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![Teachers' strike: Minister wants it settled but more strikes not off the table](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teachers' strike: Minister wants it settled but more strikes not off the table
Tens of thousands of teachers took to streets around the country in protest today.
![Teachers' strike 'biggest in NZ education history', Minister seeks solutions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teachers' strike 'biggest in NZ education history', Minister seeks solutions
Schools and kindergartens are today closed with the strike action going nationwide.
![Two, four, six, eight, what would teachers appreciate? More than just money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two, four, six, eight, what would teachers appreciate? More than just money
Teachers are striking for more than just money.
![‘They’re leaving for the lifestyle’: Teachers are struggling to work under pressure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘They’re leaving for the lifestyle’: Teachers are struggling to work under pressure
The role of school principal has high turnover due to the mounted pressures on staff.
![Budget 2022: Education funding not keeping up with inflation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Budget 2022: Education funding not keeping up with inflation
'Air is going out of the tyres faster than it's being pumped back in,' one principal says.
!['We just needed to get together, share some stories': Principals enjoy much-needed get-together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We just needed to get together, share some stories': Principals enjoy much-needed get-together
Northland principals revitalise at a three-day conference in Waitangi.
!['I've felt like I'm the virus': Barber refuses to pay $48k in mandate fines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I've felt like I'm the virus': Barber refuses to pay $48k in mandate fines
His defiant stand comes as major Covid mandate changes are announced.
![Leading principal expects more than half of Whanganui schools to lose unjabbed staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leading principal expects more than half of Whanganui schools to lose unjabbed staff
"The short- and long-term implications for some schools are going to be dire."
![How many teachers will quit over vaccine? A week out, we still don't know](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How many teachers will quit over vaccine? A week out, we still don't know
Some schools are almost fully vaxxed; others fear losing half their staff.
![Primary school principals back breakaway union](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Primary school principals back breakaway union
Dissatisfaction with the NZEI has lead to approval to break away from the union.
![Teachers get $9m counselling support to cope with stress of their jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teachers get $9m counselling support to cope with stress of their jobs
Teachers get $8.7m for counselling now and $7m more for other initiatives later.
![Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle
Banning foreign students may cost hundreds of teachers' jobs.
![Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears
Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.
![Schools may stagger reopening days at level 2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schools may stagger reopening days at level 2
Teachers ready to return to class despite persistent safety fears.
![Most ECEs to reopen under alert 2, but 'anxious' parents may stay away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Most ECEs to reopen under alert 2, but 'anxious' parents may stay away
Nearly all childcare centres will reopen under alert 2. But some families may stay away.
![Reopening schools 'a calculated risk' - expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reopening schools 'a calculated risk' - expert
Experts say we don't know how much children transmit Covid-19 to others.
![Lockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopen
Some childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.
![Covid-19: Can your child go back to school under level 3?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19: Can your child go back to school under level 3?
The Ministry of Education has released new information.
![Exclusive: School at level 3 won't be voluntary after all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive: School at level 3 won't be voluntary after all
Children won't be allowed back to school unless there is no one to look after them.
![Teachers angry over alert level 3 rules: 'We are not babysitters'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teachers angry over alert level 3 rules: 'We are not babysitters'
High school will become daycare under alert level 3, principals say.
![Computers to the door, educational TV planned for lockdown learning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Computers to the door, educational TV planned for lockdown learning
TV lessons may start next week while families wait for internet connections.