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• From the Acting CE: NZIEC KI TUA a great success

  Kia ora e te whānau, 

  What a few weeks it has been! The 31st New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC) KI TUA was the absolute highlight of the past month. It was a huge success and a huge undertaking involving all parts of the Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao.  

  It was an incredible honour for Manapou ki te Ao and the international education sector to have the President of India, Honourable Smt Shrimati Droupadi Murmu, address delegates.  

  In her keynote, President Murmu spoke about the strong and growing education ties between India and New Zealand and about how she saw education institutions in both countries collaborating in a number of fields, including vocational education, machine learning, AI, environmental studies, as well as cultural exchanges. She also placed great importance on the power of knowledge as an enabler of connections between our people. In closing, she expressed heartfelt gratitude to ENZ and our Government for honouring India in such a special way. 

  I also attended the State banquet at Government House in honour of the Indian President and took the opportunity to brief Ministers and senior New Zealand Inc officials present on the value of the President’s attendance and words at our conference.  

  Ahead of the conference, ENZ Board Chair Tracey Bridges and I were delighted to welcome Dr Fanta Aw, the Executive Director and CEO of NAFSA, and Dr LaNitra Berger, a NAFSA Board member, with a mihi whakatau at our Wellington office.  

  NAFSA, which is the Association of International Educators, annually hosts the largest global professional learning and networking event for all international educators and organisations that support international education. The meeting was a welcome opportunity to connect with the leaders of this important organisation. Dr Aw’s keynote laid clear the importance of international education and the challenges it faces.  

  I am incredibly proud of what was achieved collectively by ENZ and the whole sector at NZIEC KI TUA. It speaks positively of the progress made over the past two years since the borders reopened and the energy and drive we are all bringing to keeping the momentum. 

  To those of you that made the time and for the many who travelled from afar to attend, thank you! It was an absolute pleasure to have you in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. 

  Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari kē he toa takitini  

  My success should not be bestowed onto me alone, it was not individual success but the success of a collective.   
  
  

  Ngā mihi  

  Dr Linda Sissons 

  Acting Chief Executive 

  Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao  

• Official Information Act Requests

  People in New Zealand can request government information (official information) and can expect it to be made available unless there is a good reason to withhold it.

  The Official Information Act 1982 (or OIA) enables citizens, permanent residents, visitors to New Zealand, and body corporates registered or with a place of business in New Zealand, to make a request for official information held by government agencies, including Education New Zealand (ENZ).

  ENZ is the government agency dedicated to helping New Zealand realise the social, cultural and economic benefits of international education. 

  Please note the Ministry of Education is the New Zealand Government's lead advisor on the New Zealand education system.

  More information can be found at: The role of the Ministry of Education

  Ministry of Education OIAs can be directed to info@education.govt.nz

  If you have a complaint about a particular school, you may wish to contact the school directly or contact the Ministry of Education at enquiries.national@education.govt.nz

   

  Making a request relating to international education

  Your request should be as clear and specific as you can possibly make it. Before making a request please check our other sources of information listed below.

  You can contact us in a number of ways to request information:

  • ENZ.Ministerials@enz.govt.nz
  • Telephone (04) 472 0788
  • Postal address: Level 5 Lambton House, 160 Lambton Quay, PO Box 12041, Wellington 6144

  We would like:

  1. your name
  2. contact address (email or postal)
  3. details of the information you want.

  We may ask you for more details if we’re not sure what you are seeking.  If you make your request by phone or in person, we will confirm it in writing.

  The State Services Commission provides tips for requesting information and guidance on how agencies will respond.

  Before making a request for information

  Before requesting official information from ENZ, we encourage you to check the list below to see if the information you need is already publicly available:

  • Information Releases
  • Research
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  • Media Releases
  • Education News

  How long will it take?

  We are required by law to give you our decision on your request as soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after we receive your request.

  If we need more time to make our decision on your request, for example if you are requesting a lot of information, we will let you know and give you an idea of how long it will take. We will also try to keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request. You can complain to the Office of the Ombudsman if you’re not happy with our decision to extend the time.

  What does it cost?

  Requesting official information is free, though we can charge a reasonable amount if it will take a lot of work to supply the information requested.

  You can complain to the Office of the Ombudsman about our decision to charge.

  What if I’m not satisfied?

  You may wish to contact us in the first instance to see if we can resolve the issue.

  You can make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman if you:

  • have concerns regarding the decision we made on your request
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  These concerns can relate to the withholding of information, extending the timeframe to respond to you, any charges for providing the information you have requested, delays in providing you with a decision or the information, or your request being transferred.

