Annabel Wilson

Guest writer

Poet, playwright and teacher Annabel Wilson is from Wanaka, currently living in Ōtautahi. Her poetry has been published in journals in NZ and overseas, and her plays have been performed at Festival of Colour, BATS theatre, Te Pou and recorded for RNZ. https://www.annabelwilsonwriter.com/

Justyna Granicka, a specialist maths teacher from South Africa, had her ‘Expression of Interest’ in NZ residency declined because her teaching pay is $0.39c per hour below Immigration NZ’s required threshold. Photo: Annabel Wilson

Welcome to NZ teaching, where you don’t get paid enough to be granted residency

Why do we strike? Because the profession is in crisis. Because Immigration NZ declined my teacher mate’s residency application owing to the fact her pay is 39 cents an hour too little

By Annabel Wilson | 4th June, 2019