Introduction
E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tōu ao.
Ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā hei ara mō tō tinana.
Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna Māori hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga.
Ko tō wairua ki tō Atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa.
Grow up and thrive for the days destined to you.
Let your hands be on the tools of the Pākēhā to provide for your body.
Let your heart be on the treasures of your Māori ancestors as a crown for your brow.
Let your soul be with your Atua, to whom all things belong.
- Tā Apirana Ngata
The redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, as a knowledge-rich curriculum, support all mokopuna to gain the knowledge and skills they need to be lifelong learners, experience success and to fully participate in jobs and careers, society, and their communities.
We are seeking your thoughts and insights to help shape Te Marautanga o Aotearoa into a curriculum that:
- ensures mokopuna are supported through learning that is well sequenced and supports progress.
- affirms the aspirations of whānau to shape mokopuna that are strong speakers of te reo Māori, holders of tikanga Māori, and champions of te ao Māori.
- prepares mokopuna to thrive in diverse and changing national and global contexts and adequately prepares them with the knowledge and skills to succeed through multiple career pathways.
Your feedback will help make Te Marautanga o Aotearoa a clear, coherent curriculum that promotes equity and excellence for all mokopuna learning in te reo Māori.
We invite you to provide your feedback about
Pūmanawa Tangata.
For more information, please refer to the information sheet -
here.
Consultation is now open until
Friday, 5 June 2026.
PrivacyWe do not ask you to identify yourself as part of this survey. We will ask you some questions about who you are, including your region, ethnicity, and your email address. We ask these details to better allow us to analyse the response we receive and so we can contact you to follow up on your feedback should you choose to provide it. These questions are optional, and we will still take your other responses into account if you choose not to answer them.
No individuals or organisations will be named or identified in any reports written from this feedback process.
We use Survey Monkey to administer this survey. Your responses collected as part of this survey – once downloaded from Survey Monkey – will be held in secure Ministry of Education systems and will only be able to be accessed by staff associated with the review. Responses may be subject to release if they are requested under the Official Information Act. If we have to release your response, we will seek to protect your privacy, including not disclosing your identity to the full extent permitted by the law. You have the right to access information we hold about you and request correction of that information. Because the survey is designed to complete it anonymously, please be aware that we may not be able to identify or link to your response.
Your responses will be retained while we complete analysis and reporting and for six months before being securely disposed of.
