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Australian Public Education Under Attack
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:20 am | NZEI
The federal secretary of the Australian Education Union says the public education system and workers in her country are facing a major attack from the Australian federal government. More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Message To The Incoming Government
Monday, 26 September 2005, 2:02 pm | NZEI
New Zealand's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says its vital that any incoming Government promotes sound and effective education and employment relations policies. More >>
Message to the Incoming Government
Monday, 26 September 2005, 10:07 am | NZEI
Media Release: September 26, 2005 From NZEI Te Riu Roa For immediate use Ms05/43 More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Honours Contributions To Education
Monday, 19 September 2005, 11:51 am | NZEI
A group of outstanding principals, teachers and other education professionals who have made a significant contribution to education, are being honoured by the country’s largest education union. More >>
Special Education Staff Negotiate 10.9% Pay Rise
Friday, 16 September 2005, 5:02 pm | NZEI
A new pay scale has been negotiated for special education field staff, who provide special education services in schools and early childhood education centres, that will deliver base pay increases of up to 10.9% More >>
Focus On The Issues Mr English
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 5:25 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa National President, Colin Tarr, says National's education spokesperson, Bill English, should be focussing on the issues rather than trying to divert attention from his party's flawed education policies. More >>
Reducing Class Size Will Enhance Education
Thursday, 25 August 2005, 4:54 pm | NZEI
Primary school teachers and principals applaud Labour's policy of reducing the class size for new entrant classes in primary schools because research shows this will improve children's learning. More >>
NZEI Supports More Children's Access To Free ECE
Monday, 22 August 2005, 12:45 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa members are pleased that more children will have access to free early childhood education through the extension of the Government’s policy and say the onus is now on the private early childhood education centres to ensure they provide ... More >>
NZEI Members Help Striking Tongan Workers
Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 10:33 am | NZEI
The members of New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, are supporting striking teachers, health workers and public servants in Tonga. More >>
Lange's Vision For Early Education Recognised
Monday, 15 August 2005, 2:41 pm | NZEI
The country's largest education, NZEI Te Riu Roa, mourns the loss of former Prime Minister, David Lange and acknowledges, in particular, the work he did in early childhood education. More >>
West Coast Teachers Say New Report More Considered
Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 2:03 pm | NZEI
Teachers working in West Coast Schools feel an ERO report released today gives a truer picture of how their schools are performing than a report released last year. More >>
Vision Schools Get It Wrong On Funding
Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 3:26 pm | NZEI
Vision Schools, formerly known as the Association of Bulk Funded Schools, has got it wrong when it states that the Labour Party receives funds from NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Early Chldhd Agreement Good For Children, Teachers
Friday, 5 August 2005, 10:55 am | NZEI
Early childhood teachers are today celebrating 20 years of an employment agreement that has taken them from being one of the lowest paid workforces in the country to being on the path to pay parity with primary and secondary teachers. More >>
NZEI Supports Intermediate And Middle Schools
Thursday, 4 August 2005, 4:59 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa members support a campaign to promote intermediate and middle schools education. More >>
Members Agree Cooperation Key To Education Success
Monday, 1 August 2005, 11:40 am | NZEI
Members of NZEI Te Riu Roa, agree with the core plank of the Green Party’s education policy that co-operation not competition is the key to providing quality education in our public schools. More >>
Strategy Needs More Certainty For Schools
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 1:59 pm | NZEI
Members who belong to the country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, hope the Government’s Schooling Strategy launched today will provide more certainty in medium term education policy for schools. More >>
Axing Loan Interest Will Help Indebted Teachers
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 3:03 pm | NZEI
Teachers with students loans are delighted with today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that Labour, if re-elected, will scrap interest on student loans from April 1 next year for graduates living in New Zealand. More >>
Staff Told Govt Response To Funding Petition
Saturday, 23 July 2005, 5:22 pm | NZEI
Support staff who work in the country's primary and secondary schools are to be briefed on the Government's response to their 35,000 signature petition that highlighted the problems caused by bulk funding of their jobs. More >>
Extra Funding For ECE Good For Kids
Thursday, 7 July 2005, 4:54 pm | NZEI
Media Release July 7, 2005 From NZEI Te Riu Roa For Immediate Use Ms05/24 More >>
NZEI Alarmed Nats Would Cut Early Childhood Ed
Thursday, 7 July 2005, 10:43 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is alarmed that the National Party would deny children and their families access to free early childhood education. More >>