Article Summary

This article covers an urgent inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school boards' legal duty to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi, featuring concerns from Māori iwi and the education union about harm to Māori students and cultural rights. It uses strong language and historical context to frame the move as part of a long pattern of ignoring Māori voices, while relying on respected institutions like the Waitangi Tribunal to back its concerns. The article clearly wants readers to see this policy change as serious and damaging, though it doesn’t include the government’s side of the story.