King’s Birthday Honours 2026 Rewards the Establishment
Barry Soper gets journalism honours. Elizabeth Rata gets education honours. Martyn sees no public virtue here, just the establishment pinning medals on itself.
Elizabeth Rata
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Elizabeth Rata Dame Honour Sparks Education Backlash
Elizabeth Rata has been made a dame. Critics see more than an honour. They see the Government rewarding a curriculum agenda that walks back bicultural education.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
