Post Primary Teachers' Association

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PPTA
Post Primary Teachers' Association
Te Wehengarua
Founded1952; 73 years ago (1952)
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand
Location
Members25,000[1]
President
Chris Abercrombie [1]
AffiliationsNZCTU, EI
Websiteppta.org.nz


The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA; Māori:  Te Wehengarua) is a trade union in New Zealand and professional association. It represents about 25,000[2] witch is around 90% of teachers employed in state and integrated secondary schools, area schools, technology centres and community education centres. The PPTA is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and Education International.

Around 35% of their members and male and 65% female. They provide a professional network for teachers, legal advice, employment relations education and dispute resolution along with discounts at certain retailers.[3]



Notes and references
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  1. ^ "About PPTA". Post Primary Teachers' Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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  2. ^ "About PPTA". www.ppta.org.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

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  3. ^ "New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association Te Wehengarua". NZCTU. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

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Further reading
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  • https://www.ppta.org.nz/assets/DMSDocuments/A_Union_of_Professionals_Volume_One_and_Two-PDF.pdf
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  • {{cite book |last=Grant |first=David Malcolm |date=2003 |title=Those who Can Teach: A History of Secondary Education in New Zealand from the Union Perspective |url= https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=2mpZAAAAYAAJ|location=New Zealand |publisher=Steele Roberts |isbn=1877338214, 9781877338212 }}


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  • "Home". Post Primary Teachers' Association website. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2019.





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