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“More For Māori Education Than Any Minister I Can Remember” — Minister, Let Us Help With Your Memory
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 7:14 am | Te Akatea
Since 2024, Māori education leaders have witnessed a succession of reforms that have weakened the place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori across the education system. More >>
Waitangi Tribunal Findings Validate Te Akatea's Position On National Curriculum Reset
Monday, 21 September 2026, 3:50 pm | Te Akatea
Te Akatea represents hundreds of Māori educators leading kura kaupapa Māori, Māori-medium, and English-medium schools, where 97% of Māori learners are educated. More >>
Waitangi Tribunal Findings Validate Te Akatea's Position On National Curriculum Reset
Monday, 21 September 2026, 1:50 pm | Te Akatea
Te Akatea calls on the Crown and the Minister of Education to immediately cease the unilateral rollout of the reset curriculum and act upon the recommendations issued by both Te Akatea and the Waitangi Tribunal. More >>
Te Akatea Rejects "Recolonisation" Of Education At Urgent Waitangi Tribunal Hearing
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 8:18 pm | Te Akatea
Te Akatea maintains that Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a "covenant of care and hope" that must remain a central pillar of education to ensure all tamariki are safe in their identity and enabled to thrive. More >>
Te Akatea Demands Halt To "Regressive" Curriculum Rewrite That Undermines Te Tiriti O Waitangi
Monday, 3 November 2025, 9:57 am | Te Akatea
Fifty years ago, the late Dame Whina Cooper warned us to take care of our children, because how they grow will shape Aotearoa. More >>
Te Akatea Māori Principals And Leaders Incorporated Response To ERO’s “Back To Class” Attendance Report
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:48 pm | Te Akatea
Te Akatea stands firmly as an education peak body advocating for Māori educators and the 97% of tamariki Māori in English-medium schools. More >>
Māori Principals And Leaders Condemn Ministry Of Education’s Decision To Remove At The Marae From Schools
Friday, 8 August 2025, 2:15 pm | Te Akatea
We view this decision and the decision Minister Stanford made last year to remove $30 million worth of funding for Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori as acts of educational violence. These practices uphold white supremacist ideology, by sending the message that English ... More >>
Education Sector Leaders Oppose Proposal To Scrap Expert Teachers Of Literacy And Māori
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:56 am | Te Akatea
Education leaders say the Minister’s decision disrespects the mana and expertise of Resource Teachers and places schools and teachers in the impossible situation of having to comment on this proposal when they are desperate for any additional ... More >>
