In 2023 Te Takanga o Te Wā and Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories became part of all kura and schools’ marau ā-kura and local curriculum as part of the refreshed Social Sciences learning area.
Details of the new curriculum can be viewed on the education.govt.nz website.
An Expert Advisory Panel was set up in March 2020 under the auspices of Royal Society Te Apārangi to provide an independent source of expertise to the Ministry of Education on the development of a core curriculum: Draft for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories in Years 1–10. The Panel comprised Professor Charlotte Macdonald FRSNZ, Professor Michael Belgrave (co-convenors), Sir Tipene O’Regan CRSNZ, Emerita Professor Barbara Brookes, Associate Professor Damon Salesa FRSNZ, Sean Mallon, Emerita Professor Manying Ip FRSNZ, Dr Vincent O’Malley, Professor Jim McAloon, Dr Arini Loader (until June 2020), and Kahu Hotere. Their response can be found here: Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories: A response to draft curriculum, released January/February 2021
During the period of consultation, space was made on this website for discussion of the draft curriculum. That page, with links, comments, and discussion, is available here: Discussion of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories: Draft Curriculum
In April 2024 the Education Review Office, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, released a report about the changes and the impacts for students, teachers, and parents and whānau of the new curriculum, and that describes the lessons that can help inform the ongoing implementation of the Refreshed Curriculum. The full report is available here: Teaching Histories – Implementation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories and the refreshed Social Sciences learning area. A summary version is available here: Teaching Histories: Implementation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories and the refreshed Social Sciences learning area – Summary
The New Zealand Historical Association 