Welcome to COMET Auckland

COMET Auckland - Te Hononga Akoranga is an independent charitable trust and an Auckland Council CCO championing better and fairer education, skills and lifelong learning for all Aucklanders.

We provide high quality and effective research, project development and leadership for cross-sector initiatives and action.

Languages in Education

 Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where every young person can learn and use te reo Māori as of right throughout their schooling:

·         By 2020, all Year 1 students are learning te reo Māori in schools

·         By 2033 all high school graduates will be able to converse in more than one language 

We have a 15-year plan to get us there. Read it here 

The Power of Talanoa

We had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Le Malelega a le To'elau's video about the power of the Talanoa Ato or basket, developed as part of our Talking Matters campaign. Find out more

New participatory science projects

Ten new SouthSci projects are underway in 2018 in south Auckland - from edible insects, to algae for biofuel, raising queen bees and ‘smart’ recycling bins that signal when they’re full. 

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CE's Pen: Unreasonable language barriers for migrant teachers

Learners in Auckland are missing out on great teachers because of unreasonable English language requirements - IELTS, which are making our teacher shortage worse. We are backing a call for Parliament to review IELTS, especially for Pasifika ECEs. You can help by circulating the petition.

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