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Teaching Union NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Unteach Racism
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 1:30 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is today welcoming the launch of Unteach Racism , a campaign by the Teaching Council that seeks to provide teachers with the tools to confront and dismantle racism in schools, kura, and early childhood education centres. "We ... More >>
May Day Call For Early Childhood Teachers To Be Paid Fairly
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:55 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The country's largest education union is calling on the Government to step in to correct pay injustices in the early childhood sector this International Workers' Day. To coincide with May Day, NZEI Te Riu Roa members and supporters are set to ... More >>
Union And Employers Call On Government To Increase ECE Funding In 2021 Budget As Union Meetings Get Underway
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 7:09 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
ECE employers have united with the country's largest education union to call on the government to address a teacher shortage and poor pay in Budget 2021. In their letter to Minister Hipkins yesterday afternoon, NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary ... More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Experiencing Teacher Shortage, Fear Situation Could Worsen
Monday, 22 March 2021, 7:52 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A survey of early childhood educators has revealed significant concerns about the impacts of teacher shortages on teachers and children, and suggests the situation is worsening. The survey, conducted by NZEI Te Riu Roa union's 'ECE Voice' campaign, ... More >>
Nation’s Early Childhood Heroes Recognised On Children’s Day
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 5:49 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Innovation during the COVID-19 lockdowns, support that went above and beyond for families after the Christchurch shootings, mentoring children to be environmental enthusiasts, and tirelessly advocating for a better, more just early childhood education ... More >>
Schools Excluded From Govt Coal Commitment
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 5:20 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa is disappointed the education sector has been excluded from a state sector phase-out of coal boilers by 2025, announced today. The announcement , made by the Prime Minister today, notes that schools are included in principle ... More >>
Thousands Of Women In Education Sector To Benefit From Pay Equity Claims
Saturday, 7 November 2020, 2:21 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
As the Equal Pay Amendment Act comes into force, 10 pay equity claims affecting thousands of women across the education sector, including for all early childhood education teachers have been raised by their union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. This Saturday ... More >>
Politicians To Go Head To Head On Education Issues In Election Debate
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 5:41 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
WHAT NZEI Te Riu Roa is hosting a political debate to put parliamentary parties' education policies to the test ahead of the General Election, with a focus on early childhood, primary education, support staff and learning support. Candidates include ... More >>
Labour Promise To Extend Sick Leave Will Have Huge Impact In Early Childhood Education
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 2:30 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming Labour's announcement today that it would double minimum sick leave entitlements to 10 days per year if returned to Government. President Liam Rutherford says inadequate sick leave is an issue across the education sector, ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Says Fixing The Pay Gap For Kaiako Must Extend To Kōhanga Reo
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 2:15 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa says Kōhanga Reo kaiako can’t afford to be left out in the cold when pay and funding gaps in ECE are addressed. This week Labour joined the Green Party in including pay parity for early childhood teachers in their election pledges. ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Wero In Māori Party Education Policy
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 5:12 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the wero set out in the Māori Party’s newly-released education policy . NZEI Te Riu Roa Matua Takawaenga, Laures Park, says the union backs more support and resourcing for kaupapa Māori education, Māori approaches ... More >>
Labour Nearly There On Pay Parity Commitment For Next Term
Saturday, 12 September 2020, 12:18 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Chris Hipkins' strong comments in support of early childhood education pay parity this week are promising, but the sector needs a firm commitment and funding, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. Despite having specialist qualifications at the same level, and ... More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Call For Government Investment With Shovel-Ready Day Of Action
Friday, 28 August 2020, 5:16 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Early childhood educators and their supporters have picked up their shovels today and posed for pictures to draw attention to the sector’s readiness for ‘shovel-ready’ investment. Ahead of October’s election, the teachers, parents and whānau have ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Supports Extension Of Alert Levels
Friday, 14 August 2020, 6:29 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports the continuation of level 3 restrictions in Auckland and level 2 for the rest of the country while investigations continue into the recent Covid-19 outbreak. The union also welcomes the extension of wage subsidy support ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Investment In Regional Schools And Kura
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 6:18 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming investment in regional school and kura infrastructure announced by the Government today. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford says the programme, which includes upgrades to classrooms at 600 remote or small schools ... More >>
Urgent Action Is Needed To Fix Crisis In Early Childhood Education This Children's Day
Saturday, 29 February 2020, 12:59 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Ahead of tomorrow's Children's Day, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford is urging the Government to take action to address the crisis in early childhood education. "We share the Government's aspiration for Aotearoa to be the best place in the ... More >>
Teacher aides welcome pay equity negotiations
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 1:23 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Teacher aides have welcomed the Ministry of Education's agreement to begin pay equity negotiations in the week of December 16th. More >>
Persistent gender pay gap - need for Govt to move faster
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 2:00 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Figures released by Stats NZ today show a persistent gender pay gap, highlighting the need for the Government to move faster on pay equity settlements. More >>
Voting tomorrow on new offers to start tomorrow
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 1:55 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Primary teachers and principals and area school teachers will begin voting tomorrow on whether to accept proposed settlements from the Ministry of Education. More >>
NZEI and PPTA to ballot members on joint strike action
Friday, 3 May 2019, 9:24 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) will both ballot members next week on whether to take joint strike action on 29 May. More >>
