Secondary teachers vote to accept government collective agreement settlement

Thursday 4 December 2025 · 7 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 4 Dec 2025, 3:19pm

In this story Post Primary Teachers' Association, Chris Abercrombie

Secondary teachers have voted to accept a collective agreement settlement with the government, ending negotiations involving the Post Primary Teachers' Association. The deal provides a 4.6 per cent pay increase over two years and raises allowances for management roles and NCEA assessment oversight.

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1. Stuff via RNZThu 4 Dec 2025, 2:41pm

   Secondary teachers vote to accept government's latest collective agreement settlement (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab), NZ Herald (opens in new tab)

2. The Press via RNZThu 4 Dec 2025, 2:44pm

   Secondary teachers vote to accept government's collective agreement settlement (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsThu 4 Dec 2025, 3:19pm

   Secondary teachers accept Govt's collective agreement offer (opens in new tab)