Tertiary education offers a passport to success in modern life. It helps people improve their lives and the lives of those around them. It provides the specific tools for a career, and is the engine of knowledge creation.

The ageing of New Zealand’s academic workforce requires careful management, however, universities now have a larger pool of ‘other’ academic staff from which rejuvenation of the senior academic workforce could occur. Key findings In 2013, the age structure of the academic staff at universities and polytechnics was substantially older than at wānanga: 47 percent of...

This report details the bicultural approach of the He Kākano evaluation, methodology, data analysis, key findings, strengths and weaknesses and recommendations for future school leadership professional learning programmes intending to promote educational outcomes for Māori student success as Māori. Executive Summary This evaluation investigated (a) the effectiveness of He Kākano in meeting programme goals and...

This Report recommends a new framework to achieve good governance practice for tertiary education institutions (TEIs) in New Zealand. The governance practice of TEIs in New Zealand is not seriously flawed, but there is considerable room for improvement, particularly in clarifying the roles and responsibilities of Councils, Chief Executives and Academic Boards, sharing of good...