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Media releases 2026
Secondary teachers balloted on Teaching Council boycott
Members of PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary teachers’ union, will take part in a ballot later this week to decide if they will refuse to accept appointment to the Teaching Council.
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Media releases 2026
Removal of elected members from Teaching Council shows disdain for profession
The Education Minister’s sudden and undemocratic removal of all elected members from the Teaching Council shows her utter disdain for the teaching profession, says Chris Abercrombie, president of PPTA Te Wehengarua.
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Media releases 2025
Opposition to gutting the independence and core functions of the Teaching Council
An open letter to the Minister of Education from PPTA Te Wehengarua, , NZEI Te Riu Roa,New Zealand Principals’ Federation, New Zealand Area Schools Association, Aotearoa Educators Collective, Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand, He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, Catholic Education Office, Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand Pasifika Principals’ Association, and New Zealand Area Schools Association.
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Media releases 2025
Unprecedented political interference in the role of the Teaching Council
Proposed changes announced today by the Education Minister would remove the Teaching Council’s independence and undermine teachers’ professionalism, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
A council for teachers
An update on the campaign for a teaching council we can trust.
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