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Government recognises significant workload driven by rapid curriculum changes
Primary principal members of NZEI Te Riu Roa have voted to accept the Ministry of Education's collective agreement offer.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa supports call to repeal Equal Pay Amendment Act
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for the immediate repeal of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025, warning that the legislation has enabled historic gender bias to return to the education…
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“Unequal Treatment”: NZEI Te Riu Roa slams rushed Māori curriculum consultation
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the Government to provide reasonable time for meaningful consultation for the draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa framework and Year 0-10 wāhanga ako.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa: Recognise schools and ECE centres’ role in disaster response and recovery
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the government to recognise and resource the role of school and early childhood education staff in disaster response and recovery, following their…
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Area school teacher members of NZEI Te Riu Roa reject Government's offer
Area school teacher members have rejected the Government's offer, sending a message that the latest terms of settlement are not good enough.
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'Unfair overreach': NZEI Te Riu Roa challenges Ministry pay deductions
More than 700 learning support specialist members of NZEI Te Riu Roa launched a legal challenge in the Employment Court today against pay deductions made by the Ministry of…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa warns Bill will make curriculum instability the norm
Curriculum instability will become the norm if the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill is passed, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ripeka Lessels warns in a submission…
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School year opens without critical specialist literacy support
An NZEI Te Riu Roa insights survey reveals that specialist resource teachers fear vulnerable tamariki will be left without vital literacy support this year, following the…
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From classrooms to checkouts: Job insecurity forcing teacher aides into second jobs
Around 53 per cent of teacher aides and school support staff report a lack of job security, with many forced into second jobs just to make ends meet, according to a recent NZEI Te…