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“When Firewalls Fail: The Ferguson-Stanford Conflict of Interest Scandal and the Crisis at New Zealand’s Teaching Council” - 24 January 2026
Mōrena Aotearoa, In January 2026, a conflict-of-interest scandal erupted in New Zealand’s education sector, exposing troubling relationships between private education providers, ministerial power, and the regulatory bodies meant to oversee them. At the center: David Ferguson, Chair of the Teaching Council and CEO of the Teachers Institute,