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Welcome – kia ora

Welcome to TeachNZ and our latest information on teaching and teacher education in New Zealand.

We're aiming to help three different audiences with the information on our website:

New Zealand citizens and permanent residents thinking of becoming a teacher
Overseas trained teachers considering teaching in New Zealand
Returning teachers – either New Zealand teachers currently overseas thinking of returning or those living in New Zealand who've been out of the workforce for a while.

ECE teaching	Primary teaching	Secondary teaching
ECE scholarships for study starting in the second semester open on 1 June 2008. Applications close on 31 July 2008. >> more	Māori Medium scholarships for study in 2008 have now closed. Scholarships for study in 2009 are likely to be available from September 2008. >> more	Secondary scholarships for study starting in the second semester open on 1 June 2008. Applications close on 1 July 2008. >> more