Involve local iwi, Pasifika community, and cultural groups
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Taking a community approach to supporting learning and wellbeing’
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Work with community groups
Work with community groups
Build relationships with local iwi and Pasifika cultural and disability groups. Involve your class in projects that support your community and provide authentic learning contexts.
Support your local community
Support your local community
The Hiruharama School community delivers meals-on-wheels to their kuia and kaumātua.
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Partner with your community
Partner with your community
An account of Te Kura o Kutarere School partnering with the local community, and supported by the innovative use of digital tools.
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Useful resources
Useful resources
Building relationships with whānau, hapū, and iwi
This resource provides strategies for building relationships with whānau, hapū, and iwi. It includes school examples.
Publisher: Educational Leaders

Whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori communities and schools working together – Mā te mahitahi, ka ora ai te taitamaiti: Working together to support Māori student success
A paper to help schools and Māori communities work together, to build collaborative, culturally responsive relations and mana enhancing partnerships.
Publisher: New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association
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Guide to Index of the guide: Supporting ākonga Māori
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Developing cultural capabilityShow suggestions for Developing cultural capability
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Explore Māori perspectives on inclusionShow suggestions for Explore Māori perspectives on inclusion
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Know your Māori learnersShow suggestions for Know your Māori learners
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Establish reciprocal relationshipsShow suggestions for Establish reciprocal relationships
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Build community networksShow suggestions for Build community networks
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Co-design a culturally sustaining environmentShow suggestions for Co-design a culturally sustaining environment