The secondary schools union says a proposed pay rise would be satisfactory - but not everything they'd wanted.
An arbitration panel has recommended a 14.5 percent pay rise, over three instalments.
It would shift most secondary teachers' starting rates from $55,000 to about $64,000 by the start of 2025.
The Post Primary Teachers Association's Chris Abercrombie says it's more than the Education Ministry is offering.
"The Ministry's offer, the 30th of May one, was roughly about $3,000 less a year on top of the scale once this is all finished."
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