PPTA Member Guide for Strike Action on 23 October | Standing for Public Education
Strike day actions and events are organised by local, cross-union groups. At the bottom of this page you will find a list of events that are scheduled across the country. We encourage our members to get along to events and show that they are Standing for
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Sign the Pledge! Stand with teachers for quality public education!
Schools create communities and provide opportunities for our students. It is vital that they have all the resourcing they need so that our young people thrive at school.
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Nominations for Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake for next year
Members on the Māori electoral roll are hereby notified that, in accordance with the Rule 75(ii) of the Constitution, nominations are invited for membership of Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake for the year 2026-2027. Any full member on PPTA’s Māori electoral ro
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Disestablishment of Kāhui Ako roles
The budget announcements have confirmed that Kāhui Ako roles are to be disestablished from 27 January 2026. The additional staffing to the school for the time allowances for the roles and the salary payments for the roles will no longer be funded by the M
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PPTA Member Guide for Strike Action on 23 October | Standing for Public Education
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PPTA Te Wehengarua members vote to strike
PPTA Te Wehengarua members who teach in secondary and area schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand have strongly endorsed strike action in response to a lack of progress with their collective agreement negotiations.
Secondary teachers urge Government to find more effective solutions
Secondary teachers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government’s offer for settlement of their collective agreement and are urging the Government to find effective solutions to the pressing needs of secondary education.
More details and transparency needed around secondary school subject list
Teachers and students need certainty about the future of their teaching and learning. The secondary school subject list released today is very short on detail and provides no explanation of how decisions were made around it, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
