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Elizabeth Rata and Carlos Zubaran A version of the article reproduced below was first published in 2009 as ‘When Criticism is Silent: Mental health in New Zealand’, chapter 6 in Openshaw, R & Rata, …
July 17, 2021
INCLUSIVE BICULTURALISM Useful Terms A full account of inclusive and exclusive biculturalism in relation to the nation and to iwi is available in the paper on my website titled ‘Inclusive Biculturalism, Exclusive Biculturalism and …
July 8, 2021
(A shortened version of this appeared in The University of Auckland University News, July 2021.) By Emeritus Professor Robert Nola, FRSNZ, Philosophy I wish to make some comments on issues raised by Professor Dame …
July 7, 2021
The He Puapua Report proposes revolutionary change for New Zealand. The question of how we have arrived at a crossroads where New Zealanders will have to choose between an ethno-nationalist state — which He …
July 6, 2021
Authors: Robert Nola and Elizabeth Rata Abstract Concerning the relationship between Mātauranga Māori and science, advocates of Mātauranga Māori propose a range of different, incompatible positions. In section 1 the position in which Mātauranga …
July 6, 2021
Authors: Emeritus Professor Robert Nola, FRSNZ, Philosophy | Professor Elizabeth Rata, School of Critical Studies in Education | Emeritus Professor Michael Corballis, FRSNZ, PsychologyThis is a reply to an article by PVC Maori Associate …
July 5, 2021
With the sudden emergence into our political life of the revolutionary report He Puapua, it is clear New Zealanders are at a crossroads. We will have to decide whether we want our future to be …
June 16, 2021
I recommend that the current ‘Draft Histories Curriculum’ be abandoned and that the following be considered. The current Draft is based on five major flaws. They are: It is an inadequate conception of what …
June 16, 2021
If Covid has taught us anything, it’s the value of an educated population that believes in science. Elizabeth Rata makes the case for a ‘much-needed knowledge restoration’ in our curriculum. Only knowledge drawn from disciplines and …
March 30, 2021
How will we agree on what history to teach young New Zealanders? Elizabeth Rata says what we teach is too important to leave to community preference. I’m one of many applauding the Government’s decision …
March 30, 2021
