He Pī Ka Pao

• 1 x 3-hour class per week

• 2 x noho (26 hours)

• 4 x 1-day wānanga (8 hours each)

Your structured class and group times include: 

• Face-to-face with your kaiako or other presenters 

• Wānanga, noho (overnight stays) or online sessions 

• Practice, revision, and assessment activities 

Dates, venue and details of your noho and wānanga will be confirmed by your kaiako. 

Learn more about noho learning.

Plan for around 28 hours per week of learning in your own time. 

iAkoranga is our online learning space where you’ll access resources, activities and support throughout your programme. Example tasks and activities include: 

• Working through programme resources (such as workbooks, audio, video, or online activities)

• Completing aromatawai (assessments) and required reading

• Practising your new skills

• Doing research, reflection, or group study

Keen to know how study fits around work and home?
Our Enrolment Support and Study Experience section can help. 

You’ll need to have access to a: 

• Computer or laptop 

• Reliable internet connection

You’ll learn the sounds of te reo Māori and practice saying words clearly. You’ll use friendly, everyday greetings and farewells, and experience the teaching methodology, Te Ako Whakatere.

Build your confidence with numbers and introduce yourself in both formal and informal settings. You’ll share simple details about who you are and where you’re from.

Grow your everyday kōrero with words for people, objects, body parts and places. You’ll practice giving and following simple instructions so you can use reo in real‑life situations.

You’ll talk about time in te reo Māori, including days, months, seasons and dates. You’ll practice simple, useful phrases to plan and describe when things happen.

You’ll practice using appropriate tense markers to talk about actions and states (doing and being) in everyday kōrero. You’ll ask and answer questions about the cost of something.

You’ll use the language of travel and holidays. You’ll take part in conversations about the purpose of a trip or holiday.

You’ll get to know the parts of a marae and the key roles people hold. You’ll engage in conversational Māori at an introductory level.

You'll practice speaking in the third‑person (he, she, they, them). You’ll also be able to display confidence and competency when speaking te reo Māori.