Primary Teachers
Primary teachers' union fails to reach resolve with minister
The primary school teachers' union has been talking directly to the government about their pay dispute - but they've still failed to find a fix.
Auckland teachers strike over pay, conditions
Primary teachers and principals ditched their classrooms and hit the streets in Auckland today, kicking off a week of rolling strike action across the country. Katie Scotcher reports. Video, Audio
Primary teachers to vote on second strike
Primary teachers are proposing a week of one-day rolling strikes in November. Their union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says teachers and principals will vote in the first week of the fourth term on the proposed… Audio
Teachers back move to full-day strike
Thousands of primary teachers and principals will walk off the job in a fortnight for the first time in 24 years unless mediation between the union and the Ministry of Education is successful. Video, Audio
Teachers union appalled at govt's latest pay offer
Primary teachers say the government's latest pay offer won't do enough to keep senior staff in the profession. For first year teachers, the offer would take them from earning just under $50,000 a year… Audio
Teachers start talks for 16% pay rise
The first shots in what teachers were told last year would be the industrial battle of their lives will be fired today with the start of primary teachers' pay talks. The union is seeking a 16 percent… Audio
Primary teacher pay talks begin
Primary teachers' pay talks kick off today with their union, the Educational Institute, seeking a 16 percent pay rise. The institute says a big increase is needed to attract more people into the… Audio