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Media releases 2025
PPTA members polled on additional pay claim to recognise pay equity loss
Members of PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, are being polled on whether they want to lodge an additional pay claim in their upcoming collective agreement negotiations now that new pay equity law has locked them out of the process.
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Media releases 2025
Budget initiatives come at expense of working women
Secondary teachers welcome some of the initiatives announced in the Budget today, including changes to the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) and an increase in alternative education funding, but deplore the way these have been funded, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2025
New pay equity law locks teachers out of process
Clauses in the new pay equity legislation will make it impossible for teachers to progress a pay equity claim, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2025
Secondary teachers initiate bargaining amidst teacher shortage and pay equity tensions
Every secondary student in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves a teacher who is trained in the subject they are teaching, and too many are being denied this, the latest PPTA Te Wehengarua staffing snapshot shows.
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Media releases 2025
PPTA calls on Minister Stanford to come clean on Kāhui Ako
PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, has asked the Education Minister Erica Stanford to release any proposal relating to the future of Kāhui Ako.
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Media releases 2025
PPTA welcomes Government decision to pay teachers’ practising fees
PPTA Te Wehengarua welcomes wholeheartedly the Government’s decision, announced today, to pay teachers’ professional practising fees, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2025
Mentoring crucial for success of overseas and new secondary teachers
More support for mentors of new teachers is needed to keep secondary teachers in the profession, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2025
PPTA Te Wehengarua Farewells Melanie Webber
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Melanie Webber, Senior Vice President of PPTA Te Wehengarua.
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Media releases 2025
No frills Teaching Council needed
The Teaching Council needs to stick to its core business of registering and de-registering teachers, and investigating misconduct, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. Protection for quality for public education in NZ is of primary importance.
