Thousands of secondary school teachers are walking off the job after stalled collective agreement negotiations with the government.
Teachers were offered a one percent pay increase which their union, the PPTA, says is insulting.
However, the government is highly critical of the industrial action, calling it "a political stunt", "deeply unfair" and premeditated on the union's part.
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The government needs to "come to the party" on teachers' pay if it wants a high quality public education system, the PPTA says. Audio
Public Service Minister Judith Collins rejects that her comments regarding teachers' pay has harmed their relationship with the government.
Public Service Minister Judith Collins has labelled a strike called by secondary school teachers a "political stunt".
Primary teachers overwhelmingly said 'no' to the collective agreement offer.
The strike follows what teachers say is an unsatisfactory pay offer from the government.
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