Matua Kahurangi says so and I agree with him.

Here is his Substack headline:

ACT tries to end race-based education
National folds to the woke

Later on he says:

ACT wanted the Treaty clause removed entirely. They were blocked. Leader David Seymour confirmed as much, saying it was “simply political”. Not because ACT changed its mind, but because other parties in government were unwilling to go that far.

And then this:

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon tried to justify keeping the Treaty clause by saying the government wants a more “coordinated” approach. 

Finally this sums it up:

So while ACT did not get everything it wanted, it drew a clear line. The party is one of the few in Parliament willing to challenge the growing grip of Treaty politics in education. They are not pretending this is about inclusion or wellbeing. They see it for what it is, a political project to reshape our national identity through the classroom.

My Conclusion:

There can be no doubt now that under Prime Minister Luxon National is nothing more than Labour Lite on Maori issues.

Link to Matua Kahurangi’s full Substack/Post is here.

https://matuakahurangi.com/p/act-tries-to-end-race-based-education

Finally the clincher from MK:

The fight over our schools is not just about curriculum. It is about the kind of country we want to be.