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This special edition of Tukutuku Kōrero | Education Gazette is published during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, which this year marks 50 years since the first Māori Language Week was celebrated across Aotearoa New Zealand.

It is a time to reflect on how far the reo has come, and to celebrate the many ways it is being lived, nurtured and strengthened in education today.

We share stories from kura in Ahuriri, where rumaki reo spaces have been created at primary, intermediate and secondary levels. These spaces are opening pathways for tamariki to deepen their reo as they move through school.

In Tāmaki Makaurau, schools are partnering with Te Kawerau ā Maki through the Mana Kura programme. Together they are weaving pūrākau and pepeha into everyday ako.

We also profile kaimahi Māori whose journeys reflect the wider story of revitalisation:

• a kaiāwhina in Oamaru reconnecting with whakapapa to support rangatahi
• a Kupe Scholarship recipient passionate about bringing te ao Māori into science and maths classrooms
• a curriculum lead in Te Matau-a-Māui researching a kaupapa Māori approach to transitions from kōhanga to kura.

Auahatanga and whakawhanaungatanga breathe life and colour into these pages. From pūrākau shared through tākaro in Marton, to ākonga in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Taranaki designing and exhibiting their own korowai, each story offers grounded, practical examples of how te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori are being woven into learning in ways that connect all ākonga to their identity and their place in Aotearoa.

A big mihi to the educators, ākonga, whānau, hapū and iwi featured in these stories. Their mahi shows the many ways te reo Māori is flourishing across the motu, every week of the year.

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• West Auckland schools deepen identity through iwi partnership
• Ahuriri schools paving the way to reo Māori revitalisation
• Te Whakaruruhau Kōhanga Reo leads with heart and expertise
• Pūrākau in motion at James Cook School in Marton
• A collaborative approach to curriculum delivery at Avondale Primary
• Bringing te ao Māori to life through textiles and technology
• Māori teacher aide ready to empower the next generation
• Kupe Scholarship recipient shares aspirations for bicultural education
• Community-based teacher training programme boosts Far North schools
• A kaupapa Māori approach to transitions from kōhanga reo to kura
• Ngā Manu Kōrero: Six decades shaping Māori voices and futures
• Pūrākau, place and digital learning: Storytelling in action.

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