John Gerritsen

Builders, panel-beaters and electricians are going head-to-head with universities and polytechnics in a bid to enroll school leavers in apprenticeships instead of tertiary courses. Only four percent… Audio

Nearly 30,000 primary and intermediate teachers have been out on the streets today striking for a better deal from The Ministry of Education. There have been rallies in all the major cities around the… Audio

RNZ education correspondent discusses the details of what's happening on Wednesday across New Zealand as primary and intermediate school teachers strike. Audio

For the first time in 24 years, parents around the country are figuring out what to do with several hundred-thousand primary and intermediate school children who have no school tomorrow because of a… Audio

An employer has been recorded asking for $35,000 in return for sponsoring an Indian student's work visa. Now the student is appealing her case to Immigration NZ because the job never existed. Audio

Auckland principals are backing the PPTA's plan for a housing allowance for teachers working in expensive areas like Auckland and Queenstown. Audio

The number of school children in Auckland is nudging the upper limit of official forecasts and some schools are struggling to cope. Principals say more children are moving into their neighbourhoods… Audio

Increasing school rolls in Auckland which are close to the highest official forecasts are putting schools under pressure. The city's principals say it's hard to predict student numbers because of the… Audio

Auckland schools are worried they won't be able to find enough relief teachers to fill in for sick staff once the winter flu season kicks in. Health Ministry figures show the usual winter spike in… Audio

A third of school buildings don't meet health and hygiene standards and hundreds of schools need to do more work on their buildings than they can afford. The figures come from a Cabinet paper that… Audio

An initial survey indicates 32 percent of New Zealand's school buildings don't meet modern health and hygiene benchmarks, and a similiar number fall short on standards for lighting, temperature and… Audio

All 11 charter schools will have to shut at the end of this year unless they succeed in their bid. Video, Audio

More businesses are taking on apprentices in a bid to train their own workers and overcome skill shortages and high workloads. The growth in on-the-job trainees comes at a time when polytechnics and… Audio

Universities New Zealand says the zero-fee policy has had next to no impact on their enrolments, but education correspondent John Gerritsen found students in Wellington today telling a different… Video, Audio

Nearly every aspect of the school system is under review. RNZ's Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen examines the hard questions being asked about deciles, zones and school boards. Audio

The government's review of how schools are run has prompted calls for principals to be dumped from school boards. For nearly 30 years principals have been voting members on boards, but now the school… Audio

Researchers are warning that many early childhood centres are crowded, noisy and cold because the minimum requirements are too low. Pre-schools must have at least 2-and-a-half square metres per child… Audio

New Zealand universities have taken a hit in an international league table, with six of the eight institutions losing ground in a ranking of the 1000 universities. Only Waikato and Lincoln improved… Audio

Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict fo 2017. Auditors have warned there are threats to the intitution's viability and the Government has appointed a financial… Audio