External Advisory Group

Posted on 11 December, 2015

A group of external experts has been brought into Kia Eke Panuku to provide critical guidance and independent insights into our work. This group provides informed advice on the theoretical underpinnings of Kia Eke Panuku and its implementation.

Professor Roger Moltzen, or another member of the consortium governance group, chair these meetings. Members of this group include:

  • Distinguished Professor Graham Smith
  • Professor Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal
  • Professor Wally Penetito
  • Associate Professor Margie Hohepa
  • Professor Janice Wearmouth
  • Professor Carolyn Shields
  • Professor Lorna Earl
  • New Zealand School Trustees Association – Lorraine Kerr
  • Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand – Elizabeth Forgie
  • Ministry of Education – Cheree Shortland-Nuku
  • Education Review Office – Dr Ro Parsons

Drawing on the group’s deep knowledge and skills across varied fields of educational theory and practice, we have received valuable input into the development and iterative review of the models, resources and tools being developed for implementation.

At their first meeting, members of this group sought to understand the vision of Ka Hikitia and how their advice might effectively support Kia Eke Panuku schools in these endeavours.

They concluded that while a definitive answer was not what they should be promoting, it could be useful to provide a set of ideas as starting points for deep reflection and on-going sense making. To this end they proposed some thoughts on what success as Māori might look like.

Recently we shared their ideas and listened to the views of rangatahi Māori from one end of the country to the other. We also gauged the views of whānau, teachers, Boards of Trustee members, Ministry staff and iwi.

We have found this exercise to be extremely valuable and are preparing responses for wider distribution in the new-year.

Key resources:

  • Ka Hikitia
  • A 'straw man' A5 card has been developed by the Expert Advisory Panel to initiate discussion around what does Māori enjoying and achieving education success as Māori look like and feel like.