NZEI takes Government to court over resource teacher funding cuts

Thursday 24 July 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 24 Jul 2025, 1:51pm

In this story Erica Stanford, NZEI Te Riu Roa

The NZEI Te Riu Roa has filed for a judicial review in the Wellington High Court. The union is challenging the Government's decision to defund literacy and Māori resource teachers. They claim the decision was made before the consultation period concluded.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffThu 24 Jul 2025, 1:37pm

   Government taken to court over decision to defund resource teachers (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 24 Jul 2025, 1:51pm

   NZ’s largest teachers’ union taking Government to court over resource teacher cuts (opens in new tab)