Māori model of education a pioneer of success
8 March 2023

Māori-medium education is successful in achieving exceptional outcomes for ākonga Māori, and much of this is down to the mahi of educators who have fought to ac
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8 March 2023
Māori-medium education is successful in achieving exceptional outcomes for ākonga Māori, and much of this is down to the mahi of educators who have fought to ac
8 March 2023
With months of intense training to produce top tier performances – Te Matatini is described by many as the Olympics of kapa haka.
2 February 2023
A series of five marae-based wānanga exploring takiwātanga (autism) from a Māori world view has offered a unique strengths-based lens for specialist educators
2 February 2023
Te Kura Taumata o Panguru tumuaki Mina Pomare-Peita shares how walking away from the mainstream and using Te Rarawa mātauranga together with science
2 February 2023
Growth in the role of the Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group has led to the development of rangatahi interns who are able to share their unique perspectives.
7 December 2022
Three Wellington schools have combined to learn and share knowledge and skills with an inquiry into how Māori toi in the technology curriculum
23 November 2022
A collection of stories about Te Tai Tokerau tūpuna is showcasing inspirational role models to accelerate ākonga Māori cultural pride, academic success
23 November 2022
Tu’u Mālohi is a stand-alone programme developed and piloted to strengthen wellbeing support for Pacific learners in Years 9–13
1 November 2022
An eight-month dance project enabled tamaiti in a Samoan bilingual unit to connect more closely with traditional arts, and to gain confidence and pride.
12 October 2022
A relationship-based learning programme which features collecting authentic feedback and focusing on student and whānau voice has empowered teachers and student
12 October 2022
When Rangitoto College first took on establishing Pīpīwharauroa – Festival of Mātauranga for the Mid Bays Kāhui Ako, there were a great deal of unknowns.
12 October 2022
Individualised professional development for teachers of Pacific learners is helping schools to build cultural competency and address inequity.
21 September 2022
Te Puna Mātauranga, an iwi-led education hub, has been supporting Māori education achievement through a unique model of collaboration since 2015.
21 September 2022
“As I listened to that lecture on Te Tiriti, even at 11 years old, I knew in my heart that this was what I wanted to do.
21 September 2022
The $5 million dollar redevelopment of Arowhenua Māori School in Temuka, South Canterbury, has taken those involved on a journey through time
21 September 2022
Te Rākau Theatre Marae is currently working with the Ōtaki community and Ōtaki College to reinvigorate teachings on Māori history, bringing the past into the fu
21 September 2022
Art empowers ākonga to discover, explore and celebrate whakapapa, wellbeing and cultural identity; to weave the past and present.
21 September 2022
Recipients of the inaugural Tulī Takes Flight Scholarship contribute to a new dawn for Aotearoa Pacific communities
21 September 2022
Using the arts to express their understanding of Matariki, Clifton Terrace Model School created a schoolwide experience empowering ākonga and teachers \
31 August 2022
Young Pacific filmmakers have been honoured at red carpet events to celebrate the first Pasifika Youth Short Film competition.
31 August 2022
A new suite of resources highlights the importance of culturally safe places for teaching and learning, that are Pacific capable and responsive.
31 August 2022
The Government’s new action plans to strengthen literacy and maths teaching are focused on clarity and celebrating whakapapa
10 August 2022
A Pacific Story by Rangikura School has won both the Wellington and National ShowQuest junior competition for 2022.
21 July 2022
Twenty years ago, Ngāti Whātua gifted Te Mana Tikitiki to the Ministry of Education (He Tohu Umanga Mātauranga) to initiate better academic outcomes for ākonga
9 July 2022
Te Rākau Theatre Marae is working with the Ōtaki community and Ōtaki College to reinvigorate teachings on Māori history, bringing the past into the future