He Rau Timotimo Kōrero No.7 - 4 Paengawhāwhā 2022 He Rau Timotimo Kōrero No.7Rāhina, 4 Paengawhāwhā 2022Tēnā tātou katoa, E ngā pītau whakarei o te waka hourua, o te ora, o te mate kua mānu koutou i runga i ngā wai tapu o aitua o roimata. Ko te tai timu o te aroha ki a koutou ko te tai pari o te ora ki a tātou, kia eke panuku, eke tangaroa, haramai te toki haumi e, hui e, taieki e. E whai ake nei:
Today, the Government announced that the country will remain at the Red setting, with the next traffic light review next Thursday, 14 April. The removal of My Vaccine Pass requirements and vaccination mandates for Kōhanga Reo kaimahi and education workers will come into effect at 11:59 pm tonight. A Reminder of the Revised Traffic Light Settings Red
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Please refer to our pānui sent on 25 March for FAQs related to vaccinations and the removal of the mandates. Te Whakarewatanga o te Tau Hokorua o Te Kōhanga Reo This Friday, 8 April 2022, we will begin our celebrations of 40 years of Kōhanga Reo. At Waiwhetu Marae in Wellington, a dawn karakia and the raising of the Kōhanga Reo flag will commemorate Te Wānanga Kaumātua, which was the catalyst for the formation of Kōhanga Reo. Stay tuned to our online platforms for further details. Hui ā-Motu Our Tumu Whakarae, Angus Hartley, and Pou Whakahaere-ā-Motu, Cherie Marks, are currently on the road around the motu introducing our new Pou and providing progress updates on various Kaupapa. The next hui-ā-motu are as follows:
Your Kaitohu-ā-Rohe will provide more details about the venues and times for each hui. Board of Trustees Elections This year’s Board of Trustees Elections is taking place in the following Rohe:
The 3-step process involved Kōhanga Reo Whānau, Purapura and Kahui Kaumātua. These stages have now been completed and online voting has commenced in the following four Rohe only:
Kōhanga Reo in the four (4) Rohe have been invited by email to participate in this process to lodge their vote. Electionz.com are the third party who are managing the voting. They have sent an email which contains the link for online voting with your Kōhanga Reo PIN and Password. If you are having trouble locating the email that was sent directly from Electionz.com, please check your JUNK or SPAM inbox first. If you have any queries or issues with voting, please contact Electionz.com during normal office hours on 0800 666 038 or iro@electionz.com Voting closes at 5pm on Friday 8 April 2022. A reminder that applications for the 2022 He Manu Pīrere nō Te Kōhanga Reo scholarships close this Thursday, 7 April. There are 35 scholarships available this year, including our new Postgraduate and Trade Scholarships for 2022. Visit our website to apply online for a tertiary scholarship or a trades scholarship. Refer to the Tertiary or Trades scholarship guidelines, or our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more information. Any queries regarding the scholarships can be sent to hemanupirere@kohanga.ac.nz. Upcoming tax changes effective 1 April 2022 Student Loan Threshold What do you need to do? Improvements for users experiencing issues viewing parts of their screen We know some of you have been having trouble seeing part of your screen if you’ve zoomed in your browser beyond a certain percentage. Right now, you can improve your experience in Smartly by zooming in and out using your keyboard. Just press Ctrl - to zoom out and Ctrl + to zoom in. We’re in the process of making the screen size respond automatically, and the ‘Leave requests’ screen, found under ‘Run a pay’ is now complete. This means when you open a leave request with your screen zoomed in, you’ll now be able to edit, approve or decline the request with no issues. We’ll continue to roll out these changes to other screens in the Smartly product soon. Support For payroll support call our helpdesk team on 0800 10 10 38. Register your interest to attend an Edge training session online. Please send any queries related to Edge to support@edgelearning.co.nz. If you have any kōrero or feedback on our pānui please feel free to send to comms@kohanga.ac.nz. |