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Editor Nowhere feels as warm and welcoming as an Akatea conference. It begins with the pōwhiri and continues for the duration. This year, conference was held at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, South Auckland. You know this place is special when you are greeted by the 70 feet tall kauri Pou Kapūa Taonga, […]
Editor The inauguration of newly elected NZPF President, Leanne Otene, took place on her ancestral whenua – Manukau Marae in Herekino, 35km south of Kaitaia. It was an auspicious occasion because Leanne Otene is NZPF’s first Wāhine Māori President. Leanne is humbled by the honour but is quick to point out that we should not […]
Christchurch earns its title as ‘Garden City’ in the Spring. In the central city, carpets of daffodils and bluebells etch out the grassy edges of the vast Hagley Park and cherry blossom trees mark the perimeter of the avenues from which the city spreads. The riverside cafes and restaurants buzz with joy as locals and […]
Sunbeams struck the watery surface sending sparkly eruptions across the inner harbour. Mooring ropes held firm, as gentle waves lulled the rows of tethered vessels. Wellington had unexpectedly turned on a warm and windless Spring day! Tranquility on the wharf broke soon enough with the arrival of fifty NZPF life members, former presidents, award winners […]
Editor Every year, NZPF hosts about one hundred regional association presidents in Wellington. They come from all over the country to participate in the annual ‘Moot’. The ‘Moot’ is not typical. It is not a formally adjudicated capturing their questions, commentary, feedback, and solutions debate, where two teams of three debaters each present the for […]
Why Join PASL? Fi McMillan Employment Lawyer, Anderson Lloyd Is it really all over if you have to talk to a lawyer about your employment relationship with your Board? Not when that lawyer is provided to you under the NZPF between Board and principal and to the school. Principals Advice and Support Scheme (PASL). Our […]
Editor Leanne Otene (Te Rarawa) has been a school principal for 26 years and currently heads up Manaia View School in Whangārei. She’s experienced her fair share of challenges over the years and is acutely aware of the complexities of principalship in Aotearoa New Zealand. Principals are expected to lead learning in their schools, be […]
The Catholic School Network in Aotearoa New Zealand A Tale of Diversity, Quality and Challenge! Brother Sir Patrick Lynch and Patrick Walsh The Catholic School network in Aotearoa New Zealand has a long and proud history dating back to 1841 shortly after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. As explained in ‘A Fair and Just […]
Conferences in the time of COVID, are rare. Plans for the 2020 Trans-Tasman conference were locked off as both countries locked down. This year, as community cases again surged in various Australian States, hopes of reviving the Trans-Tasman conference fizzled like the last balloon at the end of a cracking good party. Unfortunately, Aotearoa’s COVID […]
