PPTA Annual Conference 2025

Annual Conference 2025 Handbook

Annual Conference is being held at the Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch.   

• Assemble for Mihi Whakatau: 11.00am, Tuesday 23 September 2025 
• Conference finishes: 1.00pm, Thursday 25 September 2025 

The conference will be livestreamed at www.ppta.org.nz.   

• Notice of annual conference  

Conference papers

Paper to support a Keynote

• The Recolonisation of the Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum in 2025 Final
  

The following papers will be considered at conference 

• Constitutional changes to meet legal requirements. 

• Addressing unmet student need in New Zealand’s secondary education system. 

• Kāhui Ako disestablishment – the lessons not learnt. 

• Pay Equity – impact of the 2025 amendments. 

• Responding to extremism in the classroom: online lies and real world harm. 

• Long Service leave. 

• PPTA holiday houses proposal. 

• THE JOURNEY CONTINUES - NCEA TO NZCE AND NZAC

Reports:  

• Actions taken to affirm and advance Te Tiriti o Waitangi

• Annual Report 2024-2025
• 2024 Annual Conference Minutes

• Learning and Development Centre Programme Delivery Summary

• New Strategic Plan 2026 - 2029

• Industrial report

Attendance 

Members wishing to attend conference should contact your region in the first instance to see if you can be part of the regional delegation or a regional observer.  

PPTA members who are not an Executive member, Te Huarahi member, delegate or approved regional observer who wish to attend annual conference are welcome, however must do so at their own expense. Catering and accommodation will not be provided, and you may only attend open sessions. Instead of completing the registration form please email jelliott@ppta.org.nz to register your attendance. 

Registration  

The link to the online registration has been sent directly to all notified attendees, please use this link as it is specific to you. If you cannot find the link please contact ppta@avenues.co.nz 

Once registration is completed, travel and accommodation bookings will be made.   

Travel 

An itinerary will be forwarded to attendees as soon as the bookings are made.  

Attendees from the Aoraki and Waitaha Canterbury regions should travel by public transport or car, please car-share wherever possible.  Mileage will be reimbursed at $1.17 per km. Parking will also be reimbursed and there are full-day parking options around the venue.  

Attendees from regions other than Aoraki and Waitaha Canterbury, who are entitled to travel by air but choose to drive, are reimbursed either $1.17 per km or the average cost of a return airfare, whichever is cheaper. 

Accommodation 

Executive members will be accommodated at Sudima Christchurch City. Te Huarahi members, delegates and observers will be accommodated at the Crowne Plaza.  

Costs 

There is no room surcharge for Executive members, Te Huarahi members and delegates. Breakfast is included with your accommodation and must be eaten at the hotel restaurant.  

Observers 

Costs for observers (ie. travel, accommodation, meals) will be charged back to the region. A number of twin share rooms are available for observers to enable regions to keep these costs to a minimum. 

Inquiries 

If you have any questions, please contact ppta@avenues.co.nz