Tag: Erica Stanford
PM makes formal apology to abuse in care survivors
Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon has today delivered a formal apology at Parliament to survivors of abuse in care.
The apology follows a...
Survivors recount historical abuse at health camp
Warning – this story contains details of sexual abuse
A man who says he was raped several decades ago at an east Auckland health...
Luxon speaks to survivors of abuse in care
Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon has today delivered a speech in Parliament focusing on the survivors of abuse in care.
The Government has...
Residents pleased as plans for new school take shape
An east Auckland residents group is pleased to hear construction on a new school in its rapidly growing local community is set to begin...
Growing east Auckland community to get new primary school
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced the coalition Government is committing to building a new primary school in Flat Bush.
The Government is building for...
Teacher shortage reaches crisis point
An east Auckland school principal says the country is suffering from a chronic shortage of teachers and he doesn’t believe the coalition Government understands...
Call for removal of ‘gender ideology’ from primary schools
An east Auckland parent strongly opposes a call by the Mental Health Foundation for the Government to retain the controversial relationships and sexuality guidelines...
‘Being able to read and write is a fundamental life skill’
The coalition Government is investing $67 million to change the way pupils who attend state schools will be taught to read.
Prime Minister and Botany...
School at ‘breaking point’ due to growing roll
An east Auckland school’s roll is growing so rapidly that its board of trustees has been forced to spend $1.5 million building two extra...
Education a focus as school year begins
By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
During last year's election campaign National made it clear that we would make improving educational outcomes...
Parent keen to see new school gender and sexuality guidelines
An east Auckland parent strongly opposed to some of the material to be taught to primary school children on gender and sexuality wants to...
National set to govern as Luxon delivers political miracle
Christopher Luxon will become New Zealand’s next prime minister after pulling off a stunning defeat of the Labour Party just three years after he...
Luxon attacks Labour over ‘huge spin, no delivery’
An east Auckland business audience has been given a blunt but optimistic view of New Zealand’s economic and social outlook from the Leader of...
New Zealand must pull out stops to fix labour shortage
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany and Leader of the Opposition
Last week I met with local business leaders at a brilliant morning tea...
Teachers’ non-critical status spells ‘chaos’
Auckland Secondary Schools’ Principals’ Association president Steve Hargreaves has spoken out about schools being excluded from the Government’s Close Contact Exemption Scheme which means they...
Macleans College teacher hasn’t seen family for 400 days
Alan Bowen waved goodbye to his family at Cape Town International Airport.
He expected to see them within a few months. It's been over 400 days.
"I...
