn't be competing for the same money, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. Ms Riggs' comments were made in response to a suggestion by University of Auckland vice-chancellor, Stuart McCutcheon, that the 'balance of investment' ... More >>
Polytechnic staff one year on want facilitation
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 1:39 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union members at the six polytechnics that have been in negotiations for nearly a whole year now, have again rejected their employers’ latest employment offer. Instead they are seeking facilitation under the Employment Relations Act. More >>
Stop Running Down Our Polytechnics, PM
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 4:32 pm | Tertiary Education Union
John Key needs to stop his attacks on our polytechnics, says TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan. "The prime minister's sideswipe concerning completion rates for sub-degree tertiary programmes can only be read as a criticism of New Zealand polytechnics and ... More >>
UCOL decision exposes anti-democratic streak
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 12:41 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The decision by UCOL council last week to not guarantee a place on its future councils for either students or staff is the absurd but unsurprising consequence of recent anti-democratic government legislation, says TEU National president Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
Tertiary portfolio too important to be part-time
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 10:30 am | Tertiary Education Union
The appointment of a new minister of tertiary education confirms that tertiary education is too big a job for a minister who already carries other significant portfolios, said TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
Student Exclusion Policies Ignore Student Growth
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 2:46 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Students are suffering because universities and the Ministry of Education are wilfully ignoring an increase in potential students says TEU national president, Dr Tom Ryan. More >>
Taskforce opts for ignorance over education
Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The 2025 Taskforce's prescription for tertiary education assumes that New Zealand can reach the Taskforce's goal of economic parity with Australia by educating fewer people and lowering the quality of the public education that New Zealanders receive. ... More >>
Taskforce opts for ignorance over education
Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:02 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The 2025 Taskforce's prescription for tertiary education assumes that New Zealand can reach the Taskforce's goal of economic parity with Australia by educating fewer people and lowering the quality of the public education that New Zealanders receive. ... More >>
Polytechnic governance bill farce
Monday, 23 November 2009, 11:35 am | Tertiary Education Union
The Minister of Education’s bill to annex polytechnic councils and replace them in large part with her own self-appointed apparatchiks has emerged from a parliamentary select committee even worse than it went in says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. ... More >>
Women’s six week freebie accepted by employers
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 3:45 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Today is the day when New Zealand women effectively begin working for free until the end of the year, says the TEU Women’s Officer, Suzanne McNabb. “Women are paid at least 12% less than men (in average hourly earnings), and from today, 18 ... More >>
Student marks now in danger from strikes
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 10:01 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union members at Waikato Institute of Technology have voted today to withhold student marks as part of their ongoing industrial action. They join their colleagues at Unitec and Whitireia Polytechnic in the withholding of all student ... More >>
Student marks now in danger from strikes
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 9:56 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union members at Waikato Institute of Technology have voted today to withhold student marks as part of their ongoing industrial action. They join their colleagues at Unitec and Whitireia Polytechnic in the withholding of all student ... More >>
SIS asks uni staff to watch for foreign agents
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 2:09 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) has been approaching universities seeking their help to prevent foreign states getting their hands on technology associated with weapons of mass destruction. Director of the SIS, Dr Warren Tucker, sent a letter ... More >>
Conference supports striking polytech workers
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU’s first annual conference concluded this week unanimously voting support for its members in the six polytechnics currently in dispute with their employers. Tertiary Education Union members at Whitireia Polytechnic, Waikato Institute of Technology, ... More >>
Fijian democracy advocate to speak in Auckld TODAY
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 3:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
CORRECTION - Banned Fijian democracy advocate to speak in Auckland TODAY Mr Tevita Koroi, president of the Fijian Teachers’ Association, will speak at a public meeting in Auckland today Wednesday 11 November. He will talk about the current situation ... More >>
Polytechnic strikes set to continue as exams loom
Friday, 6 November 2009, 4:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Strikes at polytechnics in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Hamilton, Auckland and Porirua look set to continue for another week after employers failed to change their position after this week’s strikes. Staff at six polytechnics resumed industrial ... More >>
Banned Fijian democracy advocate to speak in Wgtn
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 9:48 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tevita Koroi, president of Fijian Teachers Association and president of the Council of Pacific Education (COPE) will speak at the TEU annual conference next week. Mr Koroi is being unfairly victimised by the Fijian government says TEU president Tom ... More >>
Striking Whitireia staff to greet Prince Edward
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 10:08 am | Tertiary Education Union
Staff at Whitireia Polytechnic intend to be at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre on Vivian St at 11.30 this morning to greet Prince Edward. Staff who are union members at Whitireia Polytechnic been in negotiations for nearly eight months now, including ... More >>
