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Can the Minister confirm whether she followed the Ministry of Education's advice to consult Māori before removing the Treaty clause obligations from schools and, if not, why not?

Answered Question 19729 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

Question

  • Can the Minister confirm whether she followed the Ministry of Education's advice to consult Māori before removing the Treaty clause obligations from schools and, if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

No. This was a Cabinet decision to clarify that the Treaty duty sits between the Crown and iwi Māori, not with school boards, which are legally separate from the Crown.