To view the list of press releases you can either scroll down or select a year.
To contact NZEI's press office or to access press releases prior to January 2005, contact NZEI Communications Director Stephanie Mills.
2008
July
Wider Approach to Bullying Applauded (03/07/08)
Teacher Pay Packets Boosted (01/07/08)
June
Special Education Staff to Consider Pay Claim (18/06/08)
Government needs to get real about the costs of educating a child in the 21st Century (17/06/08)
Education - the right response to child labour (12/06/08)
Celebrate School Support Staff (10/06/08)
May
Survey shows teacher shortage crisis on Horizon (29/05/08)
Cuts to teacher education will have serious consequences (22/05/08)
Government scores poorly on school funding (21/5/08)
Education’s lowest paid workers must benefit from budget (20/5/08)
Resourcing will be key to success of Ka Hikitia strategy for Maori students (15/5/08)
Ministry must not drop the ball on school staffing (14/05/08)
Any Increase In School Operations Grant Must Target Low Paid Workforce (6/5/08)
April
Report Underlines Link Between Poverty and Learning Difficulties (29/04/08)
Literacy results prove worth of professional teacher development programmes (14/04/08)
Concern over National's funding pledge for private schools (14/04/08)
Vast majority of Teachers benefit from pay rise (02/04/08)
NZEI welcomes 4% pay increase for Kindergarten Teachers (01/04/08)
NZEI appoints new leader (01/04/08)
March
Early Childhood Teachers urge caution on lowering standards for gym creches (28/03/08)
Early Childhood Teachers Secure Pay Agreement (13/03/08)
Wider long-term approach needed to solve severe classroom behaviour (05/02/08)
Ratification of education sector settlements (03/02/08)
February
Government should buy up troubled ABC Learning Centres(29/02/08)
Survey shows school staffing levels healthy but flags problems ahead(19/02/08)
New social initiatives welcomed to support children's participation in learning (13/02/08)
National's commitment to dump negative education policies must stay(13/02/08)
NZEI welcomes resolution of Dunedin early childhood dispute (13/02/08)
Union calls for decontamination action plan in Patea (07/02/08)
Dunedin early childhood teachers poised to strike (06/02/08)
Milestone set of pay settlements to kick off school year (03/02/08)
January
Beginning teachers need support and opportunity (29/01/08)
NZEI's Birthday Wish List for Education this New Year (01/01/08)
2007
December
Area schools collective agreement settled (21/12/07)
Successful settlement of primary teacher pay claim (14/12/07)
Stalled teacher pay talks resume (11/12/07)
University cuts will affect teacher supply (11/12/07)
Pay increase for education's "Invisible Army" (06/12/07)
NZEI says decile assistance will cushion the blow (04/12/07)
November
NZEI welcomes Te Marautanga o Aotearoa (17/11/07)
More detail wanted over Correspondence School restructure (16/11/07)
Curriculum success will depend on time and resourcing (06/11/07)
"Invisible Army" of school support staff begin bargaining (05/11/07)
Government watering down early childhood teacher targets (02/11/07)
October
NZEI to push key issues with new Minister (31/10/07)
Celebrate teachers on World Teachers' Day (25/10/07)
Primary teachers consider next move on pay claim (23/10/07)
NZEI calls for transition funding for schools hit hard by decile funding review (14/10/07)
September
South Auckland Principal to lead country's largest education union (26/09/07)
NZEI scholarships announced (25/09/07)
Mandatory air quality testing needed for schools and centres (23/09/07)
Call For Urgent Action to Address Teacher Shortage Crisis (18/09/07)
Action Not Words Needed On New Teacher Support and Training (17/09/07)
NZEI Te Riu Roa Honours Outstanding Education Leader (17/09/07)
Correspondence School shakeup won't benefit students (10/09/07)
Concern over moves to relax regulations on unqualified teachers (04/09/07)
Primary teacher supply crisis (01/09/07)
August
SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF TO CONSIDER PAY CLAIM (31/08/07)
Principals begin negotiations for renewal of their collective agreement (24/08/07)
NZEI says B4 Schools check must connect children with solutions (20/08/07)
QUALITY KEY TO LONG-BENEFITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (08/08/07)
