• Will the new initiatives bring more funding and resources to tamariki or will it create another layer of bureaucracy?
• What provisions are put forward for Kura Kaupapa Māori to survive in the next 30 years? 

 In many areas  Māori Education is still relegated to the “Tin Shed” mentality. Nearly three generations of Kohanga Reo and some Kura Kaupapa Māori children have been and still are raised  in sub standard buildings. Parents have taken extraordinary measures to ensure their tamariki are schooled in KKM. Will it be easier for the next generation? Doesn’t look like it.

Will all monies used to create these Hubs benefit the kids or just add another layer of bureaucracy and yabba dabba do theorists who have noting to do with the lives of ordinary Māori and reo lovers?

Health, housing,  education and sporting opportunities cannot be dealt with in isolation. Will our Kohanga Reo buildings be upgraded, our childrens vans be repaired and kaiako wages be upgraded to above the minimum wage, the child subsidy be increased? Can we create part- time employment opportunities for the cleaning of grounds and equipment, developing learning resources and reading Nannies?

Rather than fund redundancies , we want funding to go to relevant places of Māori language learning from pre- school to wharekura . I would like to outline some ways this money can be utilised.

• What provisions are put forward for Kura Kaupapa Māori to survive in the next 30 years?

Te Kōtiu support the recommendations already made by Dr Cathy Dewes on behalf of Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Māori regarding protection mechanisms be put in place to protect the future of KKM ie  that:

1. KKM Aho Matua, S.155 schools be gazetted as a unique successful school type;
2. Te Aho Matua be gazetted and resourced as an official curriculum alongside the parallel curricula of NZ Curriculum ,  Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and Te Marautanga o Te Aho Matua;
3. TRN be adequately funded to better fulfil its statutory functions to support and strengthen KKM nationally with built in statutory resourcing provisions;
4. That KKM regional kāhui kāhui ako be resourced locally in order to collaborate on lifting Te Reo Māori , student achievement and improved community outcomes;
5. Te Kōtiu recommends
6. That Te Kōtiu have its own Hub in Tai Tokerau and kaimahi to support 8KKM and one developing kura in Tai Tokerau.
7. That TRN and Te Kōtiu tono for Te Aho Matua PLD hours and programmes relevant to the collective.
8. That Te Kōtiu be involved in any statutory interventions within KKM Tai Tokerau and that LSMs , Commissioners and union delegates be au fait with Te Aho Matua and knowledgeable in Te Reo Māori.
9. For staff retention purposes:
   1. That Tumuaki KKM have Te Aho Matua / Hauora PLD refresher courses every 3 years and kaiako in same school every 4 years for retention purposes;
   2. Sabbatical opportunities for Tumuaki and senior management to work in a high performing kura for one term.
   3. make Kohanga Reo, ECE Reo, KKM attractive career opportunities;
   4. That Te Aho Matua teachers be recruited by providing 3 days in school, 2 days theory models similar to Te Wananga o Raukawa, Massey TE Aho Matua teacher  training programmes.
   5. Te Reo Māori positions in wharekura of over 40 students be equivalent to 1.5 Fttes.
   6. Regular and relevant PLD for all teachers.
   7. More playgrounds and ICT resources for tamariki;
   8. Reduction of stress, paper workload, time away from whānau and extra expectations;
   9. That career staircase leadership in KKM is supported;
   10. Part time staff have same entitlements as full time staff;
   11. Encourage staff to turn their emails off at 4pm.
   12. KKM have its own social worker on site 3 days a week for 100 students answerable to the Tumuaki and Board.
   13. Creative job sharing with other small kkm.
   14. That after school staff be employed to run programmes , sports, study and kapa haka for students living in isolated areas.
   15. That only union officials who use a Māori centric approach to resolving employment disputes be permitted in kura kaupapa Māori.

General

1. NZQA and ERO can their services be upgraded and improved rather than thrown out? Waste of money.
2. A KKM Board should choose its own staff and Tumuaki .
3. A KKM Board will have its own mana whenua reps.

H Halkyard-Harawira . On behalf of Te Kōtiu