What that means is anyone's guess but she said the ministry did not set out compulsory lesson plans that all schools must follow but expected all schools to teach about the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori history and the New Zealand Land Wars. American school kids begin learning their history from day one as do children in English and Irish schools. A campaign by Otorohanga College students resulted in October 28, 2017 being set aside as the first annual New Zealand Land Wars Day. The Treaty of Waitangi of 1840 and the New Zealand Land Wars which erupted twenty years later however are only two small, if dramatic and tragic, parts of our colonial history. Our children and grandchildren have an undeniable right to be taught their complete history as a compulsory subject at an early age.

Source: Stuff February 08, 2019 16:52 UTC