Author’s Note: This chapter was published in a book written for a Masters’ course at Massey University. It was subsequently removed from the second edition by the editors. Reference Rata,…

(A shortened version of this appeared in The University of Auckland University News, July 2021.) By Emeritus Professor Robert Nola, FRSNZ, Philosophy I wish to make some comments on issues…

Authors: Robert Nola and Elizabeth Rata Abstract Concerning the relationship between Mātauranga Māori and science, advocates of Mātauranga Māori propose a range of different, incompatible positions. In section 1 the…

Authors: Michael Corballis – School of Psychology, University of Auckland | Robert Nola – Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland | Elizabeth Rata – Faculty of Education and Social Work,…

The He Puapua Report proposes revolutionary change for New Zealand. The question of how we have arrived at a crossroads where New Zealanders will have to choose between an ethno-nationalist…

Authors: Emeritus Professor Robert Nola, FRSNZ, Philosophy | Professor Elizabeth Rata, School of Critical Studies in Education | Emeritus Professor Michael Corballis, FRSNZ, Psychology This is a reply to an…

With the sudden emergence into our political life of the revolutionary report He Puapua, it is clear New Zealanders are at a crossroads. We will have to decide whether we want…

I recommend that the current ‘Draft Histories Curriculum’ be abandoned and that the following be considered. The current Draft is based on five major flaws. They are: It is an…

Opinion: New Zealand is prey to educational fads. We see it in NCEA, modern learning environments and localised school curriculum, writes Professor Elizabeth Rata. New Zealand is prey to educational…

Photo credit: Lynn Grieveson, featured on Newsroom.co.nz/ Our accelerating retreat from the idea of universal knowledge will do us harm, warns the University of Auckland’s Elizabeth Rata  ‘Critical times as…