  The Office of the Ombudsman can investigate and review our decision and may make a recommendation to us if it is considered appropriate.

  Responses to Official Information Act 1982 requests

  ENZ publishes responses to Official Information Act 1982 requests at the end of each month. ENZ first published its responses to requests for official information on its website in April 2018.

  The response from ENZ details the information being released and explains what information, if any, has been withheld and under which grounds of the Act. The response also explains that we intend to make the information publicly available. The requestor's name and address have been removed from the response.

  Documents are only available in Adobe PDF format and are listed in release date order, with the most recently released responses at the top.

  Date of response	OIA response for download
  26/6/25	2425-281 OIA Request - Organisational chart
  11/4/25	2425-427 OIA Request - documents sent week beginning 7 March 2025
  12/12/24	2425-170 OIA Request - Number of departmental items
  25/11/24	2425-149 OIA Request - Advice re baseline savings
  17/10/24	2425-115 OIA Request - Information sharing agreements between ENZ and social media platforms
  4/10/24	2425-142 OIA Request – ISES 2024
  3/10/24	2425-123 OIA Request – staffing queries
  26/08/24	2425-053 OIA Request – New Zealand School Scholarship Viet Nam queries
  20/06/24	2324-210 OIA Request – copy of ENZ organisational chart
  10/06/24	2324-162 OIA Request – Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme bond deferral policy queries
  22/05/24	2324-145 OIA Request – consultant and contractor spend
  01/05/24	2324-136 – copy of proposal document for Government directive to reduce expenditure in the public service
  24/04/24	2324-133 OIA Request – health and safety queries
  17/04/24	2324-108 OIA Request – 2012 Middle East trip queries
  28/03/24	2324-118 OIA Request – international travel queries
  07/03/24	2324-103 OIA Request – fiscal sustainability, change management, employment relations
  04/03/24	2324-114 OIA Request – copy of secondary briefing sent by agency since 27 November 2023
  13/02/24	2324-101 OIA Request – response to OIA request
  29/01/24	2324-084 OIA Request – copy of Briefing to Minister
  25/01/24	2324-075 OIA Request – information on ENZ led visit to Oman, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in April/May 2023
  19/01/24	2324-079 OIA Request – statistics on Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America
  08/12/23	2324-065 OIA Request - copies of ENZ Board Meeting Minutes
  02/10/23	2324-048 OIA Request – koha payments to ex-Board Chair and correspondence queries
  13/09/23	2324-031 OIA Request – ENZ hosted events costing over $10,000 from July 2022 to June 2023
  21/07/23	2223 246 OIA Request - ENZ Board Member conflict of interest
  22/06/23	2223-207 OIA Request - information on ENZ recognised Agencies review
  15/05/2023	2223-185 OIA Request – copies of ENZ Board Meeting Minutes
  11/05/2023	2223-201 OIA Request – ENZ offshore staff salary bands and benefits
  10/05/2023	2223-195 OIA Request – India – New Zealand Education Week
  28/04/2023	2223-181 OIA Request New Zealand – China Tripartite Fund
  26/04/2023	2223-190 OIA Request – ENZ Recognised Agents/Agencies information
  14/03/2023	2223-152 OIA Request MOU ENZ Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
  17/02/2023	2223-141 OIA request ENZ staff paid over $150,000
  14/02/2023	2223-142 OIA request Information in BIM related to climate change greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
  04/11/2022	2223-080 OIA request ENZ organisation structure
  25/08/2022	2223-031 OIA request ENZ spending for 2021 22
  08/08/2022	2223-008 OIA request ENZ staff and spending details
  17/06/2022	2122-130 OIA request ENZ North American Advisory Board
  27/05/2022	2122-129 OIA request ENZ staff details
  06/05/2022	2122-112 OIA request Board meeting
  28/02/2022	2122-093 OIA request PM Scholarships
  16/11/2021	2122-055 OIA request for staffing information
  30/09/2021	2122-046 OIA request for a briefing
  08/09/2021	2122-018 OIA request for Annual Review responses
  06/09/2021	2122-016 OIA request about Research New Zealand
  26/08/2021	2122-009 OIA request for briefings
  12/03/2020	MC for ENZ events
  16/12/2019	Staff salary bands and benefits
  23/09/2019	Psychometric testing
  08/10/2019	Advisory group for advice from international students
  02/10/2019	Number of international students enrolled in tertiary education in New Zealand
  23/09/2019	Governance of Education New Zealand's recognised agents
  15/08/2019	Leave entitlement by leave type
  30/07/2019	All information held dealing with immigration visa delays since 1 November 2018
  26/07/2019	Payments made to social media influencers in return for posts
  11/07/2019	Workplace diversity
  04/06/2019	The proposed Reform of Vocational Education implementation on 1 January 2020
  23/04/2019	Paper named Student visa summary: January 2019
  29/03/2019	Reports, memos, discussion papers, advice, plans or policies created since 1 January 2017 concerning climate change
  29/03/2019	Correspondence and communications from 1-20 February 2019 concerning international perceptions of the announced vocational education reforms especially in China
  28/03/2019	Correspondence and communications with Business NZ and the Employers and Manufacturers Association relating to the vocational education reforms
  28/03/2019	Correspondence and communications to and from Annabel Robertson, Business Development Manager from 13 February relating to the Review of Vocational Education proposal
  05/03/2019	Correspondence and communications with the Labour Maori Caucus relating to the vocational education reforms
  05/03/2019	Correspondence and communications with the Tertiary Education Union associated with the vocational education reforms
  05/03/2019	Correspondence and communications with Treasury relating to the vocational education reforms
  27/02/2019	Advertising costs for 2013/14 to 2018/19
  21/06/2018	Education agent complaints
  25/05/2018	Sexual harassment in the workplace survey
  22/05/2018	Advice between 2011 and 2016 regarding quality of education providers, EER process and/or changes to Rule 18
  20/04/2018	Request for copies of three briefings
  20/04/2018	Advice from 1 January 2017 regarding the quality of education providers, EER process and/or changes to Rule 18

