Author’s Note: This chapter was published in a book written for a Masters’ course at Massey University. It was subsequently removed from the second edition by the editors. Reference Rata, E. (2008) Educating for …

FUTURE PATHWAYS TE ARA PAERANGI GREEN PAPER SUBMISSION From: Professor Elizabeth Rata, University of Auckland e.rata@auckland.ac.nz Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd, FRSNZ, University of Auckland, Rutherford Medalist 2020 b.boyd@auckland.ac.nz 14th  March 2022 Submission to: Future Pathways …

I gave this address ‘In Defence of Democracy’ to the New Zealand ACT Party Annual Conference, in Wellington and Auckland, July 2022. I want to thank David Seymour, Leader of the ACT Party, and …

Democracy’s Pillars  The pillars are: The citizenix – the individual who bears political and legal rights – not the racialised group member.   The state  – the governing infrastructure of parliament, systems of law, education, health and …

Lilburne-Rata Archive The Lilburne Rata Archive of New Zealand Education is a collection of school syllabus documents and associated classroom material from the 1870s to the 1970s. Our main aim in compiling the Archive …

LEGISLATION AND HONOURING THE TREATY OF WAITANGI Introduction My name is Elizabeth Rata. I am a professor of education at the University of Auckland. This  submision draws on my expertise in education and in …

This article was first published on Open Inquiry  Read on Open Inquiry February 2025  The 2007 New Zealand Curriculum allows teachers and schools to decide what to teach. In this localised curriculum there is …

This Submission contains: Comments on the Draft English Curriculum. Pages 1- 3. Argument for Prescription. Page 4 – 5. Prescription in the English Curriculum. Page 5. Suggestions for Prescribed and Recommended Titles. Pages 6-18 …

1st June 2022 The article was published in The Australian, 25th May 2022 New Zealand’s constitution is currently undergoing a major heart and lung transplant via co-governance arrangements between Māori corporate tribes and the government. It beggars …

This paper was published as An Overview of Neotribal Capitalism in Ethnologies Comparees. Oceanie, debut de siecle. No 6, Spring, 2003. Author: Elizabeth Rata I have updated the article slightly and re-named it ‘Neotribal Capitalism’ (June …