12 Sep 2025

Secondary teachers to strike again

From Midday Report, 12:14 pm on 12 September 2025

Secondary teachers have rejected the Government's latest pay offer, which included consecutive pay rises of two-point-five percent and two-point-one percent over two years, compared with the previous offer of three one-percent-pay-rises over three years. The post primary teachers' association have confirmed teachers will strike next week. PPTA Te Wehengarua President Chris Abercrombie spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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