Following the release of the School Journal Story Library graphic novel Te Tiriti o Waitangi into schools a year ago, Lift Education have published a larger, bilingual version of the book. This is their first trade publication and unlike anything produced before on this very important kaupapa. If you would prefer to read this article in te reo Māori, please see our post from yesterday, with the text translated into Māori by Ian Cormack. At the launch of Te Tiriti o Waitangi e

I muri mai i te tukunga o te pakimaero whakairoiro Te Tiriti o Waitangi nō te Puna Pūrākau o ngā Hautaka Kura i tētahi tau ki mua, ka whakaputaina e Lift Education he putanga rahi ake, putanga reorua o taua pukapuka. Koinei tā rātou whakaputanga tauhokohoko tuatahi, me te kore i rite ki ngā mea kua whakaputa kētia mō tēnei kaupapa tino hira. Nā Ian Cormack (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha) tēnei pūrongo i whakamāori. This interview will be available in English tomorrow. E 250

Alex Collins from Lift Publishing reflects on the value that Educational Publishing has to New Zealand's curriculum, and explains why 'teachers need access to rich materials that value local knowledge and ensure that students’ learning is relevant and meaningful.' It was a winding road that led me to educational publishing. After 12 years in the film industry – 18-hour days, six-day weeks, weekends, nights, months away from home – I decided I needed a life. So I went primary