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PPTA News: the Magazine
Melanie Webber service award
To honour Melanie Webber’s outstanding contribution to PPTA Te Wehengarua, the national executive has created a new service award.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Valuing the mahi
The community liaison role trial acknowledges the mahi that teachers do over and above their teaching and is greatly appreciated.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Sustainability in action
There is something growing at Rongotai College, and it isn’t just the tomatoes, writes James Richardson.
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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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Nominations for Melanie Webber Award 2025
PPTA Te Wehengarua is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Melanie Webber Award, honouring exceptional activism within the association. Created in consultation with Melanie herself, the award is a tribute to her enduring legacy and commitment to the profession. Nominations are now open, with full details on eligibility and process available through the General Secretary’s office.
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News
Enabling our students to be their best selves
LGBTQ+ rangatahi deserve to be their best, most authentic selves and school communities need to do all we can to make that happen.
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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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Pay equity day of action
Thursday 22nd May is a day for PPTA branches to stand up for pay equity! We are standing up for teachers, for women, and all workers in…
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A devastating day in the life of a pay equity advocate
This is how it feels to be a pay equity advocate under the government’s boot, writes Jo Brunskill.
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