Primary school teachers and staff to strike in October

Tuesday 16 September 2025 · 7 outlets · 6 reports · updated Wed 17 Sep 2025, 1:16pm

In this story Ministry of Education, Sir Brian Roche, NZEI Te Riu Roa, Liam Rutherford

Approximately 40,000 primary school teachers, principals, support staff, and Ministry of Education specialists will strike on 23 October. The NZEI union decided on the industrial action after rejecting a pay rise offer of between 2.7 and 4.6 per cent.

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1. RNZTue 16 Sep 2025, 9:15pm

   Primary school teachers to strike for full day (opens in new tab)

   • Primary teachers vote to strike in October, secondary teachers' strike underway (opens in new tab) Wed 17 Sep 2025, 5:00am
2. NZ HeraldWed 17 Sep 2025, 5:59am

   Primary school teachers to strike next month (opens in new tab)

3. The PostWed 17 Sep 2025, 9:18am

   Primary school teachers, principals and MOE staff to strike in historic first, union says (opens in new tab)

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

4. Otago Daily TimesWed 17 Sep 2025, 10:47am

   Primary teachers vote to strike in October (opens in new tab)

5. StuffWed 17 Sep 2025, 1:16pm

   Primary school teachers, principals and support staff to strike in ‘historic first’ (opens in new tab)