Kura Kaupapa Maori are *Maori-language immersion schools (kura) where the philosophy and practice reflect Maori cultural values with the aim of revitalising *Maori language, knowledge and *culture. the term Kaupapa Maori is used popularly by Maori to mean any particular plan of action created by Maori to express Maori aspirations, values and principles..... (*italics above are links)

In 1987, one of the recommendations of the Tomorrow's Schools' Picot Report, a major education reform affecting all New Zealand schools, recommended to the government that Maori communities be able to establish and govern their own schools. Therefore, the 1989 Education Act was amended to include section 155 which provides for the minister of education to designate a state school as a Kura Kaupapa Maori by notice in the New Zealand Gazette. Although the Act was amended, many Kura communities were dissatisfied because the amendment did not adequately define the unique character of a Kura Kaupapa Maori....

The principles are underpinned by Maori values, beliefs and customs ....

Kura Kaupapa Maori receive additional funding to help them develop and maintain their Te Reo Maori immersion environment. An immersion leveling system is the mechanism used to calculate the funding. Kura are at level 1. This means that the language of instruction, the principal language used the teachers, Te Reo Maori in the classroom must be from 81% to 100%. It is common for teachers to not speak any English to their children at Kura....

Some primary Kura teach English (Te Reo Pākehā) and all composite Kura teach English to Year 9–13 students. Otherwise, English is only spoken on the grounds of a Kura in a designated area.....

Learning programmes are themed, incorporate Maori cultural perspectives, honour māori customs and traditions and validate Maori knowledge.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kura_Kaupapa_M%C4%81ori