Te Kunenga o te Ao Tikanga

You’ll learn through a mix of:

• Noho - usually Friday to Sunday

• 1-day wānanga

• Kura whakaako (tutorials)

Dates of your noho delivery schedule will be confirmed by your kaiako.

Learn more about noho learning. 

Plan for around 25 hours of study in your own time each week.

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 explore how tikanga shapes leadership, relationships and collective practice. You’ll compare traditional and contemporary Māori leadership attributes and the principles behind different styles, then apply these ideas in contexts such as business and marae.

You’ll examine whakapapa alongside concepts like karakia, kawa, tūrangawaewae, tapu and noa, looking at how they’re understood and applied in traditional and contemporary contexts. You’ll apply values such as aroha, manaaki and kotahitanga, and investigate iwi histories and their connections to tikanga.

You’ll use te reo Māori to engage in tikanga practices, building correct grammar, sentence structures and vocabulary. You’ll strengthen communication for speaking and writing (and non-verbal cues), and develop awareness of dialectal differences and potential misinterpretations.

You’ll be introduced to rangahau, reflective and evaluative practices in relation to tikanga. You’ll explore how Māori principles contribute to mātauranga and how tikanga evolves, then apply tikanga-based solutions in familiar contexts to address contemporary challenges.