Te Ao Haka: New NCEA subject a step towards Māori knowledge parity
25 February 2021

This year, 34 secondary schools and kura are piloting Te Ao Haka, a new Māori Performing Arts subject, across all three NCEA levels and for University Entrance.
25 February 2021
This year, 34 secondary schools and kura are piloting Te Ao Haka, a new Māori Performing Arts subject, across all three NCEA levels and for University Entrance.
4 February 2021
Established as a Native School in 1896, Te Wharekura o Rakaumanga in Huntly has emerged from a challenging past as a proud and flourishing kura.
4 February 2021
Whanganui City College, which began life as a technical college, now has a proud focus on developing students
4 February 2021
An increasing awareness of learner identity is helping teachers respond to the diverse strengths and needs of Pacific learners.
9 December 2020
Students at Upper Hutt School were rewarded for their efforts in participating in Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori | Māori Language Moment
3 December 2020
Pacific principles of relationship-building and two-way dialogue helped an Auckland school support staff, students and families during the Covid-19 closures
3 December 2020
Are you looking for resources in Pacific languages? Here’s a quick guide to where to look for the resources published by the Ministry of Education.
19 November 2020
A virtual wharepuni with tukutuku panels which are portals to the stories and knowledge of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
19 November 2020
The Talanoa Ako programme, which takes an ‘as Pacific by Pacific’ approach, recently featured at the 2020 SunPix Pacific Peoples Awards.
19 November 2020
Kua takahi ngā ākonga Māori kura tuarua i te ara e whiwhi waetohu ai rātou mō te NCEA mā te ako mō te moni i tētahi kohinga rauemi akoako i whanaketia e te CFFC
5 November 2020
A new resource for kaiako braids together western and Māori knowledge bases around talking and communication
8 October 2020
Ka Hikitia, the Māori Education Strategy, is an integral part of life at Blomfield Special School and Resource Centre in Tai Tokerau
8 October 2020
Children and their families are benefitting from the Pasifika Early Literacy Project (PELP)–and some Auckland teachers are finding the programme has transformed
8 October 2020
A look at how the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Māia response plan supported their hapū during Covid-19 Alert Level 4.
18 September 2020
Language weeks are an opportunity for students from different ethnic groups to be proud about their cultural identities: if done well, they can foster diversity
3 September 2020
Preparing to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, kaiako Jamie Taylor reflects on one of her key go-to sites for te reo Māori educational resources: Kauwhata Reo.
31 July 2020
The Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030 was launched at Ōtāhuhu Primary School in late July.
31 July 2020
The refreshed Ka Hikitia and Tau Mai Te Reo strategies will be front and centre of New Zealand’s education system.
31 July 2020
We talk to one of last year’s winners, Manaia Rangihuna from Te Kura Mana Māori o Whangaparāoa, about her inspiring entry
16 July 2020
The story of how Māui discovered the origins of fire lies at the heart of a programme that aims to support schools and kura to integrate digital technologies
16 July 2020
Cultural narratives and whānau transformation are at the heart of Camberley School’s approach to learning and engagement.
16 July 2020
Celebrating Matariki provides an opportunity to explore the values, key competencies and principles of The New Zealand Curriculum.
16 July 2020
New research has found significant growth in the use of te reo Māori among preschoolers.
16 July 2020
With Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori fast approaching, schools and early learning centres are encouraged to share a Māori Language Moment.
16 July 2020
While nothing can completely replace a visit to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and museums, schools around Aotearoa can now visit virtually, in real time.