Are schools failing to teach their students about New Zealand's history? History teachers in New Zealand have sparked debate over the education system's stance on the country's history with a new petition. A petition has been created to support "coherent teaching" of colonial history in schools. The chairman of the New Zealand History Teachers' Association (NZHTA) said the country's colonial history is currently being taught "ad hoc". Are schools failing to teach their students important historic events?

Source: Stuff February 04, 2019 22:18 UTC