A new border exception will let 300 qualified overseas teachers into the country, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced on Saturday. “A separate family reunification border exception is being created for the partners and dependent children of teachers who are already in New Zealand on temporary visas. “You can't get te reo Māori teachers from overseas,” Webber said. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff The exception was a good start but would not solve the teacher shortage crisis, says chief executive of the Early Childhood Council Peter Reynolds. “These are great steps, but won’t solve the teacher shortage on their own.

Source: Stuff July 03, 2021 03:28 UTC