Education
NZEI, PPTA discuss causes for teacher strikes
Secondary teachers are prepared to strike if the government does not improve its pay offer. Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) will vote on industrial action next month, after… Audio
Govt faces possible primary, secondary teacher strikes
The government is facing the possibility of a double-whammy of strike action by primary and secondary teachers unless it can come up with a better pay offer. Union members in both sectors are… Audio
Teachers ready to strike over better pay, conditions
Teachers are ready to go on strike over fair pay and conditions. Delegates to the annual Post Primary Teachers Association conference yesterday rejected an offer, which would have given most secondary… Audio
Secondary teachers may strike after rejecting pay offer
Secondary teachers and principals may strike after rejecting the government's pay offer less than 24 hours after the primary teachers' union announced it would vote on a second strike over its pay… Video, Audio
Secondary teachers reject 'insulting' pay offer
The government is facing industrial action on two fronts after the Post Primary Teachers Association voted to reject its pay offer.
Teachers' Union says conditions must be addressed
The PPTA has rejected the government's latest pay offer, emphasising that the issue is about both pay and improving working conditions Audio
Rolling regional strikes likely for primary school teachers
More industrial action is looming in schools with primary teachers and principals set to vote on a week of rolling strikes. They rejected the Education Ministry's latest pay offer last week, saying it… Audio
Teachers to vote on strike when new school term starts
Primary school teachers and principals will vote in two weeks on whether to hold a week of rolling one-day strikes in November.
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 shortage: 'The real crisis is being masked'
Schools' stop-gap measures for coping with the teacher shortage are masking the full impact of the problem, principals say.
Principals warn the 'real' teacher shortage crisis is masked
Principals are warning the public does not understand the severity of the teacher shortage as they are taking stop-gap measures, such as supervising several classes at once and offering fewer clases.
…'It's really trying to suggest that we'll turn school into play time'
School principals are dubious about research suggesting initiatives from other countries can help New Zealand fight rising truancy.
Filling next year's teacher shortage 'devilishly hard'
Auckland's primary schools will soon have 100 unfilled vacancies and principals around the country are nervous about finding enough teachers for 2019, school leaders say.
Principals dubious about student truancy report
School principals are dubious about research suggesting initiatives from countries including Bhutan and Peru can help New Zealand fight rising truancy. A report for the Ministry of Education says… Audio
Principals fear more unfilled teacher vacancies
Auckland primary school principals expect to finish the year with a hundred unfilled vacancies and they are nervous about their chances of starting next year with enough teachers. The city's secondary… Audio
Majority of polytechnics and tech institutes in financial trouble
Seven of the country's polytechnics and institutes of technology are at a high financial risk while 10 are expected to have deficits, a Cabinet paper says.
Otago University students protest proctor's 'bongshell' actions
Exams may be looming for University of Otago students, but pens were down as they marched over the proctor's bong confiscations this afternoon.
Volunteer-run kitchen to provide food for hungry school children
A new 35-square metre shipping container has been transformed into a completely off-the-grid commercial kitchen, aimed at feeding hungry schoolchildren, and teaching people how to grow and cook… Video, Audio
Māori staff back uni vice-chancellor amid controversy
Māori staff at Massey University are backing their vice-chancellor who's under fire for cancelling a Don Brash speaking engagement.
Students want proctor's wings clipped
University of Otago students in Dunedin want the power of the proctor to be limited to on-campus. They've held a protest today in the wake of a furor over Proctor Dave Scott confiscating water bongs… Audio