Primary teachers begin formal negotiations over claim for new career pathway (07/08/07)
July
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS MEET TO VOTE ON NEW SETTLEMENT
(30/07/07)
One in 7 teachers and support staff assaulted at school, NZEI survey finds (28/07/07)
The full results of the survey and the accompanying report to NZEI's 2007 Annual meeting are here
An opinion piece on disruptive student management is here
NZEI agrees new teachers (PRTs) need more consistent support (17/07/07)
Principals Lodge Claim (03/07/07)
NZEI CALLS FOR MORE COMMUNITY-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (02/07/07)
June
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS WIN SETTLEMENT TO SECURE QUALITY AND STABILITY (29/06/07)
Maori Education in Spotlight at Te Kahui Whetu (28/06/07)
FREE MEANS FREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (15/06/07)
CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION’S “INVISIBLE ARMY” CELEBRATED - SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF DAY 2007 (11/06/07)
Principals meet to vote on claim for fair and reasonable pay
May
95% ENDORSEMENT OF PRIMARY TEACHERS' CLAIM TO CREATE NEW CAREER PATHWAY (31/05/07)
Education Funding in Budget Step in Right Direction (17/05/07)
NZEI President Opens Support Staff Conference (17/05/07
Teachers' Claim Good for Northland Schools (15/05/07)
Primary Teachers Meet to Vote on Claims to support New Career Structure (06/05/07)
New ECE research questions wisdom of taxpayer funding of private ECE services - NZEI (06/05/07)
April
NZEI Acknowledges Need For Graduating Teacher Standards (23/04/07)
NZEI Mourn The Loss of Dame Marie Clay (16/4/07)
School Support Staff Welcome Review (5/04/07)
The Devil In The Detail of National's Compulsory Testing Policy (2/04/07)
March
Primary Schools Need More Assessment Support (30/3/07)
NZEI Supports Food And Nutrition Guidelines (29/03/07)
NZEI Welcomes Call For School Boards To Get More Support (19/3/07)
Equal Pay DVD Launched on International Women's Day (7/3/07)
NZEI Members Support Children's Day (2/3/07)
School Support Staff Vote To Accept Pay Rise And More Leave (1/3/07)
February
NZEI Supports 20 Hours Free But Concerned About Funding Rates (9/2/07)
Helen Duncan Advocate For Quality Public Education (7/2/07)
Put Pupils Before Profits says Early Childhood Teachers Union (2/2/07)
January
NZEI: Teachers Council Doing Its Job Well (14/01/07)
2006
December
Five New Year Resolutions For Education (22/12/06)
Rates Release Helps Centres Plan For 20 Free Hours Education (21/12/06)
School Support Staff Fight Back And Win (20/12/06)
Reports: Schools Squeezed by Pressure Points (19/12/06)
Special Education Workers To Get Pay Rises (1/12/06)
November
NZEI And PPTA Presidents Join Worker Rallies In Australia (29/11/06)
Teachers & Principals Support Workload & Careers Direction (24/11/06)
Bill English Wrong About Primary Teacher Meetings (6\11\06)
October
Primary Teachers And Principals Attending Union Meetings (27/10/06)
NZEI Satisfied Teachers' Council Vetting Fair And Robust (25/10/06)
NZEI Pleased Date Set for Qualified Teachers Requirement (19/10/06)
September
Abusive Student Behaviour Also An Issue For Primary Schools And Support Staff
Hamilton School Principal Re-Elected (27/09/06)
Scholarships For Early Childhood Teacher and Physiotherapist (27/09/06)
Support Staff Endorse Physical Contact Guidelines (27/09/06)
NZEI Launches Guidelines On Physical Contact (26/09/06)
To read the guidelines click here
NZEI Vision For Quality Public Education (25/06/06)
School Choice Myth Exposed (24/09/06)
NZEI Champions Quality Public Education (24/06/06)
World Teachers Day 5 October 2006 (20/09/06)
NZEI Te Riu Roa Honours Contributions To Education (19/09/06)
NZEI Backs Getting Parents Involved In Children's Education (18/09/06)
NZEI Supports Locked Out Supermarket Workers (7/09/06)
August
NEMP Helps Identify Students Strengths And Weaknesses (25/08/06)
School Support Staff Endorse Claims (11/08/06)
July
Draft Curriculum Gives Schools More Freedom (31/07/06)
NZEI Members Oppose Mapp Bill (24/07/06)
School support staff vote on new claims (21/07/06)
School support staff vote on new claims (meetings PDF) (21/07/06)
NZEI mourns loss of Tokoroa teacher (18/07/06)
NZEI supports new Secretary for Education (18/07/06)
June
