Anahera
McGregor

Ko Taranaki te maunga
Ko Waingongoro te awa
Ko Ngāti Ruanui te iwi
Ko Ngā Ariki te hapū

Qualifications

Diploma in Web Content – Contented
Bachelor of Arts (Māori Studies) – Massey University
Te Panekiretanga o te Reo
Advanced Certificate in Tertiary Teaching – Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Professional profile

Anahera has an extensive background in kaupapa Māori education. She has worked in both curriculum development and advisory roles in diverse education settings over a period of 30 years. Anahera is a passionate facilitator, learner, historian, and writer in both te reo Māori and English.

Expertise

Culturally responsive practice (English medium)

Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural capability facilator, Te reo Māori facilitator, Lead writer Te Ao Māori wāhanga ako for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, Te Takanga o te Wā histories curriculum writer and content developer.

Anahera successfully engages with schools, leaders and boards of trustees to:

• nurture relationships with whānau, iwi and community
• ensure Māori language is progressed and sustained throughout the school
• continually refresh and evaluate practice to produce the best possible outcomes for Māori students
• build an awareness and acknowledgement of their cultural landscape
• gain deeper understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and bicultural partnerships
• implement development plans and gather whānau voices to inform the school charter and graduate profiles.

Te reo Māori (Māori medium)

Anahera successfully engages with kura and schools, leaders and boards of trustees to:

• develop language proficiency, confidence and the capacity to successfully use te reo Māori in their classrooms
• support diverse groups of kaiako to collaborate and share understandings
• increase understanding of language teaching and learning strategies
• support kaiako to understand and convey deeper language learning to deliver curriculum
• support kaiako to use self-review tools to critique and improve practice.

Te reo Māori (English medium)

Ensuring Māori language is progressed and sustained throughout the school through:

• Sensitively and respectfully encouraging others to enhance understanding and awareness of the importance of learning te reo Māori
• Assisting educators with the correct pronunciation of te reo Māori which enables them to confidently incorporate language into their classrooms and schools.

Conference presentations

2024 The Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Panel presentation Ngā Hanganga Matua o te Whakaako Hītori: Critiquing the history currciulum reset in Aotearoa and with regard to Australia.

2025 Ako Panuku Hui ā-Tau Te Ao Māori (Te Marautanga o Aotearoa).

2025 NZHA: Whakapapa is enough?