page_title: New Zealand Educational Institute
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand Educational Institute
caption_attribution_description: 5 October is World Teachers' Day! On this day across the globe, groups celebrate the role of teachers and teachers' organisations, mobilise support for teachers, and ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. As UNESCO notes, World Teachers' Day is a way to show appreciation for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. One organisation that has done just this for over 130 years is the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI). The NZEI was formed in Christchurch in 1883, after a meeting was called to promote the interests of teachers, to take joint action should a teacher be unfairly dealt with, and to promote a higher standard of education. The Institute has been an effective voice for teachers and for education ever since. You can find out more about the history of the NZEI at their website: www.nzei.org.nz/NZEI/About-Us/Aboutus.aspx?About_Us=1. They also have a digital heritage collection of photography, posters and journals online here: heritage.nzei.org.nz/ This is the cover of the Feb/March 1988 edition of 'National Education', the NZEI journal published between 1919 to 1989. It comes from the personal papers of ex-Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. Archives Reference: AAXO 22539 W4246 Box 41 archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=18491629 More on World Teachers' Day events can be found at www.worldteachersday.org For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand
context_page_description: The New Zealand Educational Institute is the largest education trade union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1883 and has a membership of 50,000.
context_section_description: The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI, in Maori: Te Riu Roa) is the largest education trade union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1883 and has a membership of 50,000.
caption: NZEI's National Education journal from 1988
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