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ARA Polytech Staff Picket Lack Of Negotiation Progress In Christchurch Today
Friday, 18 September 2026, 9:21 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tim Robinson says frustrations go beyond simply the delay in negotiations. He says that after years of change and not enough support from their employer, staff are exhausted. More >>
TEU Auckland University Members Claim For AI Protections In Bargaining
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 8:45 am | Tertiary Education Union
TEU Co-President Ti Lamusse says that across tertiary education institutions there are enormous concerns from staff with a lack of concrete policy from employers. More >>
TEU Opposes ACT Party's Racist Plan To Abolish Waitangi Tribunal
Friday, 11 September 2026, 9:15 am | Tertiary Education Union
Cooper, who is also an Associate Professor in Māori Studies at the University of Canterbury says, "Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational document of this nation, and indeed the foundation of Parliament itself." More >>
"Universities Are Not Corporations That Also Happen To Teach" Says TEU
Friday, 14 August 2026, 8:50 am | Tertiary Education Union
Massey University union staff are also currently negotiating a new collective agreement and say the announcement, while the university refuses to meet staff claims for a real salary rise and secure work feels like a slap in the face. More >>
'Franken-Jobs' Becoming The Norm In Our Universities
Thursday, 13 August 2026, 8:55 am | Tertiary Education Union
In the past there was a pathway to permanent jobs, but there seems to be no support or investment in researchers now. It doesn't paint a positive picture for the future of research in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Cost Of Tertiary Education Will Be 19% Higher Than 2 Years Ago
Monday, 13 July 2026, 9:45 am | Tertiary Education Union
President Te Tiriti for the Tertiary Education Union (TEU), Ti Lamusse, says the 6% addition proposed by the Government in the Annual Maximum Fee Movement would push fees for New Zealand students to more than 19% above 2024 levels. More >>
Union Representing Polytechnics Files For Facilitation In Bargaining
Thursday, 2 July 2026, 4:38 pm | Tertiary Education Union
National Presidents Māori and Te Tiriti, Garrick Cooper and Ti Lamusse say that the bargaining team just wants to get on with negotiations. More >>
University Staff Need Secure Work And Pay To Meet The Cost-of-living Crisis
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 8:57 am | Tertiary Education Union
Bargaining has been initiated at the University of Waikato, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Canterbury, and the University of Otago. The University of Auckland will be initiating bargaining in July. More >>
University Staff Need Secure Work And Pay To Meet The Cost-of-living Crisis
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 8:52 am | Tertiary Education Union
University staff at six of Aotearoa New Zealand’s eight universities have initiated collective bargaining, asking for secure jobs and pay increases. Members are calling for investment in the people that train and support students. More >>
Historic MECA Negotiations In Polytechnic Sector Begin
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 10:02 am | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members are seeking a two-year term, and real pay increases that are not absorbed or overtaken by the rising cost of living but allow members’ standard of living to actually improve. More >>
Staff Reeling After 40 FTE Job Cuts Announced Today At Lincoln University
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 5:47 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Dr Vink said that Lincoln University staff already believed that jobs are not being replaced and this is going to exacerbate the problem. More >>
Union Unequivocally Opposes Attacks On Iran
Friday, 13 March 2026, 10:30 am | Tertiary Education Union
The union calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, respect for international law, and renewed commitment to diplomacy, dialogue, and peace. More >>
Attack On Teachers Is An Attack On All Working New Zealanders
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 11:33 am | Tertiary Education Union
Ms Ross says that TEU members stand united in solidarity with their primary teacher colleagues. More >>
Report Shows National, Act And NZ First Betrayed NZ Women
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 12:31 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Amy Ross, internationally recognised expert on pay equity, provided advice to the Committee in 2025 and in 2026 became the Te Pou Ahurei | National Secretary of Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union. More >>
Tokoroa And Taupō U-Turn A Win For Union Power
Friday, 5 September 2025, 1:35 pm | Tertiary Education Union
“While delivery could look different moving forward, a win is still a win, and this one belongs to us and our communities. We commend the institute's decision to maintain access to public vocational education and training across the Bay of Plenty ... More >>
Stop Tinkering And Get Serious
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 11:35 am | Tertiary Education Union
National Secretary Sandra Grey welcomes the apparent alignment between Minister Reti and the University Advisory Group, on the need for a more coordinated and strategic approach to the university system as a whole. More >>
TEU Warmly Welcomes 2026/27 Tumu Whakarae | National Presidents
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 2:00 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Garrick and Ti will begin their new roles on 1 February 2026. Our current Tumu Whakarae, Huhana Watene and Dr Julie Douglas, remain as National Presidents until then. More >>
TEU Farewells Dr Sandra Grey
Friday, 8 August 2025, 9:34 am | Tertiary Education Union
Dr Grey departs for the CTU after 22 years, starting as an activist at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington before going on to serve as Vice President, National President, Communications and Campaigns Officer and – for the last five ... More >>
Vocational Education Announcement A Disaster For Regional Aotearoa
Monday, 14 July 2025, 5:04 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Pou Ahurei | National Secretary Sandra Grey says “taking a number of financially unstable institutions and putting them all together is not a recipe for stability and the only way the others have achieved standalone status is by slashing courses ... More >>
Cuts Set Toi Ohomai Up To Fail
Friday, 4 July 2025, 1:49 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The cuts will effect campuses in Rotorua, Tauranga and Whakatāne; and most disturbingly threaten the closure of the Tokoroa and Taupō campuses. More >>
