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NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Educational Institute
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
NZEI Te Riu Roa - Latest News [Page 3]
Primary School Teachers To Vote On Improved Offer
Monday, 17 April 2023, 2:10 pm | NZEI
Primary school teachers will be voting on an improved offer for their collective employment agreement after taking part in the country’s largest ever education strike in March. The NZEI Te Riu Roa primary teacher members negotiating team received ... More >>
Watershed Plan To End Streaming In Schools Released
Monday, 20 March 2023, 11:03 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes ‘Kōkirihia – The plan for removing streaming from our schools’ which was launched today in Christchurch to an enthusiastic audience of educators. ‘Kōkirihia’ outlines the steps for a cross-sector strategy to ... More >>
Kindergarten Teachers Striking For Better Conditions
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 2:57 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
For the first time ever, kindergarten teachers are joining their primary and secondary colleagues in strike action. This historic occasion will bring 50,000 educators together on 16 March across the motu to show they’re serious about needing change. Kindergarten ... More >>
30,000 Teachers To Strike On 16 March
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:18 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Around 30,000 primary school teachers and principals, kindergarten teachers and area school teachers and principals have voted to take strike action on Thursday 16 March. NZEI Te Riu Roa members last week rejected a second offer from the Ministry ... More >>
Historic Pay Equity Settlement For School Librarians And Science Technicians
Monday, 6 March 2023, 12:05 pm | NZEI
School librarians, library assistants and science technicians came together today with the Minister of Education, Jan Tinetti, to witness the signing of an historic pay equity settlement at the offices of NZEI Te Riu Roa in Wellington. The settlement ... More >>
Educators Move To Strike Ballot After Second Offer Rejected
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 8:52 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Around 30,000 principals and teachers from schools and kindergartens across Aotearoa will begin a ballot for industrial action tomorrow (Saturday) after they overwhelmingly rejected offers from the Ministry of Education to settle their collective employment ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Educators To Discuss Employment Offer, Further Action
Sunday, 26 February 2023, 3:15 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
26 February 2023 Tens of thousands of teachers will begin a week-long series of union meetings across the motu from Monday to vote whether to accept their latest collective agreement offers. NZEI Te Riu Roa members covered by the kindergarten ... More >>
Principals Reject Government's Second Offer, Will Pursue Further Action
Friday, 24 February 2023, 2:55 pm | NZEI
Primary and area school principals across Aotearoa New Zealand have overwhelmingly rejected a second offer from the Ministry of Education to settle their collective employment agreement and voted to pursue further action. The principals, all of whom ... More >>
Report Shows How Tough COVID-19 Was For Children, Educators
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 9:07 am | NZEI
The Quality Public Education Coalition’s report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students shows the need for a systemic overhaul of primary education's funding and staffing models, according to NZEI Te Riu Roa President Mark Potter. ... More >>
Pay Equity Delivers Up To 40% Pay Increases For School Librarians And Science Technicians
Friday, 3 February 2023, 2:13 pm | NZEI
Members of NZEI Te Riu Roa negotiating on behalf of school librarians, library assistants and science technicians are excited to announce that proposed pay equity settlements are ready to be voted on by their colleagues. They include pay increases of up to ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Jan Tinetti As New Minister Of Education
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 12:49 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa President Mark Potter has welcomed the elevation of Jan Tinetti to be the new Minister for Education and is looking forward to working with her to ensure the Government remains committed to making positive systemic change in the ... More >>
More Overseas Teachers May Help Shortage, But Not A Cure-all
Monday, 12 December 2022, 6:18 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports the addition of primary teachers to the Green List work to residence pathway, announced by the Government today, which signals a clear acknowledgement of the shortage of teachers in Aotearoa. However NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford ... More >>
Kindergarten Teachers Reject Government Offer
Friday, 2 December 2022, 9:31 am | NZEI
Thousands of kindergarten teachers from across Aotearoa have resoundingly rejected their collective agreement offer from the Ministry of Education and kindergarten associations. NZEI Te Riu Roa members covered by the Kindergarten Teachers' Collective ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Urges Government To Make More Professional Development Time Permanent
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 9:22 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI TE Riu Roa has welcomed the addition of four teacher-only days over the next two years as the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum is bedded into schools, but is asking the Government to ensure more time for professional learning and development ... More >>
Principals Reject Government Offer, Send Negotiations Back To Table
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 11:47 am | NZEI
Primary and area school principals from across Aotearoa have rejected a Ministry of Education offer to settle their collective employment agreements and unequivocally told the Government it is time to take action now to fix the education system. The ... More >>
Teachers Tell Government That Offer 'Needs Improvement' In Resounding Rejection Vote
Sunday, 27 November 2022, 1:06 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
27 November 2022 Tens of thousands of primary and area school teachers from across Aotearoa have unequivocally voted to reject offers made by the Ministry of Education to settle their collective agreements and told them to ‘do better’. NZEI Te Riu ... More >>
NZEI TE Riu Roa Members Alarmed At Proposal To Dis-establish Vital Māori Educators Roles
Friday, 18 November 2022, 4:56 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa members across Aotearoa have expressed their ‘extreme disappointment’ at a Ministry of Education proposal to disestablish 53 Resource Teacher of Māori (RTM) positions. The proposal was presented by the Ministry as part of offers to ... More >>
Budget 2023 Needs To Unlock Funding For Learning Support
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:50 am | NZEI
Budget 2023 will need to unlock sufficient funding to address inequitable access, understaffing and unmet needs in learning support if proposed reforms are to succeed, NZEI Te Riu Roa said today. Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti today released ... More >>
NZEI TE Riu Roa Educators To Discuss Employment Offer, Further Action
Monday, 14 November 2022, 6:10 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
14 November 2022 Tens of thousands of principals and teachers working in primary, area schools and kindergartens up and down Aotearoa will attend dozens of union meetings over the next three weeks to discuss offers from the Government to settle their collective ... More >>
Connection Between Teachers And Tamariki Key To Turning Around Attendance
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 6:03 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Lower class sizes, more teacher aides and much great access to learning support for all tamariki who need it are among key solutions to turning around attendance, NZEI Te Riu Roa said today (Thursday, 10 Nov). The Education Review Office today ... More >>
