Human Rights Commission

In 2009, the Board of Trustees became interested in human rights in education, and recognised a need for professional development around this.  A series of wānanga were carried out with whānau and the Human Rights Commission in 2010.   On the 10th of December 2010, International Human Rights Day, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu o te Wairoa was declared  a Human Rights School, the first Kura Kaupapa Māori, in New Zealand to do so.   

“We are a Kura Tika Tangata because we actively promote and protect human rights, recognising that our children are our greatest taonga.

Under the guidance of the philosophy and principles of Te Aho Matua, we hereby make our declaration to be a Kura Tika Tangata

‘Kia Tū Rangatira Ai’”

(Stand strong as leaders)

The Kura Tika Tangata aims to bring human rights to the whānau of the kura and grow respect for human rights and responsibilities in the community.  Over the next 2 years the Kura will continue to strengthen rangatiratanga (self determination) by developing leadership to progress this aim and realise their vision, kia tu rangatira ai.

The Kura is developing a unique curriculum based on the stories customs and traditions of their own tribe of Ngāti Kahungunu of Wairoa, supported by  Te Aho Matua, The Treaty of Waitangi and international human rights documents.

Projects 2011

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (July  2011)

Anahera Scott, Acting Principal of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kahungunu ki Wairoa, was selected by her whānau to attend Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP).   Anahera was the only person from Aotearoa to be funded by the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations to attend.

Celebrations for Waitangi Day

Planning celebrations for Human Rights Day and the anniversary of becoming a Kura Tika Tangata

Contact : Anahera Scott anaheras@kkmwairoa.school.nz