Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Learning Objectives:
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Understand how tikanga Māori principles can inform and support culturally responsive recruitment practices in schools
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Apply practical strategies to incorporate tikanga Māori meaningfully into recruitment and selection processes while supporting equitable hiring practices
Chair
David Graham, Principal, Goodwood School
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
Tikanga Maori and the Interaction with School Recruitment Practices
How tikanga Māori principles can be meaningfully incorporated into school recruitment processes to support equitable and culturally responsive hiring practices
Presented by Renika Siciliano, Executive Director, McCaw Lewis
Presenters
Renika Siciliano, Executive Director, McCaw Lewis
Renika leads the firm's exceptional and passionate lawyers in the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and workplace law areas. Renika provides legal and strategic advice to clients across Aotearoa and has extensive experience in matters relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Treaty settlement negotiations, Māori governance and iwi disputes. She also has a wealth of knowledge in workplace law, advising on various employment matters for both employers and employees. Renika has experience across various Courts and forums including representing Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in relation to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation. She has worked with clients in some of the first substantive matters to be heard under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. Renika currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Rototuna High Schools in Hamilton and has experience as a Presiding Member.
David Graham, Principal, Goodwood School
David Graham is an experienced school leader having led primary schools across the Waikato for over 25 years. He is currently the principal of Goodwood School (a primary school of 400 students). In 2026, Goodwood School won the New Zealand Education Excellence Award for School Leadership (Large Primary School). David is a mentor in the National Aspiring Principals’ Programme and has an interest in supporting school leaders to manage multiple and often competing legislative demands.
