The Government has offered overseas secondary teachers a faster route to citizenship to address shortages.

Secondary teachers have been moved from the Green List Work to Residence pathway to the Straight to Residence pathway- and they can now apply for residence offshore.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says a recent report labelling Kiwi kids the worst behaved in the OECD won't appeal to new graduates from New Zealand.

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The Government has offered overseas secondary teachers a faster route to citizenship to address shortages.
Secondary teachers have been moved from the Green List Work to Residence pathway to the Straight to Residence pathway- and they can now apply for residence offshore.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says a recent report labelling Kiwi kids the worst behaved in the OECD won't appeal to new graduates from New Zealand.
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