8 May 2025

Govt to remove Maori acknowledgment from ECE centres

From Checkpoint, 5:36 pm on 8 May 2025

The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In-Depth te ao Maori Journalist Ella Stewart reports.