First school in New Zealand to follow Māori calendar. Video / Te AoA Rotorua school has been allowed to rearrange its dates of schooling for the year and reset to the Māori calendar, away from the Gregorian calendar. Asked why the school wants to follow the Māori calendar, which is based on seasons, Tukiterangi said: "It's a Māori pathway, it's Māori teaching, it's Māori developing Māori. During the preparation of what a year would look like with Ngāti Rongomai following the Māori calendar, Professor Rangi Matamua came to help. Renata still remembered his words of knowledge: "When one follows the Gregorian calendar you decide when and what will be taught.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 31, 2021 20:50 UTC