About this site

The Education Portal is a road and rail safety website for teachers to use each year as part of their local school curriculum. This website is managed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

Curriculum resources for Years 1–13 are written by experienced teachers and educators. These writers aim for ease of use while integrating authentic contexts into New Zealand Curriculum learning areas.

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Select learning activities to meet your student’s needs and local contexts.
Support young people to think deeply about safer journeys and our transport system.

'Working with a panel of innovative teachers and several key educational advisers, Waka Kotahi has developed materials for schools that model a sophisticated weaving of higher-level components of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC), such as the key competencies, with learning area content.'
Rosemary Hipkins, Nuturing citizenship: road safety as a rich context for learning

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand

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- may change, delete, add to or otherwise amend information contained on this website without notice.
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Privacy Officer
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141

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