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Cutting Māori words from educational books all part of slow erasure of reo Māori
Minister Stanford’s decision to ban nearly all Māori words from the Ready to Read Phonics Plus books series used in the early years of schooling is part of a wider pattern of…
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Primary teachers reject ministry offer
Primary teachers have voted to reject a collective agreement offer from the Ministry of Education. The vote saw them overwhelmingly say 'no’ to the offer.
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Primary principals, teachers, school support staff and Ministry of Education specialist staff take ‘rare and major move’ to hold joint union meetings after “insulting” pay offers from Government
The decision to collectively organise at paid union meetings follows similarly disappointing offers from the Ministry to settle collective agreements
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A Tribute honouring Jan Taouma
The NZEI Te Riu Roa Pasifika Leadership Caucus joins the many voices across Aotearoa and the Moana Nui a Kiwa in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of a visionary
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Union files for injunction to stop Ministry of Education docking pay
NZEI Te Riu Roa has sought an injunction in court to stop the Ministry of Education docking 10% of their pay for working to rule for a month
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Education union takes legal action against Government over axing of specialist teachers
NZEI Te Riu Roa filed for a judicial review over the Government's move to defund resource teachers of Māori and literacy in Budget 2025
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Ministry of Education specialist staff to strike
About 800 Ministry of Education specialist staff who work directly with children to support their learning needs will strike next week.
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Early childhood teachers take action on day of pay parity funding freeze
Early childhood teachers, educators, and supporters are taking action across the country tomorrow as the freeze on teachers’ pay parity rates comes into effect.
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Teachers burned on pay equity hit negotiating table
Primary school teachers head into collective agreement negotiations tomorrow for the first time since the Government scrapped their pay equity claim.