Te Kōhanga Reo & Kura Kaupapa Māori: Māori-controlled education systems teaching through Te Reo and tikanga Māori.
University Programs: Māori Studies, Indigenous Studies, and decolonised curricula challenging colonial narratives.
Co-management: Sharing authority over rivers, lakes, and forests between Māori and Crown agencies.
Legal Personhood: Whanganui River and Te Urewera granted legal rights as living entities.
Māori Wards: Dedicated representation in local government to ensure Māori voices in decision-making.
He Puapua Report (2019): the report of an independent working group asked by the Minister for Māori Development to advise on realising the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is advice to government, not adopted government policy — a distinction worth teaching, because it was widely reported as though it were a plan the government had agreed to.
Te Reo Māori Revival: Official language status and increasing use in media, schools, and government.
Māori Media: TV, radio, and digital platforms controlled by Māori for Māori perspectives.
Purpose: Help students connect historical colonisation to present-day issues and understand decolonisation as an ongoing process.
Students will engage with this resource to build understanding of systems, governance, and civic action in Aotearoa New Zealand, connecting to Te Ao Māori principles.
Differentiation: Provide sentence starters or word banks for students who need scaffold support. Extend capable learners by asking them to find a real-world NZ example connected to this resource. Support ELL students with vocabulary pre-teaching. Adapt for neurodiverse learners by offering choice in how they record their thinking.
Prior knowledge: Best used after the relevant lesson or as an introductory hook. No specialist prior knowledge required.