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Govt eyes growth in Vietnamese student market 17th August 2026 /

Govt eyes growth in Vietnamese student market

New Zealand and Viet Nam have renewed a bilateral education cooperation agreement as the government seeks to grow international student numbers.


Tourism, Hospo F&B, Outdoor Ed recognised in new National Curriculum 6th August 2026 /

Tourism, Hospo F&B, Outdoor Ed recognised in new National Curriculum

Students in years 12-13 will be able to study Tourism as an industry-led subject that will have parity of esteem with subjects like English and Maths.


Delegation heads to China to boost international student numbers 28th July 2026 /

Delegation heads to China to boost international student numbers

Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds is leading a delegation of senior vocational education leaders to China this week to attract more international students to New Zealand.


Reti promoting NZ education in China 28th October 2025 /

Reti promoting NZ education in China

Universities and Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti will be in Beijing this week to promote New Zealand’s education offering at the China Annual Conference and Expo for International Education.


Fears for outdoor education in govt changes 5th September 2025 /

Fears for outdoor education in govt changes

Youthtown says the government is proposing major changes to NCEA, which could see outdoor education removed from the senior curriculum subject list. 


Wednesday Letter: Downgrading tourism education will undo years of progress – Ingram 27th August 2025 /

Wednesday Letter: Downgrading tourism education will undo years of progress – Ingram

TIA’s CEO says industry needs high quality graduates and building the workforce and leaders of the future starts in schools.


Tourism educators warn of long term damage if subject cut from NCEA 26th August 2025 /

Tourism educators warn of long term damage if subject cut from NCEA

There are concerns the govt is considering removing tourism from the approved NCEA level 2 and 3 subject list.


Wednesday Letter: Who will serve the tourists of today, let alone tomorrow? A wake-up call for tourism, hospitality 7th May 2025 /

Wednesday Letter: Who will serve the tourists of today, let alone tomorrow? A wake-up call for tourism, hospitality

The number of people studying tourism and hospitality is collapsing, with dire consequences for the sector.


China service exports on the rise – McClay 22nd May 2024 /

China service exports on the rise – McClay

New Zealand’s tourism and education exports to China are making a good recovery, says Todd McClay.


Tauranga strengthens sister city bond with Hitachi 30th April 2024 /

Tauranga strengthens sister city bond with Hitachi

Tauranga and Japan’s Hitachi hope to enhance their sister city relationship in the area of arts, culture and education exchanges.


Lincoln launches NZ’s first tourism sustainability degree 13th February 2024 /

Lincoln launches NZ’s first tourism sustainability degree

The new Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism starts in March and reflects a growing focus on creating a more regenerative industry.


ServiceIQ launches new tourism, hospo training 24th January 2024 /

ServiceIQ launches new tourism, hospo training

ServiceIQ has launched a new training programme designed to help school students and graduates into service sectors such as tourism and hospitality.