2 x Articles - MĀORI PAYMENT UP

[Kiwi Frontline]

MĀORI PAY UP SLIGHTLY

Hourly wages and salaries for Māori and Asians increased by 4.3 percent over the year ending June 2019, compared with 3.3 percent for Pākehā, according to the latest Stats NZ figures.....

www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI1MDM/Māori-pay-up-slightly

[Kiwi Frontline]

PRINCIPALS PAY SETTLED WITH EXTRA FOR MĀORI MEDIUM

Primary and intermediate school principals have accepted a new offer from the Education Ministry that entrenches pay parity with secondary principals.

Principals Federation president Whetu Cormick says.... the settlement negotiated by NZEI Te Riu Roa includes a healthy pay jolt for principals at some of the smaller schools, and kaiako Māori in immersion classrooms also got extra allowances.

"Because we know that if you work in a Māori medium setting or a kura kaupapa, you work even harder than teachers in an English medium classroom. in terms of resources, we don't have the resources in Māori medium that English medium does......

www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI1MDE/Principals-pay-settled-with-extra-for-M%C4%81ori-medium