Te Whāinga o te Ao Tikanga

You’ll learn through a mix of:

• Noho – usually Friday to Sunday

• 1-day wānanga (workshops)

• Kura whakaako (tutorials)

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

Learn more about noho learning. 

Plan for around 27 hours 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 practices express mana tangata through leadership, relationships and collective action. You’ll look at traditional and contemporary Māori leadership attributes and the principles behind them and see how tikanga connects people with each other and the environment in specific contexts.

You’ll examine the role of whakapapa, land and identity in tikanga. You’ll study whānau and hapū histories alongside Māori values and principles, comparing traditional and contemporary applications to understand how tikanga adapts over time.

You’ll build te reo Māori skills to take part in tikanga practices - practising correct pronunciation, basic sentence structures and appropriate vocabulary. You’ll strengthen communication for speaking and writing (and non-verbal cues) and learn about dialectal differences and word use in cultural contexts.

You’ll be introduced to rangahau and reflective practices in relation to tikanga. You’ll explore how Māori and non-Māori principles guide practice in the modern world and apply these to cultural contexts, identifying and using key characteristics of tikanga across situations to build adaptability and sustainability in practice.