National Elections – Vote! Nominate!.
Aug. 19, 2025
Hau Taki Haere | Tertiary Update Vol 29, No 15
If you haven’t voted in the elections for our next Te Tumu Whakarae | National President – Māori and Te Tumu Whakarae | National President – Tiriti – please do so, via the email link you have been sent, by this Thursday!
Click here to find out more about the candidates.
If you did not receive a link to vote via email, or if you have any further questions, please contact Rewa Wehipeihana via rewa.wehipeihana@teu.ac.nz.
In addition, and in accordance with our rules and timelines for national elections, nominations for the following positions are now open:
- Te Tumu Arataki NWC Māori | National Vice President NWC Māori
- Te Tumu Arataki NWC Tiriti | National Vice President NWC Tiriti
- Te Tumu Arataki IPC Māori | National Vice President IPC Māori
- Te Tumu Arataki IPC Tiriti | National Vice President Tiriti
Nominations for these positions close on Friday 29 August.
If you are interested in serving Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union at the highest level, please visit our website for more information and/or to download the nomination form.
Please also feel free to contact Returning Officer Samantha Stephen if you have any questions about the role and/or the level of commitment involved.
Also in this update:
NorthTec U-turn a win for Northland
TEU to sue the government over pay equity
A vocational education blackout
Takatāpui and queer members – make your voices and experiences heard
Other stories
Secondary school teachers to strike – RNZ
TEU farewells Dr Sandra Grey – TEU
Pay equity: Five unions to take government to court over law changes – RNZ
Government warned of risks with polytech merger break-up: ‘Similar, if not worse’ financials – NZ Herald