Journal article

Ko Te Aho Matua (2008) te tūāpapa o ngā kura kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. Ko tā tēnei tuhinga, he tirotiro i ngā mahi a ngā manu tāiko hei whakatū i ngā kura kaupapa Māori. Kei tēnei pepa hoki he whakamāramatanga e pā ana ki te take mō te tuhinga o Te Aho Matua. Ko tōna tikanga, he tautake Te Aho Matua e whakakotahi ana i ngā kura kaupapa Māori e whakaū ana ki te whakarauora i te reo Māori me te whakatairanga i ngā tikanga Māori. Kei Te Aho Matua ngā aratohu kaupapa here mā ngā whānau me ngā pouako hei whakahaere i te kura mō ngā tamariki tau 1–8.

This paper examines the ethnicity of academic scholars employed by New Zealand’s eight universities, with a particular focus on Pasifika academics. The paper discusses how, despite national and university policies to see education serve Pasifika peoples better, there has been no change in the numbers of Pasifika academics employed by the universities between 2012 and 2017, and notes that Pasifika who are in the academy are continually employed in the lower, less secure levels of the academy.

Around the world, favourable social and political circumstances have encouraged the development of academically non-traditional ways of researching. This article explores the recent proliferation of research approaches from Pacific and Pasifika communities which, in some Australian and New Zealand contexts, are attracting increased interest from policymakers and researchers. We present a socio-historical account of how the Pacific research paradigm emerged and some key contemporary Pacific research approaches within this paradigm.

The overarching policy strategy for Māori education is contained in the document Ka Hikitia— Accelerating Success 2013–2017: The Māori Education Strategy (preceded by Ka Hikitia—Managing for Success 2008–2012), out of which fall some specific Māori education resources. One of these is Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. The Tātaiako framework purports to define behaviours and skills that reflect a teacher’s Māori cultural competence to ensure the success of Māori students, as Māori.