Te Ara Reo Māori
Full-time Online eLearning
Tirohanga whānui
From intermediate to immersion te reo Māori
Strengthen your te reo Māori and deepen your understanding of te ao Māori through a focused, full-time online learning experience.
In this 20-week intermediate programme, you’ll immerse yourself in te reo Māori and develop your language skills at a faster pace. You’ll learn a variety of sentence structures for formal and informal situations, explore different tenses, and create both active and negative sentences.
You’ll also grow your awareness of te ao Māori, with tikanga Māori woven throughout your learning. Deepen the connections between our Indigenous language and traditional practices as your knowledge and confidence grow.
He aha tāu ka whiwhi?
Skills you'll leave with
Completing this programme means you’ll be able to:
Use te reo Māori vocabulary and grammar at an advanced-intermediate level in speaking and writing
Show broad understanding of connections to land, people, histories, and stories, deepening your sense of place and identity
Apply advanced-intermediate reo in specific and some unfamiliar settings, with confidence and respect for tikanga
Lead or contribute strongly in reo-based tasks, supporting whānau, marae, and community contexts
Mā te mahi ka ako
Learn by doing
You will get to:
Take part in reo-led online sessions
Use digital resources to keep extending your skills
Refine speaking, listening, reading, and writing through regular practice
Build confidence to kōrero in class and wānanga
Use your reo in real-world settings — at home, in your workplace, on the marae and in your community
Ngā ara e wātea ana
Where will this take me?
On completion, you'll have the skills to:
Keep studying
Continue to advanced study through Level 5 reo or tikanga-focused programmes.
Use at work
Enrich your career by using te reo Māori more confidently in professional roles.
Community involvement
Support your whānau, hapū, iwi, and community by sharing reo and tikanga for current and future generations.
He meka
Quick facts
- Level 4 (Intermediate)
- 60 Credits
- 20 Weeks
- NZ Certificate in Te Reo (Reo Rua) Level 4
- No fees
- NZQA Accredited
- Online
Paearu whakauru
Entry criteria
You can enrol if you:
Are 16 years or older
Are a NZ citizen or resident (includes Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau) or Australian citizen/permanent resident
Currently reside in New Zealand
Have completed a te reo Māori qualification at Level 3 OR
Successfully complete an assessment of your current reo level
Attend an information session and enrolment hui with the kaiako
Te wā
Time commitment
This programme is:
Full-time
60 credits
20 weeks long
Online, with exercise labs and workshops
Kōnae ako
Learning modules
Ki hea, mō āhea hoki au ako ai?
Where and when can I learn?
No classes are currently open for application.
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Upcoming events
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