<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HSLDA | Headlines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:23 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Slippery Slope to Mandatory Schooling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/201301260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[February 19, 2013: A proposed Social Security bill hides an agenda to institute universal preschool requirement in New Zealand.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welfare Reforms May Limit Homeschooling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbedu/2035521187-welfare-reforms-may-limit-home-schooling]]></link><description><![CDATA[October 24, 2012: Children of beneficiaries who are homeschooled may be forced into a registered school under the government&rsquo;s welfare reforms.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Breaches Human Rights]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://hef.org.nz/2012/media-release-social-security-bills-ece-obligations-breach-human-rights/]]></link><description><![CDATA[October 17, 2012: Many New Zealanders are concerned that a new Social Security bill will violate human rights in its early childhood education requirements.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribute to New Zealand Homeschool Leader]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/201112090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[December 9, 2011: Craig Smith (1951&ndash;2011) was a key leader in the homeschool movement in New Zealand whose legacy and influence will impact generations.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Class of Their Own]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/people/5523453/In-a-class-of-their-own]]></link><description><![CDATA[August 29, 2011: A recent article in the Waikato Times, a New Zealand paper, dispels myths about homeschooling.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Homeschool Leader&rsquo;s Health Failing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/201108120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[August 12, 2011: Craig Smith, a key homeschool leader in New Zealand and longtime friend of HSLDA, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Educators Did it]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/NZ_Robotics_Team_wins.PDF]]></link><description><![CDATA[March 9, 2011: Keystone Magazine reports on a team of home&mdash;educated teens who won an international robotics competition. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Family to Apply for Political Asylum]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/201012080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[December 8, 2010: Forced to flee their homeland, a German family is now applying for refugee status in New Zealand.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Decides When Homeschooling is Okay]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/201009160.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[September 16, 2010: A recent post on the National Council of Home Educators in New Zealand website reveals a startlingly obvious attempt by the government to decide when homeschooling should be allowed.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschooling in New Zealand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/NewZealand/200211250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschooling in New Zealand has been prospering for many years due to a fairly positive legal atmosphere]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>