Impact of earthquake on boards funding and staffing


The Ministry of Education, NZSTA and NZEI and PPTA are working on various ways to support boards and employees.

Roll changes in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes mean some schools in greater Christchurch will need to adjust their staffing for the 2012 year.

The Ministry of Education, NZSTA and NZEI and PPTA have agreed to enhanced provisions for teachers whose positions have been disestablished.

  • These include a new relief pool [PDF: 290KB] which will give a supernumerary teacher, who opts in, 40 weeks continuing employment.
  • There is also provision for the payment of certain course costs for teachers who elect the retraining option.
  • Mentoring for both teachers and principals and counselling support for all staff and board members is also available.

Download our support package optionsfor boards [PDF; 75KB], for principals [PDF; 60KB], for teachers [PDF; 79KB] documents for a snapshot of the provisions available for posting on your noticeboard.

Read more in the Surplus Staffing Guidelines for Primary [PDF; 229KB] boards, principals and teachers in Christchurch City, and Selwyn and Waimakariri districts.

The PPTA will work with secondary schools individually around their needs. Teachers should contact their local PPTA co-ordinator for information.

View the Teacher Retraining Provisions [PDF; 76KB] including specific te reo courses Te Reo Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching [PDF; 1MB] and Study Te Reo in 2012 [PDF; 967KB] and download the retraining application form [XLS; 57KB].

The application form for financial assistance [PDF; 115KB].

The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) or the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) websites have more information.

Work and Income also offers redundancy support.