Toby Curtis Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Apopo
Author(s): Sir Toby Curtis
Born into poverty in 1939, Toby Curtis rose to the peak of achievement in Maoridom. His long history of leadership in education, broadcasting and the powerful Te Arawa confederation of iwi belied the challenges he had to overcome, and the legacy of colonisation that still overshadow the fields in which he contributed. In this thoughtful and lively memoir, Sir Toby looks back frankly on his life and career - interspersing memoir with text boxes that address policy and academic issues in education, language and indigenous rights. He reflects on a teaching career spent creating connection to tikanga and te reo for his students; leadership in broadcasting, where he helped chart the path to creating an independent voice for Maori; and his 16 years as the leader of Rotorua's influential Te Arawa Lakes Trust. Toby was knighted in 2014 for his services to Maori education and yet, as this book's subtitle and contents assert, up until his death on 17 August 2022, he saw that there was a lot more work for him and others to do.
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Sir Toby Curtis (Ngati Rongomai, Ngati Pikiao) had a distinguished teaching career before lecturing at AUT University. After retiring to Rotoiti, Rotorua, he led the Te Arawa Lakes Trust for 16 years, among many other roles. Sadly, he passed away before this book could be published. From a farming background, Lorraine Berridge McLeod was an early childhood teacher and then a lecturer in education in Aotearoa and later the United Arab Emirates. A long-time friend and colleague of Sir Toby's, she lives in Urenui, Taranaki.
CONTENTS Prologue........................................................................................7 1 A childhood of contradictions .............................................. 11 2 Finding my feet....................................................................33 3 Ako - teaching and learning...............................................56 4 Culture change at Hato Petera..............................................71 5 Broader horizons..................................................................82 6 AUT, broadcasting, and learning to be fearless......................98 7 Tautoko Te Arawa, and an active retirement......................111 8 Laying down a wero........................................................... 129 Glossary ..................................................................................... 148 Notes ........................................................................................ 151 Bibliography .............................................................................. 156 Acknowledgements ................................................................... 160 Index......................................................................................... 162
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- : 01 November 2022
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