Maori
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Administration
Strong start for Māori Language Strategy
“Overall there is support for the strategy. Wider themes are also emerging to do with the role of teachers, compulsory…
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Education
$18.4m ‘Mates & Dates’ programme “will not prevent sexual violence experienced by Māori students”, says Te Whāriki Takapou
Māori sexual and reproductive health promotion and research organisation Te Whāriki Takapou is highly critical of the decision by ACC…
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News
Bully talk: how can we turn these statistics around?
The horrific stats on New Zealand’s youth suicide rates indicate a strong link between suicidal ideation and bullying. It raises…
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Benefits for non-Māori students: Kapa haka in mainstream schools
Kapa haka provides an avenue for Māori students to access the Māori world and be culturally-connected learners.
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News
School marae and ‘success as Māori’
With over 99 marae-ā-kura across the country, and more being built, the term describes complexes established to create Māori teaching…
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Ambitious three-year public education programme
“A focus on standardisation and measurement over the past few years has worked against an ability to future-proof education..."
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Transforming school culture to ensure equity and social justice
Re-focusing teaching practice to being responsive, engaging and inclusive has had a huge impact on student achievement at Napier’s William…
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Accolade for leading te reo Māori advocate
A champion of new generations of te reo Māori speakers has been awarded one of the country’s highest Māori language…
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Teaching Resources
Affirming Māori students as Māori: Kapa haka in mainstream schools
Creating opportunities for kapa haka is one way that schools can increase their cultural responsiveness to Māori students – so…
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Schools line up for first Māori robotics challenge
Twelve teams from primary schools across the Eastern Bay of Plenty are competing in a new regional robotics competition in…
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News
NZEI: Time to end the charter school experiment
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for an end to the charter school experiment, and for all political parties to…
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2016 results confirmed: NCEA passes up, UE down
Final NCEA results for 2016 have revealed a jump in achievement for Māori and Pasifika students, most notably at level…
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Survey: Most New Zealanders want te reo Māori to be compulsory learning
Attitudes towards te reo Māori are changing, and most New Zealanders want Māori language to be compulsory learning in schools,…
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Education
Maori and Pasifika youth targeted for ICT jobs
High Tech Youth, one of New Zealand's largest after-school cyber learning programs, is aiming to fill all vacant technology and…
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Māori and Pasifika scholarship recipients named
Kupe scholarships have been awarded to 30 Maori and Pasifika student teachers who have demonstrated excellence in their work.
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Maori businesses give students job-hunting tips
Māori businesses are giving rangatahi (youth) an inside look at what skills they will need to be part of New…
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