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Rotokawa School Wins AI Leadership Award, Launches Iwi Bot

8/5/2026

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Rotokawa School in New Zealand earned a commendation for AI-driven educational leadership in the Ministry of Education’s Excellence Awards.
Principal Regan Williams and deputy principal Christina Roberts built an AI bot loaded with curriculum and sixteen iwi stories after a 2018 MoU with Ngati Uenukukopako.
The bot creates lesson plans, writing models, resources and assessments for a story and adapts them for Year 1-6 classes.

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Story summary

Rotokawa School in New Zealand earned a commendation for AI-driven educational leadership in the Ministry of Education’s Excellence Awards.
Principal Regan Williams and deputy principal Christina Roberts built an AI bot loaded with curriculum and sixteen iwi stories after a 2018 MoU with Ngati Uenukukopako.
The bot creates lesson plans, writing models, resources and assessments for a story and adapts them for Year 1-6 classes.