Maunga Kura Toi

Completing this programme means you’ll be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skill in raranga within kaupapa Māori contexts

• Apply mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and kaupapa wānanga principles to your practice

• Conduct and apply rangahau to inform design, storytelling, and creative outcomes

• Critically analyse traditional and contemporary weaving methods and theories

• Create, exhibit, and reflect on an advanced body of work in raranga

• Contribute leadership and cultural knowledge within community and creative settings

You will get to:

• Deepen your mātauranga Māori relating to raranga and apply it directly to your creative practice

• Use te reo Māori and tikanga in your smahi toi

• Develop and refine your own creative processes through weaving projects

• Carry out rangahau and strengthen your writing and presentation skills to support your raranga practice

• Engage in reflective practice – analysing, critiquing and synthesising ideas to shape your direction as a weaving practitioner

By graduation, you'll be ready to:

Keep studying
Apply to enrol on our master's degree, He Waka Hiringa: Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge.

Use at work
Work as a professional artist, curator, designer, or cultural advisor in the toi Māori sector.

Community involvement
Support whānau, hapū, and iwi in the revitalisation of weaving practices, sharing your expertise and cultural insight.

You can enrol if you: 

• Are at least 16 years of age

• A New Zealand citizen or resident (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue or the Cook Islands)

• Reside in New Zealand

• Attend an interview

• Provide evidence of your readiness to study at a degree level. This might be through:

  • Kāwai Raupapa - Certificate in Māori Visual Arts Level 4

  • NCEA Level 2

  • a Level 4 arts qualification of 120 credits

  • a creative portfolio and CV detailing your experience

• Graduates of Toi Paematua: Diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art (Level 5) can pathway directly into year two of the degree.

Not sure if you're ready to study for a degree?

Our Study & Employment Skills programme will help you develop the skills you need for success in advanced study.

This programme is:  

• Full-time  

• 360 credits (120 credits per year)

• 3 years (40 weeks per year, including 4 holiday weeks per year)

• Noho-based, with tutorials and wānanga

Your first-year time commitment is below. 

Year 1
120 Credits