Part One: General
This part includes a description of who can be covered by this agreement and how long the agreement will be in force.
1.4 Employees and Employers Bound Subsequent to Settlement
1.9 Declaration Pursuant to Act
1.1 Name of the Agreement
1.1.1 This agreement will be called the Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement and referred to hereafter as the “agreement”.
back to the top1.2 Parties
1.2.1 The parties to this agreement shall be:
(a) the Secretary for Education acting under delegation from the Public Service Commissioner made pursuant to clause 6 of schedule 3 of the Public Service Act 2020 and acting in accordance with section 586(5) of the Education and Training Act 2020; and
(b) The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association Te Wehengarua and The New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (referred to hereafter as the “PPTA Te Wehengarua” and the “NZEI Te Riu Roa” respectively).
1.3 Coverage
1.3.1 This agreement covers teachers (excluding principals) employed in area schools as defined in clause 1.8.1(b) and RTLB referred to in clause 1.3.2(c) below.
1.3.2 This agreement shall be binding on:
(a) All employees who come within the coverage clause and who are at the commencement of the agreement or who become during the term of the agreement, members of the NZEI Te Riu Roa or the PPTA Te Wehengarua.
(b) Pursuant to section 586 of the Education and Training Act 2020, the employers of those teachers.
(c) Those RTLB who are no longer covered by clause 1.3.2(a) of this collective agreement after 28 January 2012 (but who were covered by it as at 27 January 2012) and who accept employment in the new lead employing school, so long as they remain employed as an RTLB with that lead school employer, and retain their union membership as at 27 January 2012.
1.4 Employees and Employers Bound Subsequent to Settlement
1.4.1 New employees whose work falls within the coverage clause of this agreement will, in accordance with the Employment Relations Act 2000, be advised of the existence of this agreement and be offered the opportunity to join the PPTA Te Wehengarua or the NZEI Te Riu Roa and thereby become bound by this agreement.
1.4.2 Employees who join the PPTA Te Wehengarua or the NZEI Te Riu Roa during the currency of this agreement will become bound by this agreement from the date on which they joined.
1.4.3 The parties agree that this agreement will become binding on any new school board which employs a teacher to whom clause 1.3.1 applies.
1.5 Term of Agreement
1.5.1 This collective agreement is effective from 25 March 2026 and expires 24 May 2028, except as provided for by section 53 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
1.6 Variations
1.6.1 The parties agree that the terms and conditions of this agreement may be varied at any time by written agreement between the Secretary for Education, under delegation from the Public Service Commissioner, and the PPTA Te Wehengarua and the NZEI Te Riu Roa. Any variation will take effect from the date of settlement unless otherwise specified.
1.7 Savings
1.7.1 Unless otherwise specified the terms and conditions of employment of every teacher covered by this agreement will be identical with those that applied prior to 1 April 1988.
1.8 Definitions
1.8.1 The following definitions apply unless the agreement otherwise specifies:
(a) Except for fixed term positions of responsibility “advertised” means advertised nationally online in the Education Gazette.
(b) “Area School” means a composite school as defined in the Education and Training Act 2020 other than:
(i) specialist schools, including specialist residential schools and regional health schools
(ii) year 7 to 10 (restricted composite) schools
(iii) year 7-13 secondary schools; and
(iv) Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.
Note: Without limiting the operation of subclause (b) above, the insertion of this definition does not indicate any party having accepted a particular view as to the coverage of Annex 1 schools prior to the date of ratification.
(c) “PPTA Te Wehengarua”, means the Post Primary Teachers’ Association Te Wehengarua and “NZEI Te Riu Roa” means the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa. “Unions” means both the PPTA Te Wehengarua and the NZEI Te Riu Roa.
(d) “Employer” will mean a School Board or a Commissioner where a Commissioner has been appointed under the Education and Training Act 2020 to act in place of the school board, of a state or integrated school which employs teachers as described under clause 1.3 above. It also means a new school board of a school created by the establishment of a new state or integrated school, or by the merger of two or more existing schools where either event occurs during the term of this agreement as described in clause 1.5 above.
Note: In relation to a dispute about the interpretation, application or operation of this agreement, the employer will act, if the Public Service Commissioner and/or the Secretary for Education acting under delegation so requires, together or in consultation with the Public Service Commissioner and/or the Secretary for Education.
(e) “Employee” means any person who is or becomes bound by this agreement under clauses 1.3 or 1.4.
(f) “Converted School” has the same meaning as in clause 114 of Schedule 1 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
(g) “Transferred Employee” means any employee who was transferred from employment in a state or state integrated school to employment in a charter school under clause 119 of Schedule 1 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
1.9 Declaration Pursuant to Act
1.9.1 Pursuant to section 595 of the Education and Training Act 2020 the terms and conditions of this agreement shall be actual terms and conditions.
1.9.2 Provided that the Secretary for Education may approve additional terms and conditions of employment where such terms are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this agreement.
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