Professional body for all registered teachers working in early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary and other teaching situations; site has info about teacher registration, an online register of teachers with a practising certificate etc

Service of the Ministry of Social Development; works in cooperation with secondary schools, tertiary education providers and student bodies to ensure that students get the finance they are entitled to; central processing centre in Palmerston North

Crown entity responsible for funding all post-compulsory education and training offered by universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, wananga, private training establishments, foundation education agencies, industry training organisations etc

Independent research organisation; does educational & social research and publishes reports; research areas: early childhood education, Maori education, curriculum & teaching, educational leadership etc; based in Wellington

Body of vice-chancellors which has assumed some of the functions of the former University Grants Committee at the interface between government and universities; site lists universities, admission criteria, fees for domestic & foreign students etc

Non-profit organisation that promotes the use of information & communication technologies to support learning in New Zealand schools; membership open to anyone interested in the application of ICT in education, particularly teachers & schools

Society of home educating families who live in Canterbury; activities: swimming, ice skating, gymnastics, art lessons, foreign languages, outings & field trips, writing & singing groups, family & ski camps, computer graphics, parent seminars etc

Technology education centre for children in Wellington; has exhibits and events, including a television studio, farm animals, sound studio, theatre etc

Umbrella organisation for 48 kindergartens located in the Bay of Plenty, Waikato, King Country, Piako, Hauraki and Thames Valley/Coromandel regions; head office is in Putaruru

Non-profit organisation providing learning opportunities (seminars, workshops, courses, distance education etc) to children & adults in the Central Otago region; funded by Ministry of Education & Tertiary Education Commission; one of 13 REAPS in NZ