Minister directs reinstatement of climate change in school curriculums

Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Wed 19 Aug, 4:41pm

In this story Erica Stanford, Ministry of Education

Education Minister Erica Stanford has instructed the Ministry of Education to include terms such as climate change, greenhouse gases, and fossil fuels in science and social science curriculums for years 0-10. This follows the omission of these topics from the final curriculum documents.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffWed 19 Aug, 12:37pm

   Minister confirms climate change will be in junior curriculums (opens in new tab)

2. NewsroomWed 19 Aug, 3:23pm

   Govt to reinstate climate change in curriculum u-turn (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZWed 19 Aug, 4:41pm

   Govt considers U-turn on climate change in school curriculum (opens in new tab)