The University of Auckland and Royal Society are distancing themselves from a contentious letter dismissing mātauranga Māori by some top academics.
University of Auckland vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater says the letter does not represent the views of the university. (File image)
Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook
The letter, published in
The Listener last week, was signed by seven professors from the University of Auckland: Kendall Clements, Garth Cooper, Michael Corballis, Douglas Elliffe, Elizabeth Rata, Emeritus Professor Robert Nola, and Emeritus Professor John Werry.
They raise their concerns about an NCEA working group s proposed changes to the school curriculum that will ensure parity for mātauranga Māori with other bodies of knowledge.
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