May 26, 2021
Manurewa next for Te Hurihanganui
The Education Ministry is at Manurewa Marae this morning to launch the rollout of the Te Hurihanganui professional development programme into the area’s schools.
Roimata Minhinnick from Ngāti Te Ata, who will be participating as a mana whenua partner, says it makes sense to implement the programme in an area with a large Māori population.
He says there have been incremental improvements in the treatment of things Māori in the school system, but what is needed is a transformational shift, especially in areas like local history and the use of te reo Māori.
"What we would dearly love for all the teachers and the school as a culture to be more aware, to have more understanding, where the teachers can actually pronounce our children's names properly and know why they are doing so and value doing so so that our children feel valued, they value their heritage, they value their identity and they become more productive leaders," he says.
Roimata Minhinnick says the success of Te Hurihanganui will depend on the support it gets from the whānau, the community and iwi.
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