John Hone Hikitia Te Rangi Waititi, a member of the 28th (Māori) Battalion passed away on Monday 25 June 2012, at the age of 91.

Te Ao Mārama 2012 is a collection of statistics about Māori from a Māori perspective.

There are lots of online resources to support the teaching and learning of Matariki and this page provides links to just a few.

This report by Dr Ruth Gorinski provides a summary of Benita Tahuri’s (2007) literature review on the effective engagement of families, whānau, and communities in mainstream education and the building of partnerships. The literature examined included reports, Ministry of Education publications, journals, texts, and conference papers sourced from a range of data bases.

Ruia – Teacher appraisal for Māori learners’ success is a resource for principals and other school leaders who want appraisal to lead to deep learning for teachers and to educational success for Māori students.

Living Heritage is an online bilingual initiative that enables New Zealand schools to develop and publish an online resource, based on a heritage treasure in their community.

In her report, detailed on the Educational Leaders website, Helena Baker, principal of Te Kura o Tākaro, writes about how she worked with the community on the curriculum design process.

Since 2008 Te Kotahitanga has provided a biennial conference for everyone who is interested in exploring the project further. The 2010 Te Kotahitanga Changes Conference allowed schools and their communities the opportunity to critically reflect on their experiences in the project, share their learning and celebrate each others’ successes.

The Treaty of Waitangi media gallery on the NZConline website provides examples from schools of the Treaty of Waitangi principle in action.

This case study outlines how Paihia School used a local legend as the foundation for their dance, drama, music, and the visual arts work.