The consultation on the draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa framework and Years 0-10 wāhanga ako has now closed, except for Pūmanawa Tangata.
This page was updated 15 May 2026.
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa consultation
E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tōu ao.
Ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā hei oranga mō tō tinana.
Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna Māori hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga.
Ko tō wairua ki tō Atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa.
Grow up and thrive for the days destined to you.
Let your hands be on the tools of the Pākēhā to provide for your body.
Let your heart be on the treasures of your Māori ancestors as a crown for your brow.
Let your soul be with your Atua, to whom all things belong.
Tā Apirana Ngata
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa supports mokopuna to gain the knowledge and skills they need to fully participate in jobs and careers, society, and their communities. It helps build future innovators, carers and leaders of tomorrow.
The draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa was available for consultation and feedback until Friday, 24 April 2026, except for Pūmanawa Tangata, which is open for consultation until Friday 5 June 2026.
We are seeking your insights and advice on Pūmanawa Tangata to:
- ensure mokopuna are supported through learning that is well sequenced and supports progress.
- prepare mokopuna to thrive in diverse and changing national and global contexts and adequately prepares them with the knowledge and skills to succeed through multiple career pathways.
Pūmanawa Tangata wāhanga ako
You can provide feedback on Pūmanawa Tangata through an online survey in te reo Māori or English, or email us directly with your feedback.
Draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Framework
Te Reo Rangatira and Pāngarau Years 0-10 have already been updated.
Contact us
For Te Marautanga o Aotearoa queries or support: [email protected]
Wāhanga ako
These videos explain more about each of the wāhanga ako of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Keep checking this page to see new ones as they become available:
- Ngā Reo
- Hangarau
- Waiora
- Pūtaiao
- Te Pūmanawa Tangata
- Toi Ihiihi
- Te Reo Pākehā
- Pāngarau
- Te Reo Rangatira
- Ngā kiriata katoa
Unpacking Te Marautanga o Aotearoa webinars for tumuaki
A recording of the presentation will be available here soon. The webinar outlines the process to date, explains what a knowledge-rich curriculum is, and steps you through the curriculum.
Following consultation, the draft framework and wāhanga ako will be finalised, with formal release of the updated curriculum planned for mid-2026. The final National Curriculum will be released in mid-2026, and implemented over the next five years:
- 2026: Years 0-10 – English, Mathematics and Statistics, Te Reo Rangatira, and Pāngarau.
- 2027: Years 0-8 – Science, Social Sciences, Pūtaiao, and Pūmanawa Tangata. Years 9-10 – all learning areas and wāhanga ako.
- 2028: Year 11 – new curriculum.
- 2029: Years 0-8 – all remaining learning areas and wāhanga ako (Health and Physical Education, The Arts, Technology, Learning Languages, Waiora, Toi Ihiihi, Hangarau, Te Reo Pākehā, and Ngā Reo). Year 12 – new curriculum
- 2030: Year 13 – new curriculum.
