Funding
Unions battle school funding plan
Primary and secondary teacher unions have banded together in an unprecedented step to battle the government over a proposal to change the way schools are funded. Video, Audio
Tertiary staff face immense pressure - survey
Budget cuts and restructuring is increasing stress for tertiary sector staff, and forcing student support services to be cut.
MSD funding cut affects at-risks kids
Ros Rowe of the Leg Up Trust talks about funding cuts which are affecting her horse therapy business which helps disadvantaged young people. Audio
Skip Ahead
NZ On Air and Youtube have created a new fund to help New Zealand based You-Tubers create webseries content. Skip Ahead will provide $300,000, along with networking and skill development… Audio
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce
For decades successive governments have been promising to pull New Zealand up the value chain and reduce our reliance of primary exports. Why hasn't it happened yet and what's the role of science… Audio
Funding slashed for budgeting services
New contracts for the country's budgeting services expect them to deal with the same number of clients, despite slashing funding by 25 percent. Audio
We’re in the money?
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Maggie Barry talks about the Culture and Heritage funding increases announced in last week's budget. We ask why did big name groups including the Royal New… Audio
Schools react to surprise targeted funding in Budget
School principals and teachers are divided by the Government's surprise decision to devote a funding increase to the students who need it most. Audio
Will funding shortfall mean less Olympic gold?
High Performance Sport New Zealand says the country is likely to struggle against its international competitors in future Olympics, despite a 16 million dollar cash injection from the government. Audio
Funding cuts on the horizon after Rio Olympics
High Performance Sport New Zealand says some tough decisions will need to be made after the Rio Olympics, despite a 16 million dollar cash injection from the government. Audio
The Arts are Not a Lottery
The arts industry is facing a $2.3 million drop in funding from the NZ Lottery Grants board this year, so what better way to raise awareness for funding in the arts than holding a bingo night… Audio
Simon Bowden
Executive Director of The Arts Foundation, Simon Bowden talks about the success of its crowdfunding website Boosted with $2 million raised for New Zealand arts. Audio
Cost of failed science proposals could eclipse funding
The New Zealand Association of Scientists is warning this year's contestable funding round may have the lowest success rate yet. The NZAS says this year MBIE has put fewer restrictions on the type of… Audio
Ministry responds to mental health concerns
Last week Nine to Noon highlighted the issue of community mental health care after four serious attacks in Wellington in the last year by mental health outpatients - three of the victims died. Since… Audio
Marc Taddei
Orchestra Wellington Music Director Marc Taddei has a new job to add to his resume. He's just been appointed Music Director of the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area and… Audio
Principals discuss impacts of funding changes
How would a change to the funding system impact on schools? Manurewa East School and Wellington College principals Phil Palfrey and Roger Moses join Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Replacement for school deciles suggested
A leaked Education Ministry proposal reportedly suggests replacing the school decile system with a system that links the money to individual children. Audio
Funded by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is putting funding into academic studies. Is that ok? Audio
David Alsop
Our regular visual arts contributor brings us the latest news on why the Melbourne Arts Fair has been cancelled, funding wars for Hundertwasser Art Centre, Gormley sculptures and the new head of Te… Audio
Paul James - CEO of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is openly inviting arts organisations to look further afield for its funding, rather than simply relying on the tax-payer. They suggest looking for funding from… Audio
