New Zealand
'A kick in the teeth': Teacher stuck on $59,000 after 43 years
Primary teachers who trained after 1996 earn $12,000 more than those who trained earlier.
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Teachers threaten two-day strike, PM tries to placate
Almost 30,000 teachers are striking today to demand better pay and conditions.
Local Focus: Teachers strike on the streets of Palmerston North
Palmerston North teachers hit the streets to strike. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teachers strike on the streets of Palmerston North
Palmerston North teachers hit the streets to strike. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teachers' strike today: School's out - All you need to know
Thousands of families face disruptions nationwide today as teachers strike.
Intermediate pupil makes impassioned plea on teacher strike
'We need more people like my teacher, more people who see the best in everyone.'
What the teachers' strike is all about
Teachers' claims would cost $296m a year for pay and another $291m for better conditions.
Get ready for the teachers' strike: Up to 10,000 to march in Auckland streets
Primary teachers say their third strike in 135 years is sparked by a "crisis" in teaching.
Parents line up childcare for teachers' strike
Youthtown will close most of its after-school services on Wednesday for lack of demand.
St John's parents, staff discuss strike
Mother of four Loren Symes said if parents sat in on a class it would open their eyes.
School's out: Teachers walk off the job over pay - what are they really worth?
As teachers prepare to strike next week, how do we decide what they are worth?
After-school services to cover teachers' strike
School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.
Striking won't work, Peters tells teachers
Peters reiterates that not everything can be fixed in one Budget
Closures and childcare during strike is up to school boards
Some schools will be forced to close for the day during the strike.
Primary school teachers vote for full day strike
Teachers have voted to walk off the job in a fortnight's time.
Teachers and principals vote for full-day strike
It is 24 years since educators have gone on strike.
Teachers' strike may be avoided after mediation starts
Primary teachers' 16 per cent pay claim goes to mediation before a strike due on Aug 15.
Primary school leaders report high rates of physical violence
Women were more likely than men to experience both threats and actual violence.
Educators to vote on pushing strike to full day
The ballot would run for a week from this Wednesday.
Half of teachers at a south Auckland school on verge of quitting
Teachers at Roscommon School love their jobs but want to own homes, start families.
Rotorua teachers and principals meet over pay offers
The meeting is one of many being held around the country to determine strike action.
First meeting over teachers' pay held, more to come
It comes as government workers and nurses also decide on industrial action.
National Standards: Review group quietly appointed
Ministry quietly opens parents' survey on replacing National Standards, closing June 28.
College leads way in living wage
Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.
Education: some relief, but promises unmet
Budget keeps up with inflation for schools and preschools but tertiary spending cut.
Schools: 'We're not going backwards'
Teacher unions say the Budget "reflected hardly any of the needs we identified".
Budget: 'Our outgoings are bigger than our income'
Manurewa family looks for Budget help for children and their education.
'Teachers are bullied too' - study
A sixth of teachers say they don't work in a safe social and physical workplace.
Budget 2018: Teachers' pay hikes threaten education pledges
Expect higher funding for qualified preschool teachers, careers advisers, driving lessons.
Minister announces end of charter schools
Opposition attacks ruling, saying applications the only lifeline for charter schools.