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BusinessMay 15

Police funding held at $1.46b

Core funding for the New Zealand Police flat-lined in the Budget with Police and Corrections Minister Anne Tolley maintaining spending at $1.4 billion a year.

NationalOctober 24

Act change to validate oaths

Police are tight-lipped on arrests made by 63 officers, now the focus of Parliament going into urgency to pass a retrospective law to validate their oaths.

DunedinJuly 5

Tolley disputes survey

A Police Association survey highlighting concern over frontline resources and cuts to non-sworn staff has been dismissed by Police Minister Anne Tolley.

NationalMarch 22

Minister defends prison closure plans

Prison closures would hit the communities they're in but are necessary to rehabilitate prisoners, says Corrections Minister Anne Tolley.

Central OtagoNovember 11

School to remain open after roll lifts

In a surprise turnaround, the Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced Paerau School in Central Otago will remain open, following community consultation to close it.

QueenstownSeptember 12

Tolley dismisses school's proposals

Education Minister Anne Tolley has thrown out three ideas from Remarkables Primary School (RPS) to solve the enrolment zone crisis in the Wakatipu.

DunedinAugust 14

Schools face cuts for noncompliance

As many as 10 Otago schools could face funding cuts from the Ministry of Education for refusing to comply with national standards requirements.

QueenstownAugust 7

Mothers demand answers over schools

How is Education Minister Anne Tolley going to provide equal access to learning facilities for Wakatipu children now, when classrooms are bursting at the seams, and what is her long-term plan as those children continue on to high school?

DunedinAugust 5

ECE reassurances as consultation ends

Education Minister Anne Tolley has been reassuring the early childhood education sector on the future of its services, as consultation on an independent task force's report comes to a close.

DunedinJune 15

Close more schools, says principal

The downward slide in Dunedin's school rolls during the past decade appears to have been reversed marginally, but one Dunedin principal believes there are still unviable schools with low rolls in the city, which Education Minister Anne Tolley should consider closing.

NationalJune 13

Christchurch schools checked for fresh damage

Ministry of Education officials were this morning out checking Christchurch schools for fresh damage following yesterday's big aftershocks.

DunedinJune 6

Forbury School petition goes to Parliament

A petition calling for Forbury School to remain open has attracted more than 7500 signatures and will be presented in Parliament today.

DunedinMay 25

Wide support shown for Forbury School

There was a unified and impassioned cry of "fight the decision - save our school", from an estimated 1000 people who marched in protest up George St on Saturday, supporting Forbury School in South Dunedin.

DunedinMay 13

Forbury School fights closure

It seems Forbury School is not going to roll over without a fight.

DunedinMarch 28

Concerns over school dental facility

Construction of the Southern District Health Board's $530,000 dental hub at Macandrew Intermediate has begun, leaving some in South Dunedin wondering if the Forbury-Macandrew schools merger is "a fait accompli, or a gross waste of taxpayer money".

DunedinMarch 25

Forbury not happy with merger at Macandrew

The board of trustees at Forbury School has broken its silence over the Ministry of Education's proposal to merge it with Macandrew Intermediate.

DunedinMarch 24

Pilot scheme for maths improvement gets results

Three Otago primary schools that are part of a pilot programme aimed at accelerating maths learning are already proving the project delivers significant improvements for struggling pupils - and quickly.

NationalMarch 7

Many Christchurch schools to open this week: Tolley

More than 100 Christchurch schools have set dates for re-opening following disruptions from last month's earthquake, Education Minister Anne Tolley said today.

NationalMarch 3

Tolley planning to have Christchurch pupils back in schools

By the end of next week a plan should be in place to get all Christchurch pupils back into schools, even those without a school to go to, Education Minister Anne Tolley says.

DunedinFebruary 8

Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools

One Otago school has surfaced on a list of 157 schools nationwide which have reported leaky buildings, and concerns have been raised about how the Government will afford to repair them.

DunedinDecember 14

Strong response to consultation on schools

The Ministry of Education has received a strong response to consultation on the South Dunedin schools review.

DunedinNovember 24

School merger consultation criticised

A parent of five former College Street School pupils has accused the school's principal of railroading parents into supporting the merger of their school, rather than providing "a democratic process of collaborative consultation".

DunedinNovember 17

Schools review shock for Calton Hill head

It seems not everyone welcomes the South Dunedin schools review.

OpinionNovember 7

Real little people matter

The Government moved swiftly to protect the fictional "little people" of the film industry, but has not showed the same commitment to the early education of New Zealand's own children, argues Darrell Latham.

NationalNovember 4

Every board chairman gets a letter and a call

The Ministry of Education has started contacting the boards of trustees of every primary and intermediate school in the country to find out their stance on National Standards.