ABSTRACT
This chapter provides both a critical and personal view of the work and processes of a government-appointed body called the Aotearoa/New Zealand Teaching Matters Forum. The chapter uses documentary analysis to critically unpack the ‘official’ documentation and consultation responses of the tertiary sector to consultation about tertiary excellence. We acknowledge that the government-appointed body did achieve some success in reaching consensus and producing a report for the New Zealand Cabinet on Teaching Excellence. However, we raise questions about the supposed ‘apolitical’ and ‘democratic’ process of this initiative.
