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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 4]
ECE Subsidies Need To Be Matched With Support For Teachers
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 7:27 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the Government’s decision to increase early childhood education subsidies for families, but stresses that this change must be matched with actions to improve working conditions for ECE teachers and reduce high teacher turnover ... More >>
Four Pay Equity Settlements, Up To 79 Percent Pay Rises – A Legacy Of 50 Years Of The Equal Pay Act
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 10:44 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming pay increases of up to 79 percent today for some members, as the union marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1972 this week (20 Oct.). The latest pay equity settlements – for kaiārahi i te reo and school administrators ... More >>
New NZEI Te Riu Roa President Driven To Improving Children's Education
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 3:25 pm | NZEI
The focus for the next two years for new NZEI Te Riu Roa President Mark Potter will be on ensuring that educators get the resources they need to give tamariki the education they deserve. Mr Potter, the principal of Berhampore School in Wellington, was elected ... More >>
Report Shows Urgent Need For Overhaul Of Funding And Support For Education For Disabled Children - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 12:03 pm | NZEI
Findings from a new report into education for disabled children show political leaders urgently need to fix the funding system for children with high needs, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford has said. The report by the Education Review Office, ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Supports Students Striking For Climate
Friday, 23 September 2022, 5:37 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is standing with students as they strike for climate justice across the country today. Students are calling for urgent action on climate change with rallies in Wellington , Tāmaki Makarau , Ōtautahi , New Plymouth and ... More >>
Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori Needs To Kickstart More Funding For Te Reo In Education
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 9:14 am | NZEI
Ko te ngakau titikaha hei whakatipu i te reo Māori kei roto i Aotearoa, ko te whakangako i te putea kia tupu ake te reo Māori me te kaha o ngā kaiako, kaiāwhina, e ai ki a Te Akatea me NZEI Te Riu Roa. The commitment to growing te reo Māori in Aotearoa ... More >>
Concern For Early Childhood Teachers’ Wellbeing - Survey
Friday, 26 August 2022, 5:32 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Inadequate staffing levels at early childhood centres may be compromising teachers’ wellbeing, according to the findings of the New Zealand Early Childhood Education and Kōhanga Reo Hauora Health and Wellbeing Survey. NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for ... More >>
Disappointment At Reasons Why Pay Parity Not Funded - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 5:42 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is bitterly disappointed at reports the government failed to fully fund pay parity for early childhood teachers in this year’s Budget in an effort to save money. Documents released by the Treasury show that it warned the government ... More >>
More Support Needed For Teachers Around New Curriculum - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Friday, 12 August 2022, 5:32 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Primary school teachers union NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the curriculum overhaul announced today and says increased support for teachers professional development will be critical to its successful implementation. Action plans for Hei Raukura Mō ... More >>
Worrying Trend In Pool Of Reliever Teachers Continues - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Monday, 25 July 2022, 7:04 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Primary school principals are warning the disruptions to children’s learning will continue this term, with new analysis from NZEI Te Riu Roa showing the chronic shortage of relief teachers is the continuation of a worrying long-term trend that requires ... More >>
NZEI To Recognise Principals' Contribution
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 1:05 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is getting behind principals with a new initiative to recognise the contribution they make to education. “Tu Meke Tumuaki” week starts on Monday and aims to highlight the often unsung and unnoticed work that school leaders do ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Submits On Fair Pay Agreements Legislation
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 10:19 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has delivered its oral submission in support of the Fair Pay Agreements Bill, outlining how it will benefit workers and improve the quality of early childhood education. When the legislation comes into force the Union will be seeking a Fair ... More >>
NZEI Supports Students' Petition
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 2:03 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is throwing its support behind a petition started by three inspirational students at Macleans College in Auckland who have demonstrated that social awareness and positive activism is alive and well amongst the younger members of Aotearoa. ... More >>
NZEI Seeking Feedback On Unified Pay Proposal
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 12:31 am | NZEI
New Zealand’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa is looking forward to members’ response to a Council of Trade Unions’ proposal to negotiate a unified pay agreement between public sector unions and the Government. The proposal to join negotiations ... More >>
Big Step Towards Fair Pay For Vulnerable Workers - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 1:34 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
11 June 2022 New Zealand’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has been heartened by the International Labour Union’s support for the introduction of Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs), saying they will lift quality in the early childhood education sectors by ... More >>
A Budget Of Two Halves For Tamariki - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 7:19 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand’s largest education union says there are a number of pleasing aspects of this year’s Budget but it is frustrating to see no long-term commitment to fixing the issues of under staffing and increased work demands that affect the quality of ... More >>
ERP Supported But Bolder Steps Needed
Monday, 16 May 2022, 7:25 pm | NZEI
New Zealand’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan released earlier today but is urging it to take even bolder steps as Aotearoa transitions to a low carbon economy. NZEI Te Riu Roa President ... More >>
New Aotearoa Histories Curriculum Welcomed
Friday, 18 March 2022, 3:04 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the introduction of the new Aotearoa Histories curriculum and Te Takanga o Te Wā for students from next year, and is urging the government to invest in professional learning time and curriculum advisory services so teachers ... More >>
OECD Report Highlights Need For Increased Equity Funding & Support For Disadvantaged Schools
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 10:24 am | NZEI
A new OECD report highlights the need for increased levels of equity funding and better support for teachers and school leaders in disadvantaged schools, according to NZEI Te Riu Roa. The report, Mending the Education Divide: Getting Strong Teachers ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Launches Campaign To Improve Support For School Leaders
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 11:04 am | NZEI
The government needs to urgently address the critical shortfall in support for the country’s primary school leaders or their health and wellbeing will continue to decline at an alarming rate, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford has said. ... More >>
