From a linked article inside this article: >In New Zealand the school chemistry and biology syllabus has been decolonised and now invokes the concept of mauri,

From a linked article inside this article: >In New Zealand the school chemistry and biology syllabus has been decolonised and now invokes the concept of mauri, or life force, to give the atomic theory a new spiritual dimension. This is because of a central diktat that Maori knowledge must be given equal status to other forms of knowledge, including science. This strikes me as extremely similar to teaching creationism in schools.