Media Releases

​2022
Principals' Response to Budget 2022 - 19 May 2022
Professor Martin Thrupp Awarded Rare Honour - 24 March 2022

2021
Principals applaud counsellors in schools - 8 November 2021
NZPF Welcomes Attention on Severely Challenged Students - 22 October 2021
Principals Support Mandatory Vaccinations - 11 October 2021
Principals Applaud School Holiday Decision - 17 September 2021
Some wins for schools in Budget - 20 May 2021
Not Enough Support say School Principals - 28 April 2021
Principals Position Misunderstood -  3 March 2021

2020
Principals welcome Minister Hipkins' return to Education Portfolio -  2 November 2020
NZ Initiative Out of Step with Modern Curriculum -  7 October 2020
Schools Welcome Support for Mental Health Issues -  29 September 2020
More to Come from Labour on Education say Principals -  16 September 2020
Schools Get COVID Relief -  10 August 2020
Principals welcome truancy funding boost -  3 July 2020
​Education on Hold -  14 May 2020
​Principals seek clarification on rules for return to school -  16 April 2020
Principals Welcome Distance Learning Package -  8 April 2020
Principals call for calm in COVID-19 Crisis - 23 March 2020

2019
Principals Pleased with Tomorrow's Schools Review - 12 November 2019
Surprise Allocations for Learning Support say Principals - 3 August 2019
Physical Violence Against Principals Must Stop - 8 May 2019
​Principals Welcome Government Investment in Teacher Training - 2 May 2019


2018
Principals welcome Tomorrow's Schools Report - 9 December 2018
Principals Concerned as Teacher Shortage Bites - 17 October 2018
Budget only a Start for Education - 18 May 2018
Charter Schools Unnecessary Option Say Principals - 23 April 2018
COOLS To Be Frozen Out Of Legislation – 28 March 2018
Charter Schools Score Exit Stamp – 11 February 2018
Decade of Data Addiction To Be Written Out of Act – 11 February 2018
Teachers Claim Back Ownership of Their Council – 30 January 2018
School Year Begins Free from National Standards – 30 January 2018

2017
Principals Say Teacher Supply Package Overdue – 13 December 2017
Death Rattles For National Standards – 12 December 2017
Fairer Funding and Super-sized Support Needed, Say Principals - 6 November 2017
Principals welcome New Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins – 25 October 2017
Education Can Be the Election Winner, Say Principals - 26 September 2017
Get Real' Prime Minister, Say School Principals!  - 28  Aug 2017
Canterbury Apology Prompts Call for Genuine Consultation - 21 June 2017
​Lack of Democracy Undermines Education Council - 21 April 2017
Special Funds for Special Education Needed Now, say Principals - 20 April 2017
Principals send PaCT Packing - 10 Feb 2017
Children Short-changed by Teacher Drought - 2 Feb 2017
Make Safety Nub of Dental Hub - 2 Feb 2017
NZ Principals Applaud Plans for Te Reo Maori in Schools - 1 Feb 2017


2016
Online Schools - "Online Schools Out of Line Say Principals" - 24 August 2016
​Special Education Funding - "Funding Doesn't Add Up" - 23 August 2016
Charter Schools - Throwing Good Money After Bad - 20 May 2016
Pre-eminent Education Conference Comes to Auckland - May 2016
Where Would We Be Without Teachers? - April 2016
NZPF President Iain Taylor Speaks With Education Review - April 2016
Principals Support OECD Solutions - March 2016
Charter Schools Funded For Failure - February 2016
New Zealand Teachers Top Professionals in World - February 2016
Principals Call on Minister to Scrap Charter School Experiment - January 2016
QPEC Release on Closure of Whangaruru Charter School - January 2016

2015
Principals Reject Parata's Funding Plans October 2015
EDUCANZ Op Ed September 2015
Maori Learners will get Lift from today's announcement 10 September 2015
Principals Call for more Support August 2015
Data Manipulation Function of Target Systems July 2015
Standardised responses have no place in learning June 2015
Maths Report Doesn't Add Up June 2015
Principals Call for Collaborative Debate on Education Policy June 2015
Closing the Gap on Inclusiveness March 2015
Caution Urged in Appointing Change  principal March 2015
Principals Delighted Minister Recognises Special Needs Jan 2015
Don't take books from kids, say school principals Jan 2015
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