John Gerritsen

Victoria University staff say planned cuts to staffing will bring an end to programmes including secondary school teaching.

They made the revelation at a rally for students and staff this morning.

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Tens of thousands of secondary teachers have walked off the job this year in a fight for better pay and conditions. Just how bad is it? Audio

Thousands of school staff are about to get the first tranche of payments compensating them for 400-million-dollars in miscalculated holiday pay. It's taken seven years of review, negotiation and… Audio

It's official, universities had their worst year on record in 2022 with at least five of the eight institutions recording a loss.

The figure is likely to get even worse with Waikato expected to… Audio

Primary school teachers have voted to accept the latest Ministry of Education collective agreement offer.

It puts an end to a lengthy negotiation campaign, which included the largest education strike… Audio

Groups supporting children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia say a government action plan has failed to deliver.

The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition says the plan began in 2019 but… Audio

New pay offers have failed to stop secondary and area school teachers resuming industrial action and primary teachers could yet join them.

The Education Ministry made revised offers to all three… Audio

After calling off a nationwide strike, primary teachers have a new pay offer to consider.

The potential deal includes a $4,500 lump-sum payment, and three pay rises.

NZEI members will consider the… Audio

Foreign students are returning to New Zealand at a faster rate than before the pandemic. In the past eight months, Immigration New Zealand has approved more than 32,000 study visas for first-time… Audio

Teachers on strike are marching on parliament.

It's part of national action, with secondary and area school teachers in the lower North Island walking off the job.

The strike has gone ahead despite… Audio

The Education Ministry is investigating whether sexism means teachers are paid less than they should be.

The pay equity investigation covers 90,000 school and early childhood teachers and principals… Audio

Secondary teachers begin six weeks of strike action today. Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association are refusing to teach Year Eleven students, prompting many schools to ask that year group to… Audio

Early childhood teachers have described children being manhandled and illegally locked outside at some centres as well as babies being left to cry.

They say regular audits often miss bad practice and… Audio

A new attempt to break the deadlock in secondary teachers' pay talks is unlikely to stop further industrial action.

The Employment Relations Authority says it will start facilitated bargaining… Audio

Students are struggling so much with rising costs that one university has launched an emergency scholarship.

Another has warned that the pressure is causing serious mental health problems such as… Audio

An independent report says it's likely the design of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests is unfair on Māori and Pacific teenagers.

The report says the online tests could be harder for students who… Audio

The number of New Zealanders enrolling in universities has dropped. 

The fall in domestic enrolments is concentrated on the five North Island universities.

Between them they have 4500 fewer… Audio

Teachers could resort to further strike action if unions and the government can't sort out a collective agreement soon.

Tens of thousands of teachers walked off the job yesterday with current… Audio