Puna kōrero: Learning from the parents of Māori and Pasifika students

The responses of parents of Māori and Pasifika students are considered separately in two puna where we present the parents’ perspectives using direct quotes from the survey. We identify some patterns and themes arising from these voices and finally pose some questions for educators to think about. While the participant numbers were small, the timeliness of the survey is significant. We able to present initial parent responses from two stakeholder groups whose children are underserved in the New Zealand education as the parents that being implemented. Our this new school