Maori Education in New Zealand By redders Jan 1, 1816 Missionaries set out to "civilise" Maoris using the Bible Period: Jan 1, 1816 to Jan 1, 1999 Major events in education Feb 6, 1840 Treaty of Waitangi Jan 1, 1847 Missionaries set up Boarding schools over next 20 years Jan 1, 1860 Maori language banned from schools for the next 40 years Jan 1, 1867 Native Schools Act offered state Maori schools to communities Jan 1, 1975 Taha Maori introduced into a range of schools Jan 1, 1980 Shift towards bi-culturalism starts Jan 1, 1982 First Te Kohanga Reo opened in Wellington Jan 1, 1985 Hoani Waititi Marae Kohanga Reo set up a primary school Jan 1, 1990 Six Kuru Kaupapa schools established Jan 1, 1991 10 point plan for Maori education removed barriers to achievement Jan 1, 1993 NZ Curriculum Framework and Te Whare Wananga establisheed Jan 1, 1994 Total immersion concepts,Te Reo Maori, Pangarau & Putaiao introduced Jan 1, 1999 Maori educational strategy
