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21 July 2021

An Invercargill wharekura founded 30 years ago is now the largest in the South Island – and is going from strength to strength.
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21 July 2021
An Invercargill wharekura founded 30 years ago is now the largest in the South Island – and is going from strength to strength.
21 July 2021
Education Gazette profiles celebrated Māori leader Mina Pomare-Peita, with a focus on her mahi with rangatahi and the environment.
21 July 2021
Located between sea and mountains, Kaikōura is susceptible to the vagaries of nature, most recently with the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, and in 1993 a flood
13 July 2021
The new Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion learning resource was launched on Friday 2 July in Ruatoria.
30 June 2021
Matariki is providing creative learning opportunities for students at St Mary’s College in Wellington
30 June 2021
The entire Maungatapu School community in Tauranga is eagerly anticipating its Matariki Ball, which will be held later this term
30 June 2021
The recent Tech21 Summit co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and NZTech aimed to inspire Māori, Pacific and female ākonga into technology careers
10 June 2021
Students in New Zealand’s first Niue language bilingual unit are finding courage, confidence and community through cultural connections.
31 May 2021
Children from Christchurch's Bromley School created a prototype Samoan language app to plug a need in their school and wider community
20 May 2021
The signing of a Kawenata (partnership agreement) was a momentous occasion for Tūwharetoa, Raukawa and Waikato-Tainui (Ngā Iwi) and the Ministry of Education
20 May 2021
Seeing the rich Pacific cultures of Aotearoa take to the stage to celebrate their unique identities has been a long time coming.
28 April 2021
Education Gazette looks at the importance of kapa haka as a vehicle for many students to engage with te ao Māori.
28 April 2021
Drawing on the perspectives of three iwi members, this is the story of how one iwi is building a strong presence within its community.
27 April 2021
Tessa Moana Kake-Tuffley knows that she stands on the shoulders of her tūpuna and bears their hopes and dreams for an education system that works for Māori.
27 April 2021
A Samoan language pathway in Auckland starting at early childhood has helped affirm the importance of language and culture from the very beginning of a child’s
23 April 2021
The Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and Pacific Islands Cultural Festival (ASB Polyfest) has become a shining moment of 2021, following a two-year hiatus. The
17 March 2021
A Creatives in Schools project saw every student at Kelburn Normal School engaged in retelling the stories of Maui using ngā toi Māori
8 March 2021
Education Gazette talks to students, teachers, school leaders and iwi partners about why they believe inclusive teaching and learning practices serve students
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
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.
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.
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