Aaron Smale
Aaron Smale is a commentator and advocate focused on the educational and economic challenges faced by Māori and Polynesian youth in New Zealand. In his recent article, he emphasizes the urgent need for qualified teachers in lower socioeconomic areas to ensure these students can pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Smale highlights the systemic barriers that limit opportunities for these communities, arguing that their potential is one of New Zealand's greatest economic assets that must be nurtured and supported for the nation's future prosperity.
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Journalist Aaron Smale, who has for a decade exposed state malfeasance to do with the Lake Alice unit.
Memorial unveiled for victims of Lake Alice child and adolescent unit
New Zealand· 2026-02-22
Aaron Smale is a journalist specialising in te ao Māori issues.
Aaron Smale: The major issue politicians will avoid in election yearNew Zealand· 2026-02-11Aaron Smale's reporting revealed active rewards for suppression among senior officials.
Police integrity failures expose gap in law on misconduct in public office – Roger PartridgeNew Zealand· 2025-11-20
Aaron Smale discusses the media's coverage of Māori issues and the biases present in journalism.
Aaron Smale: NZ media’s ageing audience encourages a feedback loop of biasNew Zealand· 2025-10-15
Aaron Smale reflects on the impact of native schools on the Māori language and culture.
Aaron Smale: Te reo rises againNew Zealand· 2025-09-14Aaron Smale has been reporting on state abuse of children for nearly a decade and produced a documentary on the subject.
NZ’s stolen children: Aaron Smale’s investigation into abuse in state care reaches the screenNew Zealand· 2025-03-26
Aaron Smale critiques the Prime Minister's handling of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Aaron Smale: PM’s disastrous handling of Treaty Principles Bill might yet be his undoingNew Zealand· 2025-03-19
Aaron Smale emphasizes the importance of Māori and Polynesian kids as New Zealand's greatest economic asset.
Aaron Smale: Memo to Wellington – our greatest economic asset and potential is Māori and Polynesian kidsNew Zealand· 2025-02-19