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 Public Education!

October 23, 2025

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Your region/area might be organising PPTA-specific actions that may not appear on this page. If this is the case, you will be informed by your Branch Chair. If you are unsure, please contact your Field Officer. 

If you are unable to attend an in-person event, there are still plenty of ways you can support the strike. Here are some actions you can take in your home and communities: 

  • An amazing tool has been created by For Purpose to help members of the community show their message of support for striking workers on social media. Check it out here: forpurpose.nz/standing-with 

  • Share our "Why are secondary teachers striking" public letter with friends and family to talk about what you are fighting for by taking strike action. 
  • We’ve created a social media online campaigning guide for members. Head over to our Members Facebook Page to find it. Don’t have Facebook? DM us on Insta @nzppta and we’ll share it with you J  

You’ll find more resources like signs, posters, and social media tiles on our campaign website, ppta.org.nz/campaigns/public-education   

 

Strike Day Events

 

CITY 

TIME 

LOCATION 

Kaitaia 

10:30am – 12:00pm 

10:30am – Assemble at Te Ahu cnr SH1 & Matthews 
11:00am – March to old Pak n Save carpark 
11:30am – Rally 
12:00pm – Finish 

Whangārei 

11:30am –1:00pm 

11:30am – Assemble Laurie Hall Park carpark 
12:00pm – March to Town Basin 
12:30pm – Rally at grassed area by Rayburn House Lane 
1:00pm – Finish 

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 

12:00pm–2:00pm 

12:00pm – Assemble in Aotea Square 
1:00pm – March down Queen St. 
1:45pm – Closing at Komititanga Square 

This event has NZSL interpreters 

Hamilton 

11:30am–1:30pm 

11:30am – Meet at Band Rotunda, Victoria Street 
11:45am – March to Garden Place 
12:30pm – Speeches at Garden Place 
1:30pm – Finish 

Tauranga 

11:00am–1:30pm 

11:00am – Meet at Memorial Park 
11.30am – Speeches then sign waving 

Rotorua 

11:00am–1:30pm 

11:00am – Various meeting points then travel to Village Green 
11.30am – Arrive at Village Green 
12:00pm – Speeches, sign waving, kai etc 

This event has NZSL interpreters 

Gisborne 

11:00am–1:00pm 

11:00am - Rally at Heipipi Park 

Followed by march through town finishing at Kelvin Park. 

Wairoa 

8:30am–9:30am  

Gather at the lighthouse 

Travel to Gisborne or Napier to join the larger action. 

Napier 

11:00am–1:00pm 

11:00am – Gather at Napier Sound Shell  
11:30am – Speakers 
12:15pm – March down Emerson Street to Clive Square 
1:00pm Finish 

Taupō 

10:30am – 12:30pm 

10:30am - Gather at Te Heuheu Street  

Opposite Taupō Primary School 

11:30am - Start Hikoi to I Love Taupō sign 

12:00pm - Rally & speeches at the I Love Taupō Sign 

12:30pm - Finish 

New Plymouth 

11:00am–1:00pm 

Rally at the Puke Ariki Landing followed 

by march through the CBD returning 

back to the Puke Ariki Landing. 

Palmerston North 

11:15am–1:00pm 

11:15am – Meet at Railway Land Reserve, Church Street 

Followed by march down to the Square 

then gather on grassland by cenotaph for rally 

Whanganui 

11:30am–1:30pm 

Meet at the town bridge and march up  

Victoria Avenue to Majestic Square.  

Rally at Majestic Square for one hour.  

Wellington 

12:00pm–2:00pm 

12:00pm – Meet at Queen Wharf under  

the sails. March to Parliament for a 1:00pm. 

2.00pm - Finish 

Wairarapa 

11:00am–1:00pm 

11:00am – NZNO, Allied Health meet outside hospital 
11:30am – Meet NZEI, PPTA members at Hoskings  

Gardens, march on to the Town Hall 
12:10pm – Rally outside Town Hall 
Neil Hammond MC 

Nelson 

11:00am–1:30pm 

11:00am – NZNO picket outside Nelson Hospital 
11:30 – March into town to Nelson library 
12:00pmEveryone meet at Nelson library  

to march down Trafalgar Street 

12:30pmRally at Church steps with speeches 
1:30pm Finish 

Golden Bay 

7:30am 

Picket outside Golden Bay High,  

meeting at Village Green 

Blenheim 

11:30am–2:30pm 

11:30am – Meet at carpark by The  

Warehouse. March down Market Street  

and head to Seymour Square for speeches 
2:30pm – Finish  

Christchurch 

11:00am–1:30pm 

11:00am – Meeting at North Hagley Park  

with music, kapa haka, union stations.  

12:00pm – Speeches and chants at North  

Hagley Park.  
12:45pm – March to key locations:  

Green Opposite Ministry of Education,  

Outside Ministry of Health (Oxford Tce).  

Corporate services, hospital 
1:30pm – Crowds disperse  

Te Tai o Poutini (West Coast) 

9:00am–2:30pm 

9:00am – Hokitika: Meet in New World  

Carpark for a march with NZEI & PPTA 
11:00am Greymouth March: meet outside  

the Greymouth District Council, and join  

march to Town Square 
11:15am – Greymouth Town Square for rally  

and speeches (Regent Theatre wet day option) 
1:15pm – Westport picket: Meet at Victoria  

Park for march and then return for speeches.  
2:30pmAction ends 

Mid Canterbury (Ashburton) 

11:30am–2:00pm 

11.30am - Meet outside Library then march 

down both sides of main street to the chessboard area.  

Speeches from each sector, walk past MP office.  

Move through to carpark on SH1 with signs and placards. 

South Canterbury (Timaru) 

11:30am–2:00pm 

11:30am – Meet at Soundshell 
12:00pm – Speeches  
12:30pm – Marching to MPs office then to corner  

of Church street to chant, cheer and rally.  
2:00pm – Action ends  

Queenstown 

11:00am 1:00pm 

11am – meet on the grass verge by the side of  

the road in between the Pak n Save roundabout  

and Kmart roundabout 

Dunedin 

11:00am–2:00pm 

11:00am – March leaving from First Church,  

down Moray Place, up Lower Stuart Street and  

finishing at the Octagon 
12:00pm – Rally and speeches at the Octagon 

Cromwell 

11.30am – 1pm 

11.30am – meet at Fruit Sculpture 

Hokonui (Gore) 

11.30am – 1pm 

11.30am – Meet at the Gore Brown Trout 

Invercargill 

11:00am–2:00pm 

11:00am – Rally at Gala Street Reserve. 

 

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