Rawiri Wright
Māori educator on govt scrapping Māori words in readers
A Māori educator says he's angry the Education Minister is blaming possible confusion over pronunciation for excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five-year-olds learning to… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 15 April 2025
In today's episode, trans researchers are disappointed by a new directive for Health New Zealand to stop using the term "pregnant people", the body overseeing kura kaupapa is welcoming new classrooms… Audio
Govt announces funding for new kura kaupapa classrooms
The body overseeing kura kaupapa is welcoming new classrooms at four of its kura, but says it's nowhere near the level of investment required across the sector. Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori… Audio
More than 200,000 people can hold conversation in Te Reo Maori
There are now more te reo Maori speakers than ever before. Data from the 2023 Census shows that more than 200 hundred thousand people - or 4.3 percent of Kiwis - can hold a conversation in te reo… Audio
Māori students stood down at higher rates than pakeha
Māori students are stood down from school as a punishment for bad behaviour almost twice as much as Pakeha students.
Official figures show the rate for Māori is almost 5 percent, compared to 2.5… Audio
Govt sending nearly a million RATs to schools, ECEs
Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.
The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio
Covid-19: Schools step in to bridge digital divide
Schools and iwi trusts have stepped in to buy devices and internet for families struggling with distance learning over the past three weeks.
They want to stop a new wave of children falling behind… Audio
Education Ministry accused of racism over kura repairs delay
The national body of kura kaupapa is accusing the Ministry of Education of institutional racism in the way it prioritises total immersion Māori schools for repairs and rebuilds.
A Christchurch kura… Audio
Coronavirus: Multigenerational bubbles enjoying lockdown
Whanau with three generations under one roof say the lockdown has given them time to transfer whakapapa knowledge and return to living off the land.
Nannies, koroua, tamariki and mokopuna have come… Audio
School principals discuss report into sex offender teacher
A raft of recommendations to improve the way school teachers are vetted have been applauded by some in the education sector, but others say they should go further. Audio
