Teacher barred

A teacher and manager of a central Auckland preschool has lost her registration and been fined for overcharging parents and caregivers over $220,000 in 12 months. The New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal called the teacher’s actions an “extremely clear-cut example of serious misconduct”. Rebecca Brindle is the owner, sole manager and joint shareholder, with her husband, of Kowhai Montessori Preschool in Orakei.