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GFANZ President Rob Elshire gave an oral submission to the Health Select Committee on the Gene Technology Bill. The writing for this was a team effort by the GFANZ Council. Our position: GFANZ does not support this bill in its current state. We do, however, support a broad te Tiriti led process through which a...

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News Article: University of Auckland students criticise introduction of artificial intelligence tutors in business and economics course

‍“AI is constantly incorrect, environmentally damaging and such a stupid way of learning. I started studying so I could be taught by professionals, not a robot telling me slop gathered from hundreds of places on the internet,” the student said.

University of Auckland students criticise introduction of artificial intelligence tutors in business and economics course - NZ Herald

Students at New Zealand ’s biggest university are outraged artificial intelligence (AI) tutors will be used in a business and economics course. Three AI...

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News Article: Science gasps for air as belief trumps expertise

‍“The power of the data analysis science stuff, is you can get people to agree on what's happening and once you've done that, they can all start talking about how to solve the problem,” he says.

“It's a way of having a discussion that helps bring people together.

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News Article: The ‘bulldozer’ of a bill set to change gene-editing laws

The Government is promising that a relaxation of gene technology regulations will provide economic growth for the country, but critics fear the new bill is too loose and a step too far.

“It is using a bulldozer to crack a nut,” Jack Heinemann, professor of genetics at the University of Canterbury, tells The Detail.

The 'bulldozer' of a bill set to change gene-editing laws - Newsroom

Today from The Detail: Experts agree that advances to GMO technology means laws need to change. But just how those changes look is contentious.

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News Article: Fears uni funding lifeline to be cut

Fear is spreading across the sector the tertiary education funding boost for universities secured in the 2023 Budget, which equated to $64 million a year, could be cut for next year.‍

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Study Article: Unpaid placements leave teachers and nurses lagging financially, finds study

‍It takes more than eight years since starting to study for a nurse to have higher cumulative earnings than someone who worked a minimum wage job during that time and up to 12 years for a social worker. The financial challenges of lengthy unpaid placements, along with the potentially decade-long wait to see the financial rewards of these degrees, make it particularly difficult for individuals with dependents and older people looking to retrain to enter these professions.

Unpaid placements leave teachers and nurses lagging financially, finds study

New UC research highlights financial challenges for trainee teachers, midwives, nurses, and social workers due to long degrees and unpaid work placements.

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News Article: Wellington trades programme aims to get rangitahi into further training

‍The Try-A-Trade courses by the Ministry of Social Development, Te Ati Awa, and Weltec give trainees who are over 18, the chance to try out a new career - seven different trades over seven weeks.

Wellington trades programme aims to get rangitahi into further training | RNZ News

A new trades programme in Wellington, aimed at getting rangatahi off the benefit and into training is about to celebrate its first anniversary.

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Opinion Piece : The realities of establishing a new medical school

So far so good. But the elephant in the room, rate-limiting step in New Zealand is having enough clinical placements – the opportunity for all senior students (medical, nursing, physio etc) to work supervised one-on-one alongside experienced clinicians in multiple areas, seeing many patients and being involved in their clinical care.

No amount of high/low fidelity simulation, AI-generated cases, AI-diagnostic algorithms (all already in use) can replace this learning; the art of connecting with different people with diverse needs on their terms to develop trusting, beneficial doctor-patient, tākuta-whānau relationships is primarily learned on the job.‍

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News Article: Wellington mayor asks Government to save capital’s creative polytech campus

‍In an open letter to Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds, Whanau warned that its closure could drain Wellington’s talent pool, crippling the capital’s $2.1 billion creative industry.

Wellington mayor asks Government to save capital’s creative polytech campus

Tory Whanau and 38 others have written to ministers asking them to save Whitireia and WelTec’s Te Kāhui Auaha campus.

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News Article: Release of University of Auckland managers' salaries has staff 'looking sideways'

The information was included in an application for non-profit status in the United States in 2023, and included salaries for the vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater, whose salary range was regularly reported in the university's annual report, but also for other senior staff.

Release of University of Auckland managers' salaries has staff 'looking sideways' | RNZ News

Previously secret salary information for the university's most senior managers has surprised and angered some staff.

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News Article: Act wanted clearer assurances on school

‍Act New Zealand voiced fears a business case for the University of Waikato’s proposed new medical school could become a "tick-box exercise", documents reveal.

Act wanted clearer assurances on school | Otago Daily Times Online News

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Gene Technology Bill Submission – GFANZ Recommends Starting Over

We made a submission to the Health Select Committee on the Gene Technology Bill 2024. In brief, our analysis suggests some key flaws with the bill. We recommend that they start over with using at te Tiriti lead inclusive process to address those flaws. More in the link below.

