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Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress

12 November 2025

Taking away the duty of boards to “give effect” to te Tiriti o Waitangi undermines the expectation that schools should work for Maori as well as for anyone else.

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A Virginia jury's awarded 10-million US dollars to a 28-year-old former teacher shot by a six-year-old student
	7 Nov: A Virginia jury's awarded 10-million US dollars to a 28-year-old former teacher shot by a six-year-old student... more

An internet outage during NCEA exams yesterday means some students might turn to derived grades to counteract the disadvantage
	7 Nov: An internet outage during NCEA exams yesterday means some students might turn to derived grades to counteract the disadvantage... more

Father and son after being stung by swarm of 'murder hornets' during Laos holiday
	5 Nov: An American teacher and his teenage son die after being stung more than 100 times by a swarm of hornets while climbing down a tree after zip-lining at a resort in Laos.... more

Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police
	5 Nov: Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police... more

Secondary teachers are back on strike today, in the middle of NCEA exam season
	5 Nov: Secondary teachers are back on strike today, in the middle of NCEA exam season... more

A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term
	4 Nov: A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term... more

Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing
	4 Nov: Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing... more

The country's oldest school must close its hostels at week's end - with students reportedly again put in harm's way
	3 Nov: The country's oldest school must close its hostels at week's end - with students reportedly again put in harm's way... more

The Prime Minister says sweeping curriculum changes are vital to lift falling education standards
	3 Nov: The Prime Minister says sweeping curriculum changes are vital to lift falling education standards... more

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11 Nov: Quality of education at risk with curriculum 'change overload' say canterbury primary principals (RadioNZ)

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