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Chris Carter

Politics
New Zealand

Member since: 16 August 2007
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Chris Carter is the Labour MP for Te Atatu, a diverse urban constituency in West Auckland. He was first elected in 1993, after a long career as a secondary school teacher. He has held the seat with substantial majorities at three of the four subsequent elections. 




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Sunday, 28 September 2008
Education 2:21AM
Wanaka Primary gets $21.5m redevelopment

WANAKA — Wanaka Primary School's redevelopment is ready to proceed to the next stage, David Parker announced in Wanaka today, on behalf of the Education Minister Chris Carter.

1109 views

Monday, 1 September 2008
Education 7:00PM
$9.3M boost for early childhood services

Education Minister Chris Carter today announced grants worth $9.3 million for 27 early childhood education providers across New Zealand.

436 views

Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Education 12:58AM
NZQA Board appointment announced

Education Minister Chris Carter has today announced a new appointment to the board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

687 views

Thursday, 24 July 2008
Education 6:24PM
Report shows student achievement up

School leaver data released today by Education Minister Chris Carter shows that more students are leaving school with higher qualifications.

453 views

Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Education 10:17PM
School suspensions hit 8-year low

Suspension rates in New Zealand schools have hit an eight year low, Education Minister Chris Carter announced today.

399 views

Saturday, 5 July 2008
Education 5:44AM
Carter announces new initiatives for safer schools

Education Minister Chris Carter today launched a range of initiatives aimed at making schools safer for students and to ensure schools have anti-bullying programmes in place.

1853 views

Thursday, 26 June 2008
Culture 4:37PM
NZ celebrates 150yrs of Kiwi-Croatian culture

Croatian New Zealanders have much to celebrate on their National Day this year, which marks the community’s 150th anniversary of settlement in this country, says Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

703 views

Politics 4:37PM
National comes clean on Education policy  sort of

Another National MP has confirmed that the party plans to spend less on education than the government, says Education Minister Chris Carter.

354 views

Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Education 7:53PM
Carter supports Dyslexia Awareness

Education Minister Chris Carter has welcomed guests at a film premiere to mark the second annual Dyslexia Awareness Week with a commitment to improve accessibility to information about dyslexia.

427 views

Monday, 9 June 2008
Trade 4:40PM
Education Minister to APEC and Chile

Education Minister and Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office Chris Carter will attend the APEC Education Ministers’ Meeting in Peru later this week where major changes to the New Zealand education system will be showcased.

484 views

Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Education 5:53PM
More money for day-to-day running of schools

Budget 2008 sees schools get a significant boost in funding to help meet their day-to-day running costs and provide computer technology, Education Minister Chris Carter announced today.

401 views

Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Education 4:18PM
The facts on school funding

Funding for the day-to-day running of schools has gone up every year under the Labour-led government, Education Minister Chris Carter says.

401 views

Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Education 12:54PM
Chance for students to make the news

The first in a series of DVDs looking at climate change gives students a chance to produce their own news segment, Education Minister Chris Carter said at the launch of “Sustainability in Action” in Auckland today.

397 views

Monday, 5 May 2008
Education 6:01PM
School changes for booming Tamaki Edge

AUCKLAND — Improvements to the schooling network worth $51.7 million, including a new primary school, are in the pipeline under Aucklands Tamaki Edge strategy, Education Minister Chris Carter announced today. 

451 views

Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Deaths 12:51PM
Minister expresses condolences to school and its community

AUCKLAND — Education Minister Chris Carter today expressed his profound sympathy for Elim Christian College and its community after the tragic loss of life at Tongariro National Park.

465 views

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Food 2:13PM
Students up for Fuelled 4 School challenge

Education Minister Chris Carter has today heard from Wellington students about their plans to get fellow students eating better and doing better at school as part of the Fuelled 4 School challenge. 

500 views

Monday, 14 April 2008
Education 4:40PM
Outstanding results in reading and writing

Results from an innovative project designed to lift reading and writing skills have been hugely successful, Education Minister Chris Carter says.

388 views

Education 4:39PM
Nurturing gifted and talented children

WELLINGTON CITY — A new publication to help parents and teachers identify and nurture gifted and talented children was launched at Northland School in Wellington today by Education Minister Chris Carter.

786 views

Monday, 7 April 2008
Education 3:27PM
Viet Nam president praises New Zealand education

Education Minister Chris Carter says his visit to Viet Nam this week helped strengthen ties between the two countries and won a high degree of praise for New Zealands education system.

511 views

Thursday, 3 April 2008
Politics 3:34PM
Cultural Diversity a Strength for New Zealand

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Browns comments today on latest statistics on the Asian population in New Zealand are a nonsense, Minister for Ethnic Affairs Chris Carter said.

361 views

Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Fire 5:10PM
Minister to visit site of school arson

KAWAKAWA — The Minister of Education, Chris Carter, says he will visit the site of the serious fire at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarere in Northland tomorrow.

868 views

Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Community 2:44PM
Plenty to celebrate on Race Relations Day

New Zealand had much to celebrate on Race Relations Day including latest research showing race relations as the top issue New Zealanders felt optimistic about, says Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

459 views

Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Education 5:26PM
No "forced" year for teacher trainees

Education Minister Chris Carter says he is concerned over a story in today’s Herald on trainee teachers that is quite simply wrong.

446 views

Monday, 3 March 2008
Education 12:47PM
Settlements in education a major achievement

Education Minister Chris Carter has welcomed the ratification of all the major collective employment agreements for teachers and principals in the education sector.

387 views

Friday, 29 February 2008
Police 5:50PM
Minister pleased with capture of fugitive

Minister for Ethnic Affairs Chris Carter said today that he was pleased that American authorities had tracked down and taken into custody wanted fugitive Nai Yin Xue.

328 views

Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Education 8:21PM
Minister opens Clutha Valley School

OTAGO — Education Minister Chris Carter officially opened Otago’s newest school buildings in the Clutha Valley today.

2662 views

Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Education 10:25AM
Minister announces progress on Frankton School

QUEENSTOWN — Education Minister Chris Carter has announced the proposed Frankton Primary School near Queenstown now has a board of trustees and a confirmed site.

836 views

Thursday, 21 February 2008
Employment 5:02PM
OECD report shows New Zealand on right track

An OECD report on youth employment shows major new initiatives announced by the Labour-led government are in line with international best practice, Education Minister Chris Carter and Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today.

454 views

Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Culture 10:37PM
Chinese New Year celebrations to honour Beijing ‘08

WELLINGTON — The model of a sculpture that will be gifted by New Zealand’s Chinese community to the New Zealand Beijing Olympic Team will be unveiled at Chinese New Year celebrations being held at Parliament this evening, Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter says.

575 views

Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Education 1:34PM
Model of leadership for kiwi principals launched

A new professional development initiative on leadership for the country’s 2500 school principals was launched by Education Minister Chris Carter today.

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