Matua Willie, as he's called at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hōu in Napier, has been crowned the nation's Mastermind. The English teacher took out the intellectual quiz programme after it returned to our screens for the first time in 20 years.
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Native Affairs- Animation 101
In a small West Auckland school is an art teacher who is inspiring art students onto the world stage. Animator Stan Fong has just returned to New Zealand after working for Warner Bros and Disney and is now teaching at Te Kura Kaupapa o Te Kotuku. He’s inspiring his class to create a new Māori animation they want to take to take to the big studios.
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Budget 2016- Kura Kaupapa want basic Māori resources
Despite the announcement for $11 billion in early childhood, primary and secondary education, some Kura Kaupapa say they are still in need of the basics. Te Runanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori says the government needs to step up and provide funds for basic infrastructure, like Māori language subject textbooks that are non-existent in Kura Kaupapa classrooms.
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Native Affairs- Class Act
16-year old D'Angelo Martin's always mimics his teachers, but they don't mind, actually they like comedic imitations . D'Angelo's an aspiring comedian. Billy T James is his role model. But Billy T didn't have social media, D'Angelo has. Wepiha Te Kanawa explains.
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Rotorua Māori-medium school achieves 100% pass rate
Māori-medium school Te Koutu in Rotorua has achieved a 100% pass rate for NCEA Levels 1 and 2 for 2015. Despite this massive achievement, Principal Uenuku Fairhall wants to see a pass rate for all levels and says that this is achievable.
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Kura Kaupapa in Murupara embraces the Asian languages
10 students from Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake o Tawhiuau in Murupara will be travelling to Japan in November. This follows the Confucius Classroom status placed on the total immersion tribal school last month.
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Fresh water main focus of Hīkoi
Fresh water is the main focus for a group making the trek from Tūrangi to Wellington, to take a petition to Parliament.
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Kura Māori principals hit back at recent low decile stats
Principals of two kura Māori have hit back at recent data which suggests that children who go to low decile schools are more likely to leave with no qualifications than those at high decile schools.
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Hawke's Bay kura to relocate and expand
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Tākitimu in Hastings will be building its new kura in Havelock North. It will be the first total immersion Māori school in the area and will see a unique education model used that caters from the womb to the tomb, a first for the North Island.
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Noise control called on haka practise at Wellington kura kaupapa
A Wellington school was warned by a noise control officer over excessive noise during haka practises.
