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Media and Resources > Media Releases
2010
September
MR 2010/63 - OECD report highlights teacher pay gap in Australia
MR 2010/62 - School and ECE staff must heed quake zone advice
MR 2010/61 - Government out of step with early childhood sector
August
MR 2010/60 - Government can no longer hide behind claims of widespread support for National Standards
MR 2010/59 - Ministry of education job cuts must not target frontline staff
MR 2010/58 - Government ECE policy defies logic
MR 2010_57 - PROPOSED CHANGES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD REGULATIONS WILL PUT CHILDREN AT RISK
MR 2010_56 - Government coats ERO report with political gloss and ignores reality
MR 2010/55 - PARENTS WANT QUALIFIED EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS
MR 2010/54 - Expert research backs up National Standards concern
Mr 2010/53 - Concern for future of education advisors
MR 2010/52 - Maori party urged to rethink support of Act Education Bill
MR 2010/51 - The Government giveth and the Government taketh away with Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/50 - Govt shamefully allows gender pay gap to widen
MR 2010/49 - New approach to student achievement makes mockery of National Standards
July
MR 2010/48 - Schools need resourcing and support to provide for high needs children
MR 2010/47 - PPPs bring no benefits to education
MR 2010/46 - Early childhood centres need stable workforce, not trial periods
MR 2010/45 - Fire at will Bill impacts on teacher recruitment and supply
MR 2010/44 - Treasury papers expose government on early childhood cuts
MR 2010/43 - Māori educators send powerful message on national standards
MR 2010/42 - Crunch time for Government on National Standards
MR 2010/41 - National Standards let parents and children down
June
MR 2010/40 - Petition demands parliamentary response to deepening crisis over National Standards
MR 2010/39 - Crisis of confidence in National Standards deepens
MR 2010/38 - TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW ZEALANDERS EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN OVER NATIONAL STANDARDS
MR 2010/37 - Douglas Education Bill completely out of touch
MR 2010/36 - Survey paints bleak picture of National Standards
MR 2010/35 - DÉJÀ VU IN EDUCATION WORKFORCE REPORT
MR 2010/34 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CUTS MAKE MOCKERY OF GOVERNMENT’S OWN PRIORITIES FOR MAORI CHILDREN
May
MR 2010/33 - PRIMARY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS SEEK 4% PAY RISE
MR 2010/32 - Govt should come clean on real costs of ECE cuts
NZEI News 25 May - Bargaining
MR 2010/31 - EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS ISSUE “PLEASE EXPLAIN” OVER DRASTIC BUDGET CUTS
MR 2010/30 - Budget launches attack on quality teaching for youngest learners
MR 2010/29 - Legal action against Education Ministry
MR 2010/27 - Parents will lose out of tipped budget changes to early childhood funding
MR 2010/27 - Budget Wish List for Education
MR 2010/26 - Deep Irony in National Standards Advisory Group Decision
Budget threat to Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/25 - Government must act on pay and employment inequity in schools
MR 2010/24 - Government set to deliver 'Black Budget' to Early Childhood Education and Parents
MR 2010/23 - Government set to ruin the party for the Early Childhood sector
April
MR 2010/22 - Early Childhood Education deserves investment not cuts
MR 2010/21 - Schools urged to go pink and take a stand against bullying
MR 2010/20 - Teachers to consider pay claim amid ongoing National Standards confusion
MR 2010/19 - Confusion reigns over National Standards
MR 2010/18 - SAFEGUARDS NEEDED TO PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION AGAINST PRIVATE INVESTMENT
March
MR 2010/17 - EARLY CHILDHOOD SECTOR ADDS ITS VOICE TO NATIONAL STANDARDS CONCERN
MR 2010/16 - Sharples happy ti ignore the majority of Māori students
MR 2010 - Bennett's Nightmare
MR 2010/15 - ‘FIX IT AS WE GO’ APPROACH TO EDUCATION UNACCEPTABLE
MR 2010/14 - SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF WILL SEE PAY PACKET INCREASE
MR 2010/13 NATIONAL STANDARDS ROLLOUT IN A SHAMBLES
MR 2010/12 Poll shows strong support for a trial of National Standards
February
MR 2010/11 TEACHERS, PARENTS IGNORED IN “INDEPENDENT” ADVISORY GROUP ON NATIONAL STANDARDS
MR 2010/10 SCHOOL CHOICE REPORT EQUALS BAD CHOICE FOR EDUCATION
MR 2010/9 Changes to gym creche licensing could put children at risk
MR 2010/8 Government must not drop the ball on investment in early childhood education
MR 2010/7 - PM misses the point on education reform
MR 2010/6 - National Standards trainers to explain the unexplainable
MR 2010/5 Government hits panic button on National Standards
MR 2010/4 Sharples' opposition to National Standards sends strong political message
January
MR 2010/3 - Ministerial re-shuffle a chance for re-think of National Standards
MR 2010/2 - Australian Teachers ramp up school league table debate
MR 2010/1 - National Standards Hang in the Balance
2009
December
MR 2009/68 - Support staff crack wage freeze
MR 2009/66 - ERO report useful rather than alarming
MR 2009/66 - Untested Standards will Force Tough Decisions
MR 2009/65 - MP to Walk in Support Staff Shoes
MR 2009/64 - Where's the Investment in Education for 2025?
