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Ko Laures Park (Te Hikutu ki te Hokianga, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Pikiao) te matua takawaenga i roto i NZEI Te Riu Roa. I mua i tēnei mahi, ko ia te tumuaki i roto i te kura tuatahi o Newtown. Laures Park is matua takawaenga for NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union and professional body for primary and early childhood teachers, responsible for Māori members, Māori policy and Māori education. She is also the principal of Newtown School in Wellington.

Why public education works for Māori students

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Opinion: Some would have you believe that charter schools are the only ones transforming education for Māori and Pasifika children. That’s just not true, argues Laures Park. Success for all tamariki is the aim of education. It’s what their parents, their whānau, their teachers and their communities all want. But claims that charter schools are … Read more