NZEI is calling for a teacher aide in every New Zealand classroom to help support student learning and assist struggling teachers. The Ministry of Education has received 127 applications from schools for help with the cost of cleaning asbestos-contaminated sand. Chris Hipkins says he does not support the United States and Israel's strikes on Iran. Personal loan arrears have hit a 10-year high at 10.2 percent, up 6 percent on last year.
Union coverage
- NZEI: More than 80% of parents want a teacher aide in every classroom, survey finds
- NZPFU: FENZ accuses firefighters of 'scaremongering' and 'gambling with safety' as union battle heats up
Employment
- Beneficiaries responding to traffic light system, government says
- NZ graduates being pushed, not pulled, to Australia
Politics
- Opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal
- Helen Clark says NZ must resist 'slippery slope' to involvement in Iran conflict (paywall)
- More than 100 schools apply for help covering cost of asbestos sand clean-up
- Conflict in Iran shows 'risk' of government's plan to import LNG as back-up to Taranaki facility
- Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government's new move-on orders
- Labour yet to hear from Government about support for India trade deal (paywall)
- AI is already creeping into election campaigns. NZ's rules aren't ready
- Environment watchdog reveals top priority for consenting reform
Te Ao Māori
- Wāhine Māori acknowledged with awards for cancer research
- Māori in Dubai seek shelter amid Middle East strikes
Economics
- Personal loan arrears hit 10-year high as people struggle to meet repayment obligations
- Transpower needs 'fit for purpose' Public Works Act to expand electricity transmission system
- Echo Technology expands footprint, acquires new company
Opinion
- Luxon's fumbling, floundering response to Iran strikes
- Construction is finally taking off - and keeping it on course means investing in the crew (paywall)
- Betting that the boom years of property returns are behind us (paywall)
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