Updated / Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021
10:45
A group performs a haka during the commemorations at Ruapekapeka Pa
New Zealand s government has proposed that all children learn the history of Maori people and British colonisation in a set course that teachers must follow, ending a system where schools choose how those subjects are taught.
Supporters of the change say the country s history as currently taught tends to gloss over atrocities against indigenous people during colonisation, while critics say the new curriculum would fail to present a balanced view of the past. Let us teach it, let us learn it and let us remember it. Let us share our history with every student in every school., Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said as she released a draft of the course, which she plans to introduce next year.