The New Zealand Government has directed that a review of its defence policy be conducted over the course of 2015. The Government last updated its defence policy through the Defence White Paper 2010. The Defence White Paper 2010 represented the first comprehensive articulation of New Zealand’s defence policy this century. Since publication it has provided...

The report contains data on tertiary education trends and changes for the year ended December 2014. Summary The key findings of New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Enrolments for 2014 were: 418,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2014, including 53,900 international students. Enrolment numbers increased from 2013 to 2014 for domestic students aged 18...

Measures changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on three internet job boards – SEEK, Trade Me Jobs and the Education Gazette. Highlights

Key Points Social services help New Zealanders to live healthy, safe and fulfilling lives. They provide access to health services and education opportunities, and protect and supp ort the most vulnerable. The quality of these services and access to them are crucial to the ongoing wellbeing of New Zealanders. The government funds social services with...

Summary: This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government’s tertiary education expenditure over the period 2004-2013 in the five largest tertiary education funds. In total, these funds distributed over $4 billion to providers and students in 2013. Student Achievement Component (SAC) ($2,018 million in 2013) The SAC has exhibited increased efficiency over...