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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 >>
Staff And Students Rally As Victoria Announces 230 Job Losses
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 12:46 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Victoria University’s Hunter Lawn hosted a passionate protest this morning, in the wake of an announcement from Vice Chancellor Nic Smith that 230 jobs are set to be cut. Staff have been anxiously waiting to find out who would be targeted by ... More >>
Proposed Job Cuts At Te Pūkenga Will Cause More Anguish For Those Who Remain
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:55 am | Tertiary Education Union
Today’s announcement that there will be 400 fewer roles at Te Pūkenga following a fresh round of proposed changes is yet another blow to an organisation already understaffed and under resourced. Kaiwhakahaere | Organiser Daniel Benson-Guiu says ... More >>
TEU Appalled By Consultant Spend
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 12:05 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is disappointed to note today’s media reports that show Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato has spent almost a million dollars over the last 3 years for strategic advice from former ... More >>
Pressure Is Mounting To Stop The Cuts
Monday, 12 June 2023, 3:56 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Pressure is mounting on the government to get off the fence and start acting to stop the cuts that will decimate the tertiary education sector. Yesterday, Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union joined Otago University Students Association ... More >>
Massey Staff Bitterly Disappointed
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 2:07 pm | Tertiary Education Union
EU members at Massey University are bitterly disappointed that the Vice-Chancellor has continued to push ahead with disruptive and unnecessary plans to disestablish 178 administration and finance jobs only to establish 141 new roles. A preliminary ... More >>
Action Needed To Stop Cuts At Victoria
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 2:32 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union members at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington are vowing to fight for every job in the wake of today’s announcement of widespread job cuts. The employer has cited a drop in enrolments ... More >>
A Good Start - Staff And Students Welcome Funding Boost
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 5:15 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union, Te Mana Ākonga and Te Rōpū Ākonga O Whare Wānanga O Aotearoa | New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations congratulates the government for the significant tertiary education funding boost announced in ... More >>
'Several Hundred' Jobs On The Line At University Of Otago
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 9:47 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Hundreds of staff at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou | University of Otago are bracing themselves for potential unemployment in the wake of warnings from management that large scale redundancies are on the way. In an email to staff this afternoon, Acting ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Leadership Have Failed
Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:25 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is ready to fight for every job at Te Pūkenga, as members digest a series of shocking statements from their Chief Executive on RNZ’s Nine To Noon programme today. Peter Winder stated, amongst other things, ... More >>
MAINZ Closure A Huge Mistake
Friday, 24 March 2023, 9:12 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Pūkenga has made a preliminary decision to axe the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ) Auckland campus, the only music school in Tāmaki Makaurau that offers courses that prepare students for work right across the music industry. ... More >>
University Of Auckland Strikes Re-start
Monday, 27 February 2023, 11:50 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education members at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland will strike for 23 hours this week. The strike, which will commence at 1.30pm on Wednesday and end at 12:30pm on Thursday, is expected to cause disruption ... More >>
Victory Again For TEU Members – TEU Wins Case In Employment Court
Friday, 20 January 2023, 12:52 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Employment Court has ruled in favour of the Tertiary Education Union in legal action against Auckland University of Technology. The Court found that AUT had failed to abide by a compliance order issued by the Employment Relations Authority. Kaiwhakahaere ... More >>
Victory For TEU Members – AUT Will Be Required To Withdraw Redundancy Notices
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 11:10 am | Tertiary Education Union
Te Ratonga Ahumana Taimahi | The Employment Relations Authority has ruled in Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union’s favour in legal action against Te Wānanga Aronui O Tamaki Makau Rau | Auckland University of Technology. The Authority ... More >>
