“Technology will inevitably shape their future. But our responsibility as Māori is to ensure our rangatahi remain grounded in whakapapa, whānau, tikanga, identity, and humanity as they navigate this future.” — Dr Wiremu Manaia on the challenges of the digital world.
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“Tīpene has such a rich history and legacy, and many of the old boys were upset when it closed in 2000. Its closure had left an unfinished chapter in the school’s story.” — Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne, director of the documentary ‘Tīpene – A Legacy Reborn’.
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“The relationships that schools and kura have with Māori endures despite directives from the right-wing.” — Awanui Te Huia.
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“The proposal effectively deprioritises Te Tiriti so that it sits as a supporting objective. We believe, and have advised, that this will not have the desired effect.” — Rahui Papa.
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“We shoulder the burden of ensuring that Te Tiriti lives in our classrooms, even when government policy tries to erase it.” — Rongopai Kira, deputy principal of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga.
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“I still have James’s letter. It became my conscience. It reminded me not to walk away from something I should be fixing. He asked me to come back, and I didn’t.” — Professor Welby Ings remembers a seven-year-old student he had taught in Ōtara 50 years ago.
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“The emotional toll on tamariki Māori when their language is absent from core learning, or reduced to tokenism, is devastating. It tells them their identity is secondary.” — Te Aumoana Kingi.
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“Children have a human right to a quality education that equips them for effective participation in a strong democracy — not one that simply shapes them into cogs for the economic machine.” — Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn.
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“It doesn’t make sense. The minister has been positive about tamariki succeeding in Māori immersion learning. But now the very people who support this to happen effectively are in the firing line.” — Ripeka Lessels.
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“I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface of our ability to educate through a te ao Māori lens. You only have to look at the amazing results in kura kaupapa Māori for the 3 percent of Māori who attend those kura.” — Bruce Jepsen, Te Akatea (Māori Principals Association)
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“Discussion about racism and teaching tends to focus on structural racism, as if the system is a force in and of itself, rather than an apparatus administered by humans, making discretionary decisions about Māori students daily.“ — Anton Blank.
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“I have always wondered how our Pākehā counterparts would have fared if they were taught solely in te reo Māori, a language that was not spoken in their homes.” — Tā Toby Curtis.
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