Te Tohu Reo Rumaki

Become a champion of te reo Māori. If you don’t know anything about te reo Māori, or if you’re just starting out on your reo journey, this programme is for you.

Te Tohu Reo Rumaki is a year-long intensive programme that will help you develop your reo Māori to a conversational level.

Designed around principles of language revitalisation, Te Tohu Reo Rumaki will give you the tools to maintain your reo skills long after the programme has ended.

Become the change you want to see. Learn how to support language revitalisation and contribute to the growth of te reo Māori in your community.

When you successfully complete this programme, you will receive this qualification:

• Te Tohu Reo Rumaki (Kaupae 5) 

• Skills and competencies to converse in and use te reo Māori appropriately in a range of contexts
• Critical awareness around the revitalisation journey of te reo Māori
• How to champion te reo Māori and contribute to its wellbeing for future generations.

If you want to keep studying te reo Māori, you can enrol in Te Aupikitanga ki te Reo Kairangi.

If you want to pursue teaching as a career, you can apply for He Korowai Ākonga - Bachelor of Primary Teaching.

• Translator/interpreter
• Teaching
• Liaison/mediation
• Consultancy
• Cultural advisor
• Education coordinator
• Broadcaster
• Marketer
• Retail
• Work within the public and private sectors

Some of your learning time will be kaiako-directed. Your kaiako will guide you through instruction and learning activities at a scheduled time and place.

• This might be in a classroom, online sessions, one-day wānanga, or noho.

The rest of your learning time will be activity-directed. Activity-directed learning is self-guided in your own time and space.

• This might consist of completing online activities, attending events, or engaging with supporting materials.

Some learning activities will need to be completed online. You’ll need to have access to an internet-connected device to participate in this programme.

This is a full-time programme that consists of 120 credits.

The programme is delivered over 40 weeks, which means you’ll be expected to commit an average of 30 hours per week to your study.

800 learning hours will be kaiako-directed. These hours will be split between:

• Weekday classes: 9am to 3pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 12pm Friday
• 2 x one-day wānanga which will be scheduled by your kaiako
• 2 x noho which will be scheduled by your kaiako

400 learning hours will be activity-directed. This means you will be expected to complete activities in your own time for an average of 10 hours per week.

To enrol in this programme, you must:

• be 16 years or older
• be a New Zealand citizen or resident (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue or the Cook Islands) or a learner with refugee status who is required to complete a programme to satisfy residency requirements
• reside in New Zealand

The 2026 fees for this programme are:

• $5,292 GST inclusive

Fees Free

Starting tertiary study or work-based learning for the first time? You may be able to get Fees Free after you complete your first eligible qualification or programme.

Fees Free covers the cost of your fees for the final year of study or final two years of work-based learning, up to $12,000.

When you enrol, you will need to pay your fees. To help you cover this cost, you may wish to apply for a student loan. Find out more at Student loan – StudyLink.

For more information on the eligibility requirements and when it is best to apply for Fees Free, visit Fees Free – Inland Revenue.