The government is removing a requirement for schools to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi that included "taking all reasonable steps to make instruction available in tikanga Māori and te reo Māori ...
The Education Ministry says they contain less Māori because they are more specific about what teachers should teach.
A leading Māori academic says removing the requirement to teach Aotearoa New Zealand's histories would be a step backwards - and a breach of children's right to understand the country they live in.