• Around the world in five

  ASIA

  APAIE: International education critical for Asia’s diplomacy, ambitions

  International education in Asia Pacific has been a critical diplomacy tool for the region – one that is becoming all the more essential given the tempestuous global political landscape. Fostering a global outlook among students and facilitating people-to-people exchange is crucial, and international education can achieve what politicians are unable to, building positive relations between people and even countries, where relations are poor.

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  JAPAN

  Push for foreign students to stay on to work in Japan

  It is now a top priority that international students attending Japanese universities stay on in the country, with the government offering new incentives such as subsidised company internships, help with finding jobs on graduation, stepped-up Japanese language courses and more streamlined processes for work visas after graduation.

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  GERMANY

  Germany is 'best country for international students', above UK

  When students think about studying in a foreign country, their destination of choice tends to be either the United Kingdom or the United States, but a new study argues that Germany is now the best option for international students in Europe. The study ranked 30 European countries according to education, costs, life and career. Germany came on top with a total score of 83.2 out of 100 – far ahead of the UK, which scored 69.8.

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  CANADA, AUSTRALIA

  Canada, Australia woo international students

  Canada and Australia have goals to attract more international students to their universities, with policies that include more relaxed visa procedures, work rules and paths to citizenship. Given the current unsettled political climate in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia are emerging as attractive education destinations for prospective international students.

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  CHINA

  China sees 11% growth of international student enrolments

  The number of international students in China continues to climb, reaching 442,773 last year, and putting it on track to reach its target of hosting half a million international students by 2020. Korea was the top source country, sending just under 16% of all international enrolments. The US, accounting for 5.4% of all students, was the second-highest sending country, followed closely by Thailand.

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• Kiwi schools celebrate at SIEBA hui

  The Schools International Education Business Association (SIEBA) held its second biennial hui over two days in Wellington.

  Featuring more than 60 presenters, including author and television host Nigel Latta as keynote speaker, the hui was an opportunity for professional learning and a chance to celebrate the schools sector.

  Jennifer Kirkham, SIEBA Professional Learning & Development Operations Manager, was impressed by the involvement and enthusiasm from delegates.

  “It is a testament to the value they see in SIEBA events and activities, both for member schools and the wider industry, and also shows there is an appetite for greater collaboration.

  

  “We appreciated the willingness of sector presenters to share with their colleagues, as schools always love to hear what others are doing. 

  Another highlight was the presentation by lawyer Tim Conder on how schools need to change their contracts and disciplinary processes to align with the recently amended Education Act.

  “I think we all left the hui with long to-do lists,” said Ms Kirkham.

  To celebrate the sector’s success, six international education professionals were honoured at the awards dinner with SIEBA International Education Leadership Awards.

  Allan Goodhall from Mount Maunganui College and Grant Berry from Kerikeri High School, both on the eve of retirement after decades of service to the sector, received long service and outstanding contribution awards. 

  Lynda Sullivan from Rangitoto College received an award for innovation, and Terry Kraettli from Epsom Girls’ Grammar School, Barbara Charlton-Kelly from Newlands College, and Annemieke Hart from Tauranga Intermediate received recognition for their outstanding contributions to the school sector.

  Recipients were nominated by their peers and were all deserving winners.

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