{"product_id":"toby-curtis-toby-curtis-9781990042300","title":"Toby Curtis: Unfinished Business: KI Hea \u0026#257;p\u0026#333;p\u0026#333;","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn into poverty in 1939, Toby Curtis has risen to the peak of achievement in Māoridom. His long history of leadership in education, broadcasting and the powerful Te Arawa confederation of iwi belies the challenges he has had to overcome, and the legacy of colonisation that still overshadow the fields in which he has contributed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this thoughtful and lively memoir, Sir Toby reflects frankly on his life and career -- interspersing memoir with text boxes that address policy and academic issues in education, language and rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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 in Māori; and his 16 years as the leader of Rotorua's influential Te Arawa Lakes Trust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToby was knighted in 2014 for his services to Māori education but, as this book's subtitle and contents assert, he sees a lot more work to be done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Curtis, Lorraine Berridge McLeod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990042309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990042300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oratia Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Toby Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130284110079,"sku":"9781990042300","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b868d7b2-238d-4b38-bad7-5e5bf614ddbc.jpg?v=1687468550","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toby-curtis-toby-curtis-9781990042300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}