Ka Hikitia - Managing for Success: the draft strategy

Consultation involved: 

• thirteen face to face public hui across the country, attended by over 600 people in total, including young people and rangatahi 
• bilateral discussions with the Ministry of Education’s iwi and Māori education partners where Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success was discussed 
• presentations to a number of education groups including the Ngāi Tahu Wanaka Matauraka Summit, the Marlborough Principals’ Association, the Industry Training Federation, Te Akatea Māori Principals’ Association (Northland Group) and The Correspondence School 
• discussions with key Government departments and agencies 
• distribution of over 7,300 copies of the strategy document (81 per cent in English, 19 per cent in Māori) and 4,600 copies of the summary document (76 per cent in English, 24 per cent in Māori) 
• articles and features in a number of publications and communications channels, including the Education Gazette, EdOnline (monthly communications from the Ministry of Education to all schools), Pitopito Korero, NZEI, PPTA and NZQA newsletters, Kōkiri Paetae (Te Puni Kōkiri) and the Educational Leaders, Te Kete Ipurangi and Education Counts websites 
• more than 100 submissions were received including over 30 individual responses from young Māori 
• additional meetings with professional leaders and representatives of schools and other educators in Dunedin, Rotorua, Thames, Hamilton, Ruatoria, Christchurch, Blenheim, Nelson, Hokitika, Westport and Invercargill 
• engagement of leading Māori academics.