Toby Curtis

Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Apopo

Toby Curtis
Sir Toby Curtis, Lorraine Berridge McLeod
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h234 x 153mm - 176pg
17 Nov 2022 NZ
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9781990042300
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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.
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.
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ISBN-13: 9781990042300
Published: 17 Nov 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Oratia Books
Publisher: Oratia Media
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 176

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