NZEI Te Riu Roa demands restoring Te Tiriti obligations and halting curriculum rollout

On 2026-04-15, NZEI Te Riu Roa urged the Waitangi Tribunal to recommend that the Government restore mandatory Te Tiriti obligations for school boards and halt the finalisation and rollout of the new curriculum. The union said the Crown's removal of those obligations breached Te Tiriti principles and harmed Māori in education. The action was reported as part of an urgent Tribunal inquiry in Wellington.