Media releases
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NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes Jan Tinetti as new Minister of Education
Having been school principal, Tinetti understands the issues facing educators.
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Cost-of-living still above any potential pay offer
The public sector pay offer on the table for most teachers and principals comes well under the annual rate of inflation of 7.2% announced today.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes increase to pay parity funding
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the 4.5% increase to pay parity funding for ECE centres announced by the Ministry of Education yesterday, but for full pay parity to be delivered the…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa urges Auckland Council to keep Kauri Kids centres open
NZEI Te Riu Roa is urging Auckland Council not to close the council-owned Kauri Kids early childhood centres.
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Kindergarten teachers reject Government offer
Thousands of kindergarten teachers from across Aotearoa have resoundingly rejected their collective agreement offer from the Ministry of Education and kindergarten associations.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa urges Government to make professional development time permanent
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the addition of four teacher-only days over the next two years as the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum is bedded into schools, but is asking the…
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Budget 2023 needs to unlock funding for learning support
Budget 2023 will need to unlock sufficient funding to address inequitable access, understaffing and unmet needs in learning support if proposed reforms are to succeed, NZEI Te Riu…
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NZEI TE Riu Roa educators to discuss employment offer, further action
Tens of thousands of principals and teachers working in primary, area schools and kindergartens up and down Aotearoa will attend dozens of union meetings over the next three weeks…
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Connection between teachers and tamariki key to turning around attendance
Lower class sizes, more teacher aides and much great access to learning support for all tamariki who need it are among key solutions to turning around attendance, NZEI Te Riu Roa…