For 100 years a system of Native Schools operated in New Zealand, the principal objective
of which was to support a state policy of assimilation. Decisions to disband the system were …

The loss of historical memory is, according to Giroux and Freire, 1 one of the preconditions
for the domination of indigenous and other colonized peoples. In the ways in which they …

Our research within history of education is about the role of education in both the
assimilation and retention of Maori identity. We do not believe that one can speak of a single …

Background Something important is happening in New Zealand today in relations between
indigenous (Maori) and European (Pakeha) New Zealanders. Some kind of ambiguous …

Introduction creation of Maori units within government to advise on tradition; the inclusion of
selected aspects of tradition in school curricula (Sissons 1994). For Maori, post-colonialism …

It is often assumed that the Education Act of 1877 signalled the beginning of State
involvement in education in New Zealand. In fact, the State had begun a system of schooling …

This article looks at organisational and curricular responses to cultural diversity which are
presently operating alongside one another in New Zealand schooling. It begins with a …

This paper explores the European attitudes and policy toward the education of Maori in New
Zealand. From the period of the settlers, educational policies towards Maori were …

I have written this personal memoir to remember with respect the many Maori and Pakeha I
knew who worked to make a difference for Maori and other minority group students in the …