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Government’s Handling Of Te Pūkenga An “Ongoing Shambles”
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 6:08 pm | Tertiary Education Union
“It’s a shambles, one that as always staff and students will pay the price for, and one that diverts time, energy and resources away from training Aotearoa’s future workforce.” More >>
Job Cuts At Otago Will Make It Harder To Train Future Doctors
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 8:50 am | Tertiary Education Union
The school has been required by the Acting Health Sciences Pro-Vice Chancellor to find $7.1 million in savings, but Kaiwhakahaere | Organiser Phil Edwards says this is nonsensical given the school performs well financially and returns a high proportion ... More >>
A Budget Without Imagination Or Vision
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 4:46 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is still waiting for a Budget that will solve any of the real issues faced by the tertiary education sector. More >>
TEU Members To Strike At University Of Waikato
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 11:20 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union members will strike at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato on Friday, following eight months of negotiations, and a mediation session, that have yielded little movement from the employer. Kaiwhakahaere ... More >>
Universities Must Put People First!
Monday, 13 May 2024, 4:15 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union has written to five of the eight university employers to commence renewal of the collective employment agreements our union negotiates across these workplaces. More >>
Students Suffer While Vice Chancellor Sidesteps
Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:20 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members call on the Chancellor to take action, particularly in light of the Auditor General’s damning observation that “the University does not seem to appreciate that it is accountable to Parliament and the public for whether it has followed appropriate ... More >>
Safe Spaces Are Inclusive Not Divisive
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:19 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is appalled by some of the rhetoric coming out of Parliament related to safe spaces for different cultures and genders in universities. A study space for Māori and Pasifika students at Waipapa Taumata ... More >>
Advisory Groups Light On Detail And Heavy On Ideology
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 3:49 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union says the government’s announcement today of two advisory groups to “explore issues facing the science sector” and “consider the effectiveness of the current university system” is light on details ... More >>
Cuts At Waikato Expected To Be The First Of Many In 2024
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:26 am | Tertiary Education Union
A fresh round of staff cuts announced this week at the University of Waikato is expected to be the first of many across the university sector according to Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union. In a document emailed to staff on Monday, Pro ... More >>
Where’s The Vision?
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 11:54 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is deeply concerned for the future of vocational education, in light of the National government commencing implementation of its 100-day plan commitment to “begin disestablishing Te Pūkenga”. Te Pou ... More >>
Fight To Save Massey Sciences Continues
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 1:51 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union members at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University are outraged following yesterday’s release of a “Preliminary Decision” proposing to cut over 70 jobs from Natural Sciences, and Food and Advanced ... More >>
Staffing For Key Subjects Slashed - Massey University Proposal
Monday, 16 October 2023, 3:13 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is fighting back against continued cuts at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University, as Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas today released a proposal to make more devastating staffing cuts across key subject ... More >>
Massey Cuts Outrageous And Short-sighted
Monday, 2 October 2023, 3:01 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union will continue to fight back in the wake of more extensive proposed cuts that were announced at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University today. Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas has unveiled a new proposal ... More >>
Aotearoa Education Spending Out Of Step
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 1:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Aotearoa’s three biggest education unions have joined forces to put education funding on the political agenda in the runup to this year’s general election. The Tertiary Education Union, NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Post Primary Teachers’ Association ... More >>
Collaboration With National A Bad Look For Waikato
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 2:50 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is dismayed to note the inappropriate extent to which Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato’s Vice Chancellor has been collaborating with the National Party on their policy for a third ... More >>
The TEC Giveth And They Taketh Away
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 2:00 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is outraged by a newly released TEC report (dated 28 July 2023) that signals $52m in new funding cuts for tertiary institutions that are already shutting down courses and making staff redundant due to funding ... More >>
Massey Staff Angry As Cuts Pile Up With No Consultation
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 12:09 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union members at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University are preparing to fight for every job in the wake of today’s announcement of further job cuts by Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas. The calls for “voluntary ... More >>
Skills Shortages Solved By Collaboration Not Pork Barrel Politics
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 2:08 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union says a third medical school at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato is not an effective way to resolve either the crisis in tertiary education or the doctor shortage. Te Pou Ahurei | National ... More >>
Massey Policy Changes Would Diminish The University
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 11:25 am | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at Massey University are campaigning to stop proposed policies that will lead to the closure of courses and disciplines across the University. This despite the recent government announcements of increased tertiary funding. The University ... More >>
Permanent Solutions Needed After Welcome Funding Correction
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 12:37 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union welcomes today’s announcement of additional funding for tertiary education as a victory for the union members who campaigned hard for the government to step in. Minister of Education Jan Tinetti ... More >>