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Gene Technology Bill Submission - GFANZ Recommends Starting Over - Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand

GFANZ recommends the bill be withdrawn at this stage and a broader, Te Tiriti lead inclusive process be conducted to address the bill’s considerable shortcomings.

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‍“I am lucky to work in a role which brings together my passion for animals, science and wellbeing. The science allows us to look at things in new ways while also giving back to farmers, the sector and the wider country, which is important to me,” said Hall.

Science role brings passions into the paddock

As International Day of Women and Girls in Science marks a milestone, DairyNZ scientist Dr Lucy Hall talks about their vital contributions to STEM.

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News Article: Cuts to agriculture research institute ‘are a threat to farmers’

‍“Years of underfunding in long-term agricultural science and a competitive funding model have contributed to the current situation. In a country of New Zealand’s size, science teams should collaborate, not compete,” they wrote, adding that they were convening a meeting of stakeholders to come up with a new direction for parasitology research.

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‍Student unionism is undergoing a “rebirth” in New Zealand, as representative bodies construct a replacement for their 96-year-old national organisation.

‘Rebirth’ for New Zealand student unionism

New national body takes shape, as troubled centenarian predecessor faces curtain

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News Article: Semantics over meeting the latest rift

‍Ms Simmonds says she never promised to show up to a meeting with councillors last month and took issue this week with a statement by council chairwoman Cr Gretchen Robertson, who said the meeting Ms Simmonds missed was "at the invitation of the Minister for the Environment".

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Briefing: Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health

‍Tackling some of the biggest issues of today can be done more effectively when the public trust in science. For example, countries with higher trust in science were more supportive of public health measures such as mandatory face masks in public to prevent COVID infection.2 People with higher trust in science also engage in more behaviours to mitigate climate change.

Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health | PHCC

Most people in New Zealand value scientific expertise and recognise its role in solving major societal issues, including public health challenges.

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Press Release: Govt Must Re-Employ Science Staff About To Be Axed From Callaghan Innovation

‍"The Government risks no-one being able to do this job and be forced to recruit offshore," said Fitzsimons. "So much for science growing the economy that it talks about. It’s astonishing that the Government is pressing ahead with closure without a plan for these dedicated science staff.

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Callaghan Innovation is being scrapped under plans to merge other agencies into three new Public Research Organisations (PRO) over the next 12 - 18 months, alongside the establishment of a fourth, new PRO looking at Advanced Technology.

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But more critically, this demystification reminded me of the leaps and bounds we make when the cosmos – the world around us – is made visible and legible to us. My hope is that we don’t rush to dismiss indigenous knowledge, and the very real, tangible support it can offer in helping us interpret our world, by mere virtue of its indigeneity. That kind of parochial thinking is precisely what inundates rivers of division to become oceans of insecurity. And that’s what we really can’t afford today.‍

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News Article: Sharing uni courses, facilities mooted

‍‘‘Pragmatically, distinctiveness is best enhanced by incentivising institutions to stick to their established strengths, and disincentivising them from encroaching on the distinctive strengths of others.

‘‘The reality is, though, that governments of the past two decades have simultaneously sought greater distinctiveness, while allowing — and in some cases supporting — particular universities to act contrary to these aims.’’

Sharing uni courses, facilities mooted | Otago Daily Times Online News

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News Article: Te Kāhui Auaha closure decision: Wellington's creative industry 'shocked' campus could close doors

‍"Beyond its purpose as a school, and I think it's a very necessary school - despite its issues it's a really good programme - we need more venues in Wellington for the arts, and Te Auaha is one of the best and well-equipped venues in Wellington."

Te Kāhui Auaha closure decision: Wellington's creative industry 'shocked' campus could close doors | RNZ News

Leaders in the performing arts industry are worried following news Wellington's only creative polytech campus could close.

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News Article: Government's tertiary education shake-up greeted with scepticism

‍"Universities do do vocational training. We do need more collaboration, but we don't need more entities. What we need is a system that allows people to work together and that means a funding model that isn't, 'I'm going to grab every student, every bit of money I can from the government,' but one that says how does the system actually work.

Government's tertiary education shake-up greeted with scepticism | RNZ News

The government is considering creating a new type of tertiary institution that apparently combines universities and apprenticeship-style training.

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News Article: Central Wellington polytech campus Te Kāhui Auaha may close

Wellington polytechs Whitireia and WelTec are considering closing their central city campus, Te Kāhui Auaha.

They are among Te Pūkenga divisions reviewing their programmes and properties to see how they can remain financially viable.

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Central Wellington polytech campus Te Kāhui Auaha may close | RNZ News

It comes as Te Pūkenga divisions review their programmes and properties to see how they can remain financially viable.

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