Education union endorses new report opposing outdated practice of streaming 7 April 2021 A new report opposing streaming in New Zealand schools, released today, has the support of education union NZEI Te Riu Roa. The report by the Māori Futures Collective, ‘Ending Streaming in Aotearoa’, outlines the damaging impacts of the practice, and cites evidence that shows it leads to poorer educational outcomes for Māori and Pasifika students. “Our position as a union, and the Government’s own policy, is that schools should not be streaming”, says NZEI Te Riu Roa Matua Takawaenga Laures Park. “We know streaming is an outdated practice, and this report clearly shows the damage it has on our tamariki – both psychologically and in terms of their educational success.”