National is urging Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to urgently allocate MIQ spots for teachers, to address shortages.

Visa exemption applications opened for teachers in November - but the opposition says only a handful have been able to get in.

>> More Education News

Other Education News

13 Feb: Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close

12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction

12 Feb: A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip

11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions

11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others

10 Feb: Secondary students can now access more exam results

10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student

Top Stories

RUGBY
Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup More...

BUSINESS
BNZ bank is offering support to those affected by severe weather More...

Today's News

Entertainment:
Heather McComb will remember James Van Der Beek as being "innocent, kind and pure of heart" 14:21

Law and Order:
Gisèle Pelicot intends to visit ex-husband in prison to get answers on other allegations 14:17

Environment:
The low pressure system is far from finished - hauling a plethora of weather elements our way 14:07

Entertainment:
Margaret Qualley felt "overwhelmed" when she began her acting career 13:51

Golf:
American Akshay Bhatia will take a two shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour's latest event in Pebble Beach 13:47

Motoring:
German driver Chris Mies has escaped injury after his Ford Racing Mustang struck a kangaroo at the Bathurst 12 hour race 13:37

Business:
BNZ bank is offering support to those affected by severe weather 13:27

Entertainment:
Bunnie Xo has been wowed by Jelly Roll's 300-lb. weight loss 13:21

Swimming:
Easy ways to help protect your hair from chlorine and saltwater damage 13:07

Entertainment:
Jesy Nelson no longer has "time" to make music 12:51

News Search

Power Search