School curriculum rewrite ‘ideological’, Crown breached multiple Treaty principles - Waitangi Tribunal

RNZ17 Sep, 2026 07:10 AM2 mins to readThe tribunal urged the Government to work with Māori on education reform. Photo / Mark Mitchell The tribunal urged the Government to work with Māori on education reform. Photo / Mark Mitchell By Pokere Paewai of RNZThe Waitangi Tribunal says the Government’s rewrite of the school curriculum was ideological, aided by people hostile to Māori knowledge, and breached multiple Treaty principles. This report follows the tribunal’s stage one interim report concerning proposed changes to Treaty provisions in the Education and Training