MR 2009/63 - Taskforce Recommendations Take Education Backwards
November
MR 2009/62 - Think Pink Support Staff Action
MR 2009/61 - Calls mount for National Standards to be road-tested or abandoned
MR 2009/60 - Pay Rise for Early Childhood Sector
MR 2009/59 - Don't Shortchange the Children
MR 2009/58 - No Confidence in National Standards
MR 2009/57 - Work for Free Day
MR 2009/56 - NZEI National Standards Forum
MR 2009/55 - Support Staff Consider Next Move
MR 2009/54 - Children Right To Access ECE
October
MR 2009/53 - Hands Up for Learning
MR 2009/52 - Govt should not walk away
MR 2009/51 - National standards need close scrutiny
MR 2009/50 - Teacher advisory services cut
MR 2009/49 - No trade off over your pay claim
MR 2009/48 - ACC changes will penalise
MR 2009/47 - No Deal on National Standards
September
MR 2009/46 - School support staff drive powerful fair deal messsage home to education minister
MR 2009/45 - 24 sept Young international students should not be treated as commodities
MR 2009/44 - School support staff hope to see better pay offer
MR 2009/43 - Bulldozer approach to national standards won't work
MR 2009/42 - Pay Equity petition should force government to sit up and listen
Final claim for ECECA
MR 2009/41 - Bad news for an already stretched teachers workforce
MR 2009/40 - OECD report a wake up call for childrens futures
August
Team selected and draft claim for your endorsement
MR 2009/39 - Time for government to deliver fair deal to support staff
MR 2009/38 - Fair Deal Friday!
MR 2009/37 - National Standards timeline a victory for commonsense
July
MR 2009/36 - Private investment threatens public education
MR 2009/35 - Education workers give boost to pay equity petition
MR 2009/34 - Prime Minister needs to put words into action
MR 2009/33 - Babies’ sleep and wellbeing the loser in Government decision
June
MR 2009/32 - Voice of low paid education workers rings out at pay equity rally
MR 2009/31 - Anger over national standards consultation
MR 2009/30 - Innovation in early childhood education under threat
MR 2009/29 - Early childhood targets must not be watered down
MR 2009/28 - NZEI brokers cross sector talks on early childhood teacher supply
MR 2009/27 - Action needed on pay equity
MR 2009/26 - School Support Staff Day to highlight the fight against low pay
May
MR 2009/25 - Budget fails frontline education workers and signals trouble ahead in the classroom
MR 2009/24 - Budget needs to deliver strategic investment in education
MR 2009/23 - Kindergarten pay talks settled
MR 2009/22 - NZEI urges parents and teachers to take part in the National Standards consultation
MR 2009/21 - Nail in coffin for pay equity
MR 2009/20 - Professional Leadership Plan
MR 2009/19 - Kindergarten teachers head into pay talks
MR 2009/18 - Critical pay talks get underway to deliver fair deal to school support staff
April
MR 2009/17 - NZEI welcomes government's decision to get around the table
MR 2009/16 - Infants and toddlers need more qualified teachers, not fewer
MR 2009/15 - Message to Government MPs around NZ
MR 2009/14 - Government’S state sector pay talk "a bit rich"
MR 2009/13 - Action from government on education must include addressing school support staff conditions
MR 2009/12 - Government stalling on key education employment negotiations
March
MR 2009/11 - Boost for status and value of Te Reo Maori
MR 2009/10 - Review proves value of frontline school staff
MR 2009/09 - Education workers throw weight behind pay equity
MR 2009/08 - Govt should honour pay equity on international working women's day
February
MR 2009/07 - Flow on effects of voluntary bonding need to be considered
MR 2009/06 - Government turns back clock on women's rights
MR 2009/05 - No magic bullet for raising Maori Educational Achievement
MR 2009/04 - Minimum wage rise wont touch the sides
MR 2009/03 - Schools will welcome chance to get on with a good job
MR 2009/02 - Mixed messages on commitment to quality ECE
January
MR 2009/01 - Kindergarten Teachers seek first exemption from 90 day trial periods
NO 2009/01 - Class Size Matters
2008
December
MR 2008/77 - ABC staff need assurances for the future
MR 2008/76 - No exemption for education in fire at will bill
MR 2008/75 - Government can’t afford to shut door on the chalkface
MR 2008/74 - Drop off in science achievement levels not surprising
MR 2008/73 - 90 Day Bill rides rough-shod over workers
MR 2008/72 - Principalship Under Pressure
November
MR 2008/71 - New govt needs to act urgently on teachers supply
MR 2008/70 - NZEI confident of building a constructive relationship with new education minister
MR 2008/69 - Kindergarten Teachers to consider pay claim
