A little while ago we published ” A Better Life for the Kids” in our series of Migrant Tales. The author, Steve, and his partner Angel Garden, are working hard to raise awareness about unjust practices and procedures in private schools in New Zealand and need to gauge the extent of the problem. This is…
People who read this blog regularly will know that one of the topics we are most concerned about is the culture of brutality in New Zealand, in all its manifest forms. We often write about bullying, both in the workplace and at school; of child abuse, violence in the home, the street and on the…
We’ve often written about both youth and school violence on this blog because it’s increasing in both severity and prevalence, it affects migrants with school age children and those who move to NZ to take up teaching positions. It also has a big impact on the local communities in which migrants live. 777 teachers were…
Figures released by the education ministry show that New Zealand ranks 21st out of 28 OECD countries for spending on primary school pupils – $6939, per head. For secondary schools fair even worse and are ranked 23rd with $8470 spent per pupil. The spend per head is way below the OECD averages of $9021 for…
Want to study in New Zealand? “International students are worth $2 billion annually to the economy. “If you want to put it crudely, they are seen only as cash cows,” said Professor Manying Ip, a professor of Asian studies at Auckland University.” (source) Dr Ip is a respected advocate for Chinese communities living in New…
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