READ MORE: Hundreds of teaching jobs advertisedTerm one starts next week, and there are fears classes could be cut. Teacher shortages in secondary schools are at their highest since 2008, according to data compiled by the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA). The PPTA describes the secondary teacher shortage as "crisis point". The teacher shortage wasn't restricted to Auckland, he said, although the city was a hotspot at the moment. Meanwhile, Auckland's "ridiculous" house prices have been blamed for escalating the teacher shortage in the country's largest city, forcing young teachers out.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 21:55 UTC