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Following Matariki Mā Puanga, this issue of Education Gazette is inspired by a special focus on Te Taiao, STEM and Mātauranga Māori. We share stories of learners and kaiako imagining and building a better future – for their communities, for the planet and for all living things.

You’ll journey from the subantarctic islands with Moana Lucre-Hedger to student-designed cities full of flying treehouses and insect sanctuaries. You’ll see tamariki using Minecraft to model sustainable farming and meet rangatahi shaping new futures in STEM and Mātauranga Māori. We’re proud to share insights from Dr Rangi Mātāmua – the voice of Matariki in Aotearoa – who sheds light on the broad opportunities for meaningful knowledge-sharing, particularly the science of our seasons and our stars. This year’s Matariki theme is inclusion, embracing diversity, and celebrating together, which you will also see reflected. Read about the trauma-informed approach of an alternative education provider in Porirua, the collaborative support shown through a He Pikorua journey in Nelson, and a heartwarming carving project at Alexandra Primary that celebrates neurodiversity, identity and belonging.

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• Dr Rangi Mātāmua on Matariki as a learning journey
• Rauwiringa rauropi: seeing learning as an ecosystem
• An anchor to the whenua: Napier Girls’ High grounded in their learning
• Moana Lucre-Hedger’s transformative haerenga with BKAKE
• Maraetai Beach School shine light on little-known pollution problem
• STEM dreams fuelled by Pacific pride
• Tipuranga programme enriches community at Waihi Beach School
• Future cities reimagined by young designers in Wellington
• Mātiki Minecraft helps ākonga build future of farming block by block
• Climate education through action: A teacher’s journey in Ōtautahi
• Pūrākau, place and digital learning: helping tauira share their stories
• Alternative education model in Porirua grounded in trust and youth work
• How He Pikorua transformed a learner’s path
• Sculpting belonging: a celebration of creativity, culture and neurodiversity

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