📋 Tender Overview
The Government is delivering over 100 million in investment through Budget 2025 to ensure more tamariki Maori thrive at school.
This Government is firmly committed to properly resourcing our bilingual education system and lifting achievement for Maori students. Our Budget 25 investment delivers on the commitments through our Maori Education Action Plan, which takes a practical approach to strengthening outcomes for akonga Maori, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.
This investment encompasses:
10 million to launch a new Virtual Learning Network VLN for STEM education Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics subjects in Kaupapa Maori and Maori Medium education settings, addressing the shortage of qualified STEM teachers proficient in both subject matter and te reo Maori. This will fund 15 kaiako to deliver online STEM education to up to 5,577 Year 9-13 akonga.
4.5 million to develop comprehensive new te reo matatini and STEM curriculum resources and teacher supports for approximately 2,000 Year 9-13 learners in Kaupapa Maori and Maori Medium education. For the first time ever, students will be able to study Shakespeare, international literature, and iconic New Zealand works, including The Bone People entirely in te reo Maori.
2.1 million to develop a new Maori Studies subject for Years 11-13, offering students to deepen their understanding of Maori cultural practices, narratives, knowledge, and language. This new learning area will be developed by Matauranga Maori experts and will support learners to grow their knowledge of Maori culture, narratives, philosophies, Matauranga and language.
14 million into training and support for up to 51,000 teachers/kaiako in Years 0-13 schools to learn te reo Maori and tikanga as appropriate benefiting over 560,000 students.
An additional 60m of ring-fenced funding for Maori Medium and Kaupapa Maori Education property, which will deliver up to 50 new classrooms to support the network, providing access to immersion schooling for approximately an additional 1,100 akonga.
4.8 million to appoint seven new curriculum advisors for Kaupapa Maori and Maori medium education to support kaiako in implementing the redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, including Rangaranga Reo a-Ta, Poutama Pangarau, and Hihira Weteoro, benefiting over 27,000 akonga.
4.1 million to support the sustainability and data capability of the Kohanga Reo Network.
3.5 million to support WAI 3310 Waitangi Tribunal Education Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry.
Each of these investments aim to drive student achievement for our tamariki Maori so they thrive in the classroom. The Budget 2025 Maori education package delivered alongside investments support every child so they get the very best start and grow the New Zealand of the future.
