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From: 9(2)(a)
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Sent: Monday, 20 October 2025 8:59 am
To: 9(2)(a)
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Subject: RE: ESINV1980 | RE: Catch up hui with NZEI and Minister Standford
Morena 9(2)(a)
Happy Monday!
I have received some agenda items from Steph and Ripeka to discuss:
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New curriculum and assessment roll out
Happy to start looking at dates when you are.
Ngā mihi nui,
9(2)(a)
Executive Assistant to Ripeka Lessels
National President, NZEI Te Riu Roa
[email address]
Please note my WFH day is Thursday.
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From: 9(2)(a)
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Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2025 1:17 PM
To: Erica Stanford (MIN) <[email address]>
Cc: Stephanie 9(2)(a)
9(2)(a)
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Subject: Letter from the Chair of NZEI Te Riu Principals' Council
Tēnā koe e te Minita,
Please find attached a letter from Stephanie Madden, Chair of the NZEI Te Riu Roa Principals'
Council.
Ngā mihi
9(2)(a)
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Level 6, Red Shield House, 79 Boulcott Street | PO Box 466| Wellington
9(2)(a)
| www.nzei.org.nz |
16 October 2025
Hon Erica Stanford
Minister of Education
Parliament Buildings
Tēnā koe e te Minita,
As chair of the NZEI Te Riu Roa Principals' Council, I would like to request that you
accept delivery of our open letter about curriculum reform, signed by hundreds of
principals from across the country.
A delegation of principal leaders will be visiting the Beehive at 11.30am on Friday
17 October to deliver the open letter to you. I appreciate that this is late notice
but the fact that so many principals have signed the letter in less than a week
underlines the depth and breadth of concern.
A copy of the open letter is attached.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please contact 9(2)(a)
@nzei.org.nz
for any further information.
Ngā mihi
Stephanie Madden
Chair
Principals Council
PO Box 466, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | 0800 693 443 | [email address] | www.nzei.org.nz
TO: HON ERICA STANFORD,
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
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We urge the Government to:
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2. Pause current rollout deadlines until clarity and full resourcing is in
place and the projected impact on workload has been measured and
mitigated.
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9(2)(a)
PRINCIPALS’ COUNCIL
This open letter is endorsed by: New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF);
Te Akatea; New Zealand Normal & Model Schools (NAMSA);
New Zealand Area Schools Association (NZASA)
