#E-Tangata

"THE MACHINE THAT ATE OUR CHILDREN: How Erica Stanford Let an AI, an Undisclosed Australian, and a Libertarian Ideologue Rewrite the Minds of Tamariki Māori" - 25 May 2026

They hired a foreign consultant, fed the curriculum to a machine, erased Te Tiriti, and called it world-class. Your tamariki paid the price. Erica Stanford signed the cheques.

RNZErica Stanford's Scorched Earth Attack on TeachersRecolonisation by StealthWorkbooks for Whose Children?

"THE DEFENDANTS WROTE THE LAW THAT KILLED THEIR OWN CASE — AND THE PRIME MINISTER HELPED THEM HIDE IT" - 25 May 2026

When Fonterra and Z Energy walked briefing notes into the Beehive by hand, the whenua burned, the wai rose, and a Māori elder's right to justice was erased by the same government that swore to uphold …

Trojan Horse in our education systemfossil fuel lobbyists hijacking our climate governance‘A co-ordinated campaign of secret lobbying’ - climate activistMike Smith says government changes to climate law have “exposed” what appears to be a “deliberate effort” to conceal lobbying.RNZLillian HanlyRNZ's Lillian Hanly

"WORKBOOKS FOR WHOSE CHILDREN? ERICA STANFORD'S $131M COLONIAL RESET" - 20 May 2026

When $131 million buys assimilation and Māori tamariki are still left behind, we must name the architects — and the ideological network that pays them.

Ipu KererūWatch: Erica Stanford announces $131m Budget spend on reading, writing and maths initiativesErica Stanford said the investments would “level the playing field, reducing costs for schools and backing evidence-led reforms”.RNZLauren CrimpE-Tangata‘Our best resource’: Teachers a better investment than workbooks, school leaders sayEducation Minister Erica Stanford has revealed a $131m package to boost performance in primary and intermediate schools.RNZLauren Crimp

"The Wrecking Crew: How the New Zealand Initiative's Atlas Network Puppets Are Cheering the Destruction of 9,000 Whānau Livelihoods" - 20 May 2026

Corporate-funded ideologues celebrate mass unemployment while Māori workers and vulnerable communities bleed — and New Zealand's media calls it analysis.

Slashing public sector jobs the right move, New Zealand Initiative saysBut the Public Service Association called the plans an “act of wilful destruction” which would decimate crucial services.RNZRNZ Newsslashing of nearly 9,000 public sector jobsRNZBryce Edwards at the Democracy Project

"THE SINKING LID: NICOLA WILLIS FIRES 8,700 WORKERS WHILE WHĀNAU STARVE" - 20 May 2026

I, Ivor Jones — Te Māori Green Lantern — am done being polite about a white supremacist neoliberal government that is dismantling the Crown's own Treaty obligations while the polls show the people ar…

Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge, Nicola Willis announcesAlmost 9000 jobs to go as the government looks to merge agencies and increase the use of AI and other digital tools.RNZJo MoirRNZReutersWaatea News