Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 14, 2019 3:59:54 GMT 12
NZ Herald 14/3/19
‘IMPRESSIVE’ KNOWLEDGE
One has to be impressed that Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk rock group Pussy Riot, has found time in the last two weeks, while maintaining a busy tour, to research historical Maori land claims, and in particular the current Maori claim to Ihumatao in South Auckland.
That she is able to categorically state “Ihumatao is Maori land” and that “the Government should pay for this land and give it back to Maori”, speaks for her astute acumen and makes her potentially an outstanding candidate for the Waitangi TribunaL.
DAVE MURRAY, Grey Lynn.
SCHOOLING MAORI
It seems to me Marianne and Terry Kayes misinterpreted Richard Prebble’s comments. My takeout from him was that according to international measurements, 80 per cent of pupils were achieving very well under the current system. So why would you want to change that?
It would make more sense to develop something else for the specific needs of the 20 per cent who are not achieving (no matter ethnicity). The Kayes do not seem to appreciate we are all unique and there is not one solution to fit all with education.
FIONA MACKENZIE, Stanmore Bay.
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‘IMPRESSIVE’ KNOWLEDGE
One has to be impressed that Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk rock group Pussy Riot, has found time in the last two weeks, while maintaining a busy tour, to research historical Maori land claims, and in particular the current Maori claim to Ihumatao in South Auckland.
That she is able to categorically state “Ihumatao is Maori land” and that “the Government should pay for this land and give it back to Maori”, speaks for her astute acumen and makes her potentially an outstanding candidate for the Waitangi TribunaL.
DAVE MURRAY, Grey Lynn.
SCHOOLING MAORI
It seems to me Marianne and Terry Kayes misinterpreted Richard Prebble’s comments. My takeout from him was that according to international measurements, 80 per cent of pupils were achieving very well under the current system. So why would you want to change that?
It would make more sense to develop something else for the specific needs of the 20 per cent who are not achieving (no matter ethnicity). The Kayes do not seem to appreciate we are all unique and there is not one solution to fit all with education.
FIONA MACKENZIE, Stanmore Bay.
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