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NZEI Te Riu Roa: Proposed ECE pay parity cuts will undermine teachers and young learners
NZEI Te Riu Roa has asked Associate Education Minister David Seymour to reject changes proposed by the employer group, the Early Childhood Council, that would gut pay parity for…
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New survey shows majority of parents and whānau support public early childhood education
Most parents now support a public system of early childhood education, according to a new survey. In a survey of more than 800 parents and whānau released today by NZEI Te Riu…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa re-elects Ripeka Lessels as President
Primary school leader Ripeka Lessels has been re-elected President of NZEI Te Riu Roa, the country’s largest education union, and will serve in the role until 2028.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes Labour’s pledge to reverse pay equity changes
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the Labour Party’s promise to reverse pay equity changes within its first 100 days in government, urging all other political parties to commit their…
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Proposal to abolish Waitangi Tribunal a direct attack on Te Tiriti, says NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa says New Zealand First's proposal to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal will remove a critical, independent avenue through which Māori can seek redress for historical…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa asks PSC to investigate curriculum transparency breach
NZEI Te Riu Roa has asked Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche to investigate a leaked video showing a senior Ministry of Education official telling curriculum writers to…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa: Early childhood education needs teachers and investment, not hollow proposals
Early childhood education needs investment and more qualified teachers to give tamariki the best start in life, not the National party’s proposed new skills assessments,…
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Independent council key to averting curriculum instability, says NZEI Te Riu Roa
The proposed establishment of an independent Curriculum and Assessment Council can avert curriculum instability becoming the norm for New Zealand teachers and learners, NZEI Te…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa: Government must heed Waitangi Tribunal and partner with Māori in education
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports the Waitangi Tribunal’s call for the Government to recommit to partnering with Māori in education, particularly by co-designing a truly indigenous…