Australian Bushfires – Message from NZPF President, Perry Rush

The President of the Australian Primary Principals’ Association, Malcolm Elliott, discussed with me how the recent devastating bush fires have affected schools. It’s easy to forget the ongoing problems once a crisis has peaked, but for many schools, the affects remain real.

Close bonds connect Kiwis and Aussies, and just as our Australian colleagues have reached out to us in times of crisis, it’s now our turn to reach out to them.

You can support Australian schools by running a fundraising event in your school. Send me photos and I will pass them on! Funds raised can be banked in the NZPF account. Below are the details. 

Please include the code ‘Bushfires’ when you make electronic payment to the following NZPF account: 12-3140-0342890-00 (Bushfires)

I will ensure that these funds are transferred directly to the Australian Primary Principals’ Association President, to distribute to the schools most in need.

NZPF/APPA Trans-Tasman Conference

This conference brings together the Australian Primary Principals’ Association (APPA) and the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) in Melbourne, 15 -18 September 2020. 

The conference theme 'Leading Today For Tomorrow: Creative…Courageous…Connected' encapsulates the joys, challenges and demands of contemporary leadership.

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to mix with 1200+ primary school leaders from our two countries as well as international guests.

The conference website can be found here.

Early Bird registrations close Friday 29 May.

NZ Principal Magazine also Online

You and/or your team members can easily access the NZ Principal Magazines online, as an e-magazine or as a PDF. Additionally you can search for a previous issue, an article by title or by the author of the article. All magazines back to Term 1 2012 are available in this format. To view or search click here.