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"Didn't make a difference": Education Minister unpacks scrapping of Treaty teaching clause

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Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 8:15am
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"Didn't make a difference": Education Minister unpacks scrapping of Treaty teaching clause

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 8:15am

The Education Minister says requiring boards to implement the Treaty hasn't made any difference in practice. 

Erica Stanford has confirmed plans to scrap a clause which requires school boards to reflect local tikanga M膩ori in the curriculum and offer te reo M膩ori instruction. 

The changes will go to Parliament today and are expected to pass before the end of the year. 

Stanford told Mike Hosking she鈥檚 not certain what school boards were expected to do under the requirement. 

She says they've clarified that school boards must work to raise outcomes for M膩ori students and teach te reo M膩ori to students who want to learn it. 

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