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2025 PPTA News Vol 46 No 5 December (pdf | 3 MB) PPTA-News-Vol-46-No-1-March-2025.pdf (pdf | 2.3 MB) 2024-PPTA-News-Vol-45-No-4-October.pdf (pdf | 2.2 MB) 2024 PPTA News Vol 45 No 2 June (pdf | 3.6 MB) 2024 PPTA News Vol 45 No 3 September (pdf | 2.6 MB) PPTA News Vol 46 No 2 June 2025 (pdf | 2.2 MB) PPTA News: The Magazine (Archive)

All PPTA News: the Magazine News Media releases Media releases 2024 Teaching Council Media releases 2025 Opinion

PPTA News: the Magazine

Introducing Miriama Barton

November 18, 2021

Kaihautū Māori Miriama Barton, centre, plunged into organising the 2021 Māori Teachers Conference when she took up her new role in June.

PPTA News: the Magazine

Thank you for your gold service, Mr Knight!

November 16, 2021

Tony Knight reflects on 50 years of being a secondary teacher and PPTA member.

PPTA News: the Magazine

PPTA wins legal challenge against Teaching Council

November 15, 2021

The High Court has upheld PPTA’s legal challenge against Teaching Council decisions to raise fees and introduce annual certification.

PPTA News: the Magazine

Conference Catch Ups

November 15, 2021

Two conferences in July enabled provisionally certificated teachers and establishing teachers to connect, support each other, share ideas and gain new skills, insights and knowledge.