Toitū te Tiriti

Toitū te Tiriti

NZEI Te Riu Roa is committed to the protection and upholding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We believe in the power of unity and the importance of working together to ensure that the rights and interests of our members, and all Māori, are respected and advanced.

Our own aspirations to being an organisation based in Te Tiriti premised on Te Tongi – “Kotahi te kōhao o te ngira e kuhuna ai, te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero” and implementing our Te Tiriti partnership through the framework of Mōku te Ao.
Our commitment to decolonising our structures and processes and supporting kaiako and kaimahi Māori in the re-indigenisation of education for mokopuna Māori.

Commit to submitting on the Treaty Principles Bill


What is good for Māori is good for everyone.
As education professionals you give life to Te Tiriti in education. Commit to submitting on the Treaty Principles Bill, here.

You'll receive communications and guidance to help you through the submission process, as well as support if you would like to organise your colleagues, friends and whānau to submit too!

Toitū te Tiriti Facebook group

We have a Facebook group set up for recent updates and member discussion about Te Tiriti issues. Join the group here.

Toitū te Tiriti Hīkoi

A nationwide Toitū te Tiriti Hīkoi is happening on 23 November. 

You can find more details and updates, here.

Toitū te Tiriti social media activity

Our Toitū te Tiriti activity is designed for you to show and share how you give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your mahi.

How to use this resource:

• Download the Toitū te Tiriti resource:
- English version for schools
-English version for ECE centres
-Te Reo version for kura
-Te Reo version for kōhungahunga

• Print out (in A3) the resource.

• Choose one way you give effect to Te Tiriti in your mahi and write that under ‘Giving effect to Te Tiriti in my school looks like …’

Note: It’s best to use a thick pen such as a vivid so it is clear to see.

Fill out the resource, scan/snap a pic or, record a video sharing your Toitū te Tiriti message.

So that your message can be read loud and clear, you can also take a close up of the poster to really get your message across.

Post it on social media, tagging @NZEITeRiuRoa on both Facebook and Instagram and we’ll share it on our social pages too!

Restore Te Ahu o te Reo funding

Our parliamentary petition to restore the $30 million removed from Te Ahu o te Reo funding is live. You can sign it here.

This was a member-inspired initiative at Hui ā Tau, led by Desi Walker and strongly supported by all the representatives from around the Motu.

Merch

You can show your support for the Toitū te Tiriti campaign by buying one of our t-shirts here.

Webinars

We have an upcoming webinar on 7 November for all NZEI Te riu Roa members on protecting, progressing and enacting Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the education system.

You can also watch recordings of previous Te Tiriti webinars here: