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Administration
Secondary teachers and NZEI support student climate action
“We belong to the successive generations who have made this climate mess, and we are whakamā our young people are…
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“Thanks but no thanks”: teachers reject another Ministry offer
Union representatives on the negotiating team simply did not believe that the latest offer was good enough to take out…
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Administration
Concerned education unions consider joint action
Elected leaders of 48,000 principals and teachers from PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa have met and agreed…
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Secondary teachers disappointed with last week’s half-hearted offer
“The offer was last-minute and half-hearted. We don’t understand why they bothered; they must have known our members will find…
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Administration
Strike heats up as teachers deliberate
Ministry adamant there "won’t be further increases" despite week-long strike. NZEI's question is whether the MoE's latest offer will address…
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Administration
Facilitation week starts with a bang
Facilitation at the ERA is ongoing this week and began on Monday at 10:30am - the rolling strike is still…
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Education
Rolling strikes to start November 12
NZEI Principals' lead negotiator Louise Green said the unprecedented level of industrial action by primary teachers and principals showed the…
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News
Ministry of Education & NZEI urgently seek facilitated bargaining
The Secretary for Education has revealed it is being sought for primary principals and primary teachers’ pay talks.
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Industry Voices
Hesitant praise for new teacher supply and demand model
The new tool released by the MoE to estimate the number of teachers required in the future is a good…
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Education
What the PPTA president had to say to members last week
Jack Boyle addressed an audience of more than 100 last week at the PPTA conference ahead of the latest vote.…
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Administration
Filling next year’s teacher shortage ‘devilishly hard’
"This is not simple. The teacher education, recruitment and appointment systems are fragmented and do not provide good central information…
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Administration
Teachers decide to hold second strike ballot
Secret ballots on the action are required under employment law, and will be conducted by NZEI from October 16-25, according…
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News
Teachers advised to stay tuned as pay talks continue
NZEI Te Riu Roa will continue to negotiate in good faith in order to arrive at a new proposal, President…
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News
Negotiations still underway for teachers & principals
21 days and counting for the education sector, as hope for a settlement following strike action persists, and public support…
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Industry Voices
STRIKE DAY: first educators’ strike in 24 years
29,000 primary teachers, principals and their supporters take to the streets in public events
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Administration
STRIKE NEWS: Secondary teachers engage in government discussions
PPTA has presented a claim to turn around secondary teacher shortages and ensure schools can attract and keep great teachers.…
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Administration
Ministry & NZEI Te Riu Roa clash over ‘teacher shortage’ claims
Responding to the NZEI Te Riu Roa's claim that the teacher shortage is "swiftly moving from a crisis to a…
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Administration
Education Minister dubious on National Party’s ‘class size’ u-turn
While the education minister and NZEI Te Riu Roa president disagree on National's sincerity, principals and teachers around the country…
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Administration
Primary teachers and principals vote to strike
Will you be taking part? NZEI revealed that frustrated primary teachers and principals voted overwhelmingly in favour of a three-hour…
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