[5] Due to the relatively fragmented history and nature of early childhood education in New Zealand, the largest number of collective agreements negotiated by the NZEI are in this sector.
[7] Members struck in 1994 and 1995 to successfully achieve pay parity with the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA),[6] their colleagues in secondary schooling.
[8] Members struck in 2018 as part of the negotiation round with the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand.
[6] On 29 May 2019, the NZEI and the PPTA stage a mega strike demanding higher salaries, rejecting the Government's three-percent pay rise offer.
[9][10][11] On 26 June 2019, primary school teachers voted to accept the Government's NZ$1.5 billion collective agreement.