56800 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	56800 (2025)
Question asked:	07 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	21 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_56800_2025
Document guid:	181ec807-1b17-48af-9caf-f9680e79b5fa

56800 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Education: Does the Minister share the concerns of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 'about the misrepresentation of affirmative action to address structural discrimination as “racial privilege” and “at odds with universal human rights” by some political and public figures.' and if so why and if not why not?

Hon Erica Stanford: I refer the Member to reply number 56834 (2025).