Teachers

20 year old Johnson Hauraki (Ngāti Porou, Tuhoe) has wanted to be a teacher since primary school.

The Education Minister acknowledged the shortage of secondary teachers adding the government had placed them in the "green list as another interim fix“.

PPTA Māori vice president Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie said with this year's theme being ‘Ake ake ake - a forever language’, Aotearoa needed to commit.

"I know through my own experiences how powerful that tool of education is in enabling your success, education is the most powerful tool," says Lālanga's founder

Northland students suffering due to relief teacher shortage

The government accepts Arbitration Panel's recommendation to increase base pay by 14.5 per cent by December 2024