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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: New Zealand is prey to educational fads. We see it in NCEA, modern learning environments and localised school curriculum, writes Professor Elizabeth Rata. New Zealand is prey to educational fads and fashions. We …