Tag: Teachers
‘Heroic efforts’ save 7 PNG teachers and families in kidnap attempt
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
In what is described as a "significant relief", seven Papua New Guinea teachers and their families were rescued from...
PNG police investigate torture of 4 women cleaners by teachers in...
PNG Post-Courier
Several teachers from a Papua New Guinean school in Porgera, Enga province, are now being investigated by police after they allegedly instigated the...
Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every NZ school’ soon, says...
By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education correspondent
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has warned that nearly every New Zealand school and early childhood centre will have...
About 1400 NZ school teachers refuse vaccination against covid-19
By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education reporter
New Zealand Education Ministry figures indicate just 2.4 percent of school teachers -- about 1400 people -- have...
Northland principal faces ‘vindictive’ abuse for backing vaccine mandate
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter
A Northland high school principal says she has been accused of being "complicit in mass genocide" by people opposed...
PNG clamps down on ‘cheating teachers’ – 620 deregistered
By Jina Amba in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra says 620 elementary school teachers have been deregistered after it was...
NZ teacher ‘superheroes’ call for a better deal in first strike...
Multimedia story by Leilani Sitagata in Auckland
About 30,000 primary and intermediate school teachers and principals went on strike for the first time in almost...
Poor Vanuatu pay ruling risks negative impact on security, say upset...
By Richard M. Nanua in Port Vila
Some Vanuatu police officers have raised dissatisfaction on the implementation of the Government Remuneration Tribunal (GRT) ruling taking...