Local schools were visited by a blue and yellow bus today as part of a national campaign calling for parents to help send a message around school funding.
The nationwide New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa and Post Primary Teaching Association better funding bus tour involved talks to parents about supporting their call for better funding, rather than the proposed bulk funding.
The roadshow comes after stop-work meetings by education staff around the country last month.
President of Rotorua branch NZEI Marion Brits said they had visited about six or seven local schools and the mall throughout the day.
She said there had been a positive response and this was the first time the two unions had ever combined.