Art approach can help teach Maori history 09 Feb 2021 13:39 PM
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A group of Tai Tokerau rangatahi wants to partner with government to develop a profession development programme the help teachers deliver the new history perspective.
HĀ already runs Kākāno - a five day high school programme where students are taught a history of Aotearoa from the arrival of Māori through to colonisation and asked to interpret it through art.
Co-founder Justice Hetaraka, mokopuna of Ngāpuhi master carver Te Warihi Hetaraka, says it s a good way to deal with emotions such as mamae or grief that surface when history is discussed.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern flexes art skills at Whangārei s Hihiaua Cultural Centre
5 Feb, 2021 12:31 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to put paint to canvas at Whangārei s Hihiaua Cultural Centre today. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to put paint to canvas at Whangārei s Hihiaua Cultural Centre today. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put her art skills to the test in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Whangārei s Hihiaua Cultural Centre today.
Ardern, alongside her Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni and associate arts minister Kiri Allan, was tasked by Aotearoa education group HĀ to create a piece of art which reflected the group s mission to promote Aotearoa history in schools.