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Dr Melissa Derby Senior Lecturer at The University of Waikato commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room What is the purpose of education? It’s a question we should be seriously asking in New Zealand. Recent reports about the dire state of our literacy and numeracy
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David Seymour ACT Party Leader Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was dancing on the head of a pin yesterday trying to explain to media how the Government can afford pay increases for teachers without increasing taxes or borrowing more. If he wants a lesson on cutting waste, he should grab a
Kris Gledhill Professor of Law Auckland University of Technology Lawyers are fussy about language because it is their job to argue about its implications. The current trial of Lauren Dickason is a case in point, and the jury has a complex task in front of it. Dickason is charged with
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According to the recent Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll for July 2023, the right-leaning National/Act coalition has surged ahead with 47.5% support, up by 2.5% since June. By contrast, the governing Labour/Greens coalition saw a decline in support to 35%, down by 5%. The rise
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Joanne Ryan Joanne heads the Biological Neuropsychiatry and Dementia research unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Joanne’s research in neuropsychiatric disorders is focused on preventative interventions and risk prediction, and understanding the biological underpinnings of these disorders, as well as biomarker identification (including epigenetics). Zimu
