Education Meets AI: Dr Kathie Irwin Looks to the Future at Zealandia

The future of education, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and the place of mātauranga Māori are on the agenda as Dr Kathie Irwin catches up with Radio Waatea’s Matthew Tukaki. The discussion comes as education leaders gather for a hui at Zealandia in Wellington, providing an opportunity to look beyond the immediate pressures facing…


The future of education, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and the place of mātauranga Māori are on the agenda as Dr Kathie Irwin catches up with Radio Waatea’s Matthew Tukaki.

The discussion comes as education leaders gather for a hui at Zealandia in Wellington, providing an opportunity to look beyond the immediate pressures facing classrooms and consider what education could and should look like for the next generation.

Irwin and Tukaki explore the growing influence of AI and how new technology could reshape teaching, learning and the skills rangatahi will need in an increasingly digital world.

But the conversation also raises a bigger question — how does Aotearoa embrace technological change while ensuring Māori knowledge, culture, identity and aspirations remain firmly embedded in the future of education?

From AI and innovation to mātauranga Māori and the opportunities ahead for rangatahi, the kōrero looks at how education can evolve while keeping people, culture and community at its heart.

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