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Supported Learners Carry The Burden Of Minister’s Delusion
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 10:30 am | Tertiary Education Union
Drew Mayhem says “there is considerable demand for both these programmes within the community. These cuts are purely due to the government’s inability and unwillingness to provide a level of baseline funding that will avoid further contraction of the ... More >>
Budget 2025 – A Fiscal Hole Filled By Taking From The Most Vulnerable
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:23 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Craig Marshall, an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | The University of Otago, says “it’s regrettable that this should have happened and it illustrates a failure to understand what a proper education ... More >>
Weltec And Whitireia Cuts A Shocking Blow For Their Communities
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:59 pm | Tertiary Education Union
These short-sighted moves rob future generations of study options, our future workforce of skilled workers and our future communities and regional economies of people who can build our infrastructure, cook for and entertain us and our future tourists, ... More >>
New Bill Gives Minister Power To Keep Making It Up As She Goes
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 10:06 am | Tertiary Education Union
“This legislation contributes nothing to the financial ‘viability’ of or the quality of education within the system or any individual or federated providers. It provides no certainty to our members, who still have jobs in neglected institutions, ... More >>
Brooke Van Velden’s Mother’s Day Present Sets Gender Equity Back 53 Years
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 2:05 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Pou Ahurei | National Secretary Sandra Grey says “this is discrimination at its worst and will set gender equity back 53 years to when the Equal Pay Act was passed.” More >>
Confused Minister Announces Privatisation Plans
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 11:09 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Pūkenga divisions are going to be trusted to take new apprentices and trainees but the ones they currently care for and teach are going to be ripped away from them in a messy transition. More >>
UCOL Cuts Will Cause Lasting Damage
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:11 am | Tertiary Education Union
The proposal impacts on the roles of approximately 27 academic staff and 47 administration and support staff in areas like disability support, enrolment and cultural support. More >>
The Government’s Free Speech Bill Is Hypocritical
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 9:46 am | Tertiary Education Union
If passed into law, the Bill will create a burdensome reporting and compliance regime universities will have to wade through, all designed to ensure Don Brash can book a room on campus next time he wants to give a seminar on behalf of Hobson’s Pledge. More >>
AUT Course Closures Send A Worrying Message
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 12:19 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Auckland University of Technology to close postgraduate programmes in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Human Rights. More >>
No Christmas Cheer For Te Pūkenga Staff
Friday, 20 December 2024, 1:57 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds, has belatedly announced, at the last possible minute before Christmas, that the Government still plans to proceed with their plan to disestablish Te Pūkenga but no key decisions have been ... More >>
Toi Ohomai Cuts Threaten One-Of-A-Kind Campus
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:04 pm | Tertiary Education Union
If the proposal goes ahead, it may result in the closure of the Waipa campus – a dedicated training facility that currently operates a working wood manufacturing plant. More >>
1,500 Union Members To Walk Off The Job On Friday
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:37 am | Tertiary Education Union
The strike follows a similar stoppage at University of Auckland three weeks ago, along with strikes at three other universities on the same day. More >>
Four Universities To Strike On Thursday
Monday, 23 September 2024, 7:29 pm | Tertiary Education Union
This action is in response to inadequate pay offers and employer refusals to ensure all staff are paid above the Living Wage. More >>
Te Pūkenga Staff Cuts A Race To The Bottom
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 3:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Significant staffing reviews are underway at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki and Waikato Institute of Technology with dozens of staff facing the axe. More >>
Simmonds’ Behaviour Not In The Best Interests Of Our Future Workforce
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:49 am | Tertiary Education Union
“Penny Simmonds created a proposal document, set a timeframe for community feedback, sent officials around the country to engage at the taxpayer’s expense yet she has clearly predetermined the outcomes of this sham consultation.” More >>
Six Universities To Open Strike Ballots
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:48 pm | Tertiary Education Union
If members vote to strike, it will be the biggest show of force in the tertiary education sector since 7,000 union members at all eight universities took action in 2022. More >>
Devil Will Be In The Detail For Te Pūkenga Changes
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:22 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The consultation document, released by Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds today, proposes that polytechnics with a “pathway to sustainability” will standalone, while others, likely to be regional provides, will continue in a ... More >>
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 >>
