Matauranga Strategy - Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated

Whänau Toko i te Ora
• This is the only parenting programme designed by Mäori specifically for Mäori families that
are at risk and have high needs.
• The Kaitiaki for Ikaroa however warned that by focussing only on supporting High Needs
families in Flaxmere, extraordinary demands in terms of time, energy and support were
placed on Kaiäwhina and that they would therefore need to be monitored to avoid burnout.
Recommendation
It is recommended that Mäori children in Ngäti Kahungunu continue to have access to a
range of early childhood and te kohanga reo services and that parents be provided with
sufficient information to enable them to exercise an informed choice on behalf of their
children.
Primary Education
Participation
• Most primary aged Mäori children in Ngäti Kahungunu are enrolled in mainstream schools
yet little is known about what happens to them in terms of their progress and achievement.
• The development of an integrated curriculum across subject areas that is culturally
appropriate to Mäori children, and therefore all children living in Ngäti Kahungunu, will
require negotiated effort between the MOE, NKII, Taiwhenua and other relevant stakeholders
in the development of appropriate resources and any associated inservice training
requirements.
Achievement
• There is no formal information gathered by the MOE about the levels of achievement of
Mäori children in mainstream primary and intermediate schools in Ngäti Kahungunu.
• However, results of numeracy and literacy achievement research projects (NEMP, SEA
& ENP 2 ) indicate that the disparity between Mäori and non-Mäori is considerable. Assessment
procedures that emphasise disparities between Mäori and non-Mäori based on non-Mäori
norms, while helpful to gain an overall perspective, is of limited value if the aim is for Mäori
to advance as Mäori or as Ngäti Kahungunu.
• At present there is no way of assessing the effects of primary education on Mäori children
in mainstream schools generally and in Ngäti Kahungunu in particular.
• Targets set according to Mäori primary and intermediate school population by Taiwhenua
aimed at ensuring successful outcomes for each child, could offer a way for NKII and the
MOE to monitor the efficacy of schools to deliver.
Of value to NKII would be the development of statistical databases that allow comparisons
between Mäori children according to Taiwhenua which emphasise participation and retention
levels, and quality of education programmes, rather than endorsing Government policy
aimed at reducing disparities with non-Mäori. The database could act as a tracking
mechanism for all Mäori children in each Taiwhenua.
2 School Entry Assessment (SEA), Early Numeracy Project (ENP), National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP).
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