Overview

This programme will enable you to learn about, share and practice Māori traditions and give you a solid foundation towards a range of career options. Key areas include tikanga, kawa, kīngitanga, karakia, whakapapa, whaikōrero, tauparapara, waiata and karanga. Programme features include:

• friendly, interactive, fun classes and tutorials
• a learning focus that will provide you with Māori cultural and practical knowledge and skills that support your future career path
• guidance that enables you to gain Māori knowledge, skills and attitudes and share these more widely (this will help promote further learning and understanding of these aspects among Māori and others)
• a way to ensure cultural knowledge is transferred to those generations who will take their places on the marae in the future.

Entry details

To be enrolled in this programme, you’ll need to:

• be mature and competent in te reo Māori (if you’re not competent in te reo Māori, you may still be eligible for provisional entry at the discretion of the tutor)
• show us you are highly motivated to engage with this programme’s activities.

What you’ll study

In this programme, you’ll learn about:

• classic Māori history
• safe practices relating to ancient karakia and karanga Māori
• traditional Māori design (wharenui, waka and artworks – traditional and modern)
• fundamental reo, kawa and tikanga aspects of Māori tradition
• how to promote whānau development and iwi awareness through marae-based events and activities
• aspects of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi).

How you’ll study

This programme has a mixed mode of delivery that includes lectures, tutorials, self-directed and/or directed study.

Further study

This programme leads to:

• Diploma in Te Arataki Manu Kōrero (Level 5)
• Diploma in Te Ara Reo Māori (Level 5)
• Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi (Level 7).

Career opportunities

Skills gained in this programme will prepare you for a career as a:

• cultural advisor
• counsellor
• kaiako or kaiarahi within a range of Māori education options (total immersion, kura kaupapa Māori, whare kura and kōhanga reo)
• specialist expert in specific areas of raranga, whakairo, waka, rongoā, tā moko
• translator for Māori Land Court hearings.