Kindergarten Teachers Achieve Pay Parity
NZEI Welcomes New Primary School Dates
NZEI Members Hold Hui In Feilding
School Support Conference 2006
Schools Celebrate Vital Role Of Support Staff
NZEI Joins Chorus of Concern about ratemyteachers.com (09/06/06)
May
NZEI Welcomes Govt Investment In Early Childhood and Schools (18/05/06)
Wayne Mapp Bill Bad For Education (11/05/06)
NZEI Supports Increased Investment In Environmental Education (10/05/06)
NZEI Involved In Schooling Strategy Workshops (5/05/06)
NZEI Welcomes Extra Funding To Combat Disruptive Behaviour (4/05/06)
April
NZEI Supports Scrapping Youth Rates And Increasing The Minimum Wage (21/04/06)
March
Teachers Celebrate Axing of Interest On Student Loans (31/03/06)
NZEI Running Good Teaching Seminars (23/03/06)
Education Committee told Bulk Funding fails School Support Staff(22/03/06)
Pay Parity For Lead Teachers In Early Childhood Education Centres (15/03/06)
February
Kindergarten teachers vote to accept a collective agreement that ends their dispute (27/02/06)
Kindergarten Teachers' Negotiators And Ministry Reach Settlement (14/02/06)
NZEI says the Maxim Institute are backing failed policies (07/02/06)
January
New NZEI President Starts Work (18/01/06)
2005
December
2,000 march for kindergarten strike, including hundreds of parents (8/12/05)
Kindergarten Teachers Vote to Strike (2/12/05)
November
Mediation fails to resolve Kindergarten Teachers' Dispute - StopWork Meetings Rollout this week - list of meetings available here.
Kindergarten teachers' Talks Break Down Over Attack On Conditions
October
School Support Staff vote to accept their new Collective Agreement
School Support Staff vote on proposed Collective Contract
NZEI Supports Solomon Islands Teachers Union to mark World Teachers Day
September
Minister tells NZEI planned school reorganisations are over
Hamilton Principal elected new NZEI President for 2006
Australian Teachers' Leader calls for Kiwi support
NZEI TE RIU ROA Message to incoming Government
NZEI Te Riu Roa Honours Contributions To Education
Special Education Staff Negotiate 10.9% Pay Rise
Focus On The Issues Mr English
August
Reducing Class Size Will Enhance Children's Learning
NZEI Supports More Children Having Access To Free ECE
David Lange's Vision For Early Chilhood Education Recognised
West Coast Teachers Say New Report More Considered
Vision Schools Get It Wrong On Funding
Early Childhood Agreement Good For Children And Teachers
NZEI Supports Intermediate And Middle Schools
NZEI Members Agree Co-Operation Key To Success In Education
July
Strategy Needs To Provide More Certainty For Schools
Axing Interest On Student Loans Will Help Indebted Teachers
School Support Staff Told Govt Response To Funding Petition
Extra Funding For Early Childhood Education Good For Kids
NZEI Alarmed Nats Would Cut Free Early Childhood Education
National's Policies Will Not Enhance Children's Learning
June
Early Childhood Education Teachers Receive First Pay Parity Instalment
Imposing Bulk Funding Would Cause Unnecessary Upheaval In Our Schools
What Is Required Within The EHSS Model
35,000 NZers Say Bulk Funding Support Staff Doesn't Work
Primary Teachers Prepare For Classroom Release Time
Sonja Davies An Early Childhood Education Pioneer
May
School Support Staff Present Claims To Ministry
National's Tax Cuts Threaten Children's Education
NZEI Endorses New Book On ICT Use In Schools
NZEI Says Budget Must Target Four Key Education Issues
April
Support Staff Endorse Claims And Call For New Funding System
School Support Staff Funding Information
National's Education Policies Have Failed Here and Overseas
For a view from Canada on right wing education policies, read here.
For NZEI President Colin Tarr's opinion piece published in the DOMPOST read here
March
School Support Staff Launch Petition At Pay Claim Meetings
Thousands Of School Support Staff To Attend Claims Meetings
ERO Praises Primary Teacher Success In Teaching Children To Read
February
It's ACT MP Deborah Coddington Who's Wrong
NZEI Supports Greater Parental Involvement In Education
January
Some School Support Staff Start Year With Cut In Pay
NZEI welcomes Appointment of New Teachers Council CEO
NZEI Delighted Acquitted Teacher Has His Job Back
NZEI: Time For Parents To Express Views On Schooling Strategy
For more on the Schooling Strategy, click here.