40704 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 04 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40704 (2025)
Question asked:	21 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	31 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40704_2025
Document guid:	209ed768-d5fe-4fb7-b152-cc6cd67d5912

40704 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Education: What assessments, if any, has the Government made of the impact on student learning of continued industrial action?

Hon Erica Stanford: The Public Service Commissioner is bargaining with education unions. One of his key objectives is to keep children and teachers in classrooms and minimise disruption caused by any industrial action.