MR 2008/68 - Forward-Looking planning for early childhood education
MR 2008/67 - ABC NZ safe for now but uncertainty remains
MR 2008/66 - ABC should come clean on future of NZ operation
MR 2008/65 - Education policy acknowledges low paid workers
MR 2008/64 - No 'Ladder of opportunity' for low paid education workers
October
MR 2008/63 - Teachers Matter - Celebrate World Teachers Day
MR 2008/62 - Poll shows strong opposition to Nationals infrastructure policy being applied to schools
MR 2008/61 - Employment Relations policy furthers commitment to low paid
MR 2008/60 - ECE Network for Sth Auckland applauded
MR 2008/59 - Crunch meetings ahead for school support staff
MR 2008/58 - Lack of commitment to frontline school staff disappointing
MR 2008/57 - National Party spokespeople need to get on the same page
MR 2008/56 - Education Crusade fails to recognise contribution of frontline support staff
MR 2008/55 - Education crusade is no knight in shining armour
MR 2008/54 - Nationals plans will leave Kiwisaver anaemic
MR 2008/53 - Nationals lack of education policy and commitment exposed
MR 2008/52 - Flexibility must not compromise quality in ECE
MR 2008/51 - Pay Jolt not a Politcal Football
September
MR 2008/50 - Disruptive Student Behaviour Guidelines
MR 2008/49 - Pay Jolt for School Support Staff
MR 2008/48 - Te Marautanga Hailed as Pioneering Document for Maori Education
MR 2008/47 - NZEI Acknowledges Contribution of Brian Donnelly
MR 2008/46 - Police Vetting Measures Could Compromise Community Involvement
August
MR 2008/45 - Survey Reinforces Growth and Importance of Quality Early Childhood Education
MR 2008/43 - School Support Staff Put Government on Notice
MR 2008/42 - Fair Pay for Education's Invisible Army
MR 2008/41 - Invisible Army set to invade Rotorua
MR 2008/40 - Poverty Recommendations Must Be Taken On Board
July
MR 2008/39 - Joint Approach Needed to Improve Special Education
MR 2008/38 - National Needs to Talk About Improving Wages
MR 2008/37 - National Early Childhood Network Needed to Meet Fuelled Demand
MR 2008/30 - Education - the right response to child labour
MR 2008/36 - Backward Steps for Early Childhood Education under National
MR 2008/35 - Call for More Detail on National's 90 Day Policy
MR 2008/34 - Wider Approach to Bullying Applauded
MR 2008/33 - Teacher Pay Packets Boosted
June
MR 2008/32 - Special Education Staff to Consider Pay Claim
MR 2008/31 - Government needs to get real about the costs of educating a child in the 21st Century
MR 2008/29 - Celebrate School Support Staff
May
MR 2008/28 - Survey shows teacher shortage crisis on Horizon
MR 2008/27 - Cuts to teacher education will have serious consequences
MR 2008/26 - Government scores poorly on school funding
MR 2008/25 - Education’s lowest paid workers must benefit from budget
MR 2008/24 - Resourcing will be key to success of Ka Hikitia strategy for Maori students
MR 2008/23 - Ministry must not drop the ball on school staffing
MR 2008/22 - Any Increase In School Operations Grant Must Target Low Paid Workforce
April
MR 2008/21 - Report Underlines Link Between Poverty and Learning Difficulties
MR 2008/20 - Literacy results prove worth of professional teacher development programmes
MR 2008/19 - Concern over National's funding pledge for private schools
MR 2008/18 - Vast majority of Teachers benefit from pay rise
MR 2008/17 - NZEI welcomes 4% pay increase for Kindergarten Teachers
March
MR 2008/16 - NZEI appoints new leader
MR 2008/15 - Early Childhood Teachers urge caution on lowering standards for gym creches
MR 2008/14 - Early Childhood Teachers Secure Pay Agreement
MR 2008/13 - Wider long-term approach needed to solve severe classroom behaviour
MR 2008/12 - Ratification of education sector settlements
February
MR 2008/11 - Government should buy up troubled ABC Learning Centres
MR 2008/10 - Survey shows school staffing levels healthy but flags problems ahead
MR 2008/08 - National's commitment to dump negative education policies must stay
MR 2008/09 - New social initiatives welcomed to support children's participation in learning
MR 2008/07 - NZEI welcomes resolution of Dunedin early childhood dispute
MR 2008/06 - Direct government provision of early childhood education needed to stop inquiry - NZEI says
MR 2008/05 - Union calls for decontamination action plan in Patea
MR 2008/04 - Dunedin early childhood teachers poised to strike
MR 2008/03 - Milestone set of pay settlements to kick off school year
January
MR 2008/02 - Beginning teachers need support and opportunity
MR 2008/01 - New Years wish list
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MR 2010/7 - PM misses the point on education reform
MR 2010/7 - PM misses the point on education reform
