Kia ora e te whānau

The NZEI has advised the Board that its member teachers at our school will be taking strike action on Thursday 16 March 2023.

The Board has carefully considered the availability of non-union teaching staff, and unfortunately decided that we can’t provide normal instruction during the strike so the school will officially be closed for instruction during the above times. 

Our tamariki need a quality education. And we want to give that to them. Unfortunately, the funding for our schools and kindergartens is not enough for us to give us the time we would like to support all our kids to thrive.

We need to attract and retain educators by ensuring that teaching is a valued and attractive profession.

Principals and teachers in primary and area schools and kindergartens have considered at length offers from the government to settle our respective collective agreements.

The offers did not meet their expectations, nor make sufficient steps towards the changes they need for our children to succeed.

Striking is the last thing our staff wanted to do. And the decision was not taken lightly.

They felt that this was the only way the government would listen and recognise that when they support our children to learn and succeed, they are supporting whānau and communities to thrive.

We look forward to another great year in 2023 – and together with your support, building the case for better investment in our tamariki.

Kelly Club will be open all day if you need to arrange childcare.  School buses will not be running. 

Greg Van Meer, board chair