New Zealand Education System

NZ state schools are chronically underfunded with parents expected to make voluntary donations to prop-up the system, often $100s of dollars a year, plus subject fees, course materials, uniforms etc. Schools are graded according to a decile rating system, the highest rated schools (decile 10) require a larger “voluntary” contribution from families than the lower…

Auckland Rail Seeks Help from Zimbabwe

Even at the best of times public transport in New Zealand doesn’t measure up to the service offered to communters in other developed countries. Now Veolia Rail has turned to the developing world for help. This amusing and incisive article appeared in today’s NZ Herald, it was written by Peter Lyons. Source: NZ Herald, 9…

Auckland Rail Seeks Help from Zimbabwe

Even at the best of times public transport in New Zealand doesn’t measure up to the service offered to communters in other developed countries. Now Veolia Rail has turned to the developing world for help. This amusing and incisive article appeared in today’s NZ Herald, it was written by Peter Lyons. Source: NZ Herald, 9…

Auckland Rail Seeks Help from Zimbabwe

Even at the best of times public transport in New Zealand doesn’t measure up to the service offered to communters in other developed countries. Now Veolia Rail has turned to the developing world for help. This amusing and incisive article appeared in today’s NZ Herald, it was written by Peter Lyons. Source: NZ Herald, 9…