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‘By Kiwis for Kiwi kids.” Those were the words of Education Minister Erica Stanford at the announcement of the new national curriculum that will soon be taught in years 1 to 10 in schools. But months on, former Ministry of Education...
FILM REVIEW The Odyssey (M, 172 mins) Directed by Christopher Nolan Reviewed by Graeme Tuckett ***** Back in the early 2000s, Christopher Nolan had the hits Memento and Insomnia on his CV – as well as an earlier thriller called Following –...
At one Christchurch mall shoppers fill the cafes and stores, while two kilometres away a once-thriving mall now has empty corridors and a food court with as many gaps as eateries. The Press visited 10 shopping centres this week to take their...
Children gather around a teacher perched on a child’s chair for “mat time” and the story gets under way. It’s very interactive, with seasoned early childhood education teacher Sian Davies using the book Five Little Monkeys sitting in a tree as...
