How well Mäori children do at school is strongly linked with how well parents and children relate to school staff.

Mäori parents want their children to have a better education than they had, and have a strong wish to be involved in their child's schooling, concludes Mäori parents and education.

But Mäori parents need more guidance on how best to support their children's education at home, and how to access information or services to help them give that support.