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What Māori-specific operating investment, if any, is provided in Budget 2026, and what proportion of the Government's $131 million literacy and maths package announced today is directed to Māori-medium and kura settings?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • What Māori-specific operating investment, if any, is provided in Budget 2026, and what proportion of the Government's $131 million literacy and maths package announced today is directed to Māori-medium and kura settings?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The Budget 2026 package announced on Monday 18 May 2026 invests over $131 million to strengthen literacy and te reo matatini, and maths and pāngarau, across Years 0–10, with initiatives supporting learners in both English-medium schools and Māori-medium kura.