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First year courses

KAP101 Te Reo a Toi

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will introduce tauira to te reo o toi through examining different aspects of Māori Performing Arts. Tauira will develop knowledge and examine the following – takahī, pūkana, pōtētē, whātero, and wiriwiri.

KAP102 The Study of Waiata

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will develop the ability of tauira to perform mōteatea through the study of mōteatea. Tauira will enhance their knowledge by being able to describe the reasons for its creation; tell the narratives associated with each mōteatea; demonstrate the language styles and literary devices used and describe some associated performance elements.

KAP103 Marae Ātea

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper introduces tauira to aspects of tikanga Māori commonly used within kapa haka contexts. It prepares the tauira for the further study of tikanga in the wider marae-based contexts.

KAP104 Composition Critique 1

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will introduce tauira to compositions as a means for developing their knowledge of creating and composing. Tauira will look at different genres of waiata and the composition elements involved in each. Tauira will be able to compare different performances by looking at the composition elements.

KAP105 Atua

Course Type:  Core

Description: This paper will introduce tauira to the origins of Te Ao Māori through ngā Atua and whakapapa including the origins of Māori Performing Arts.

KAP106 He Toi Pukenga Practicum 1

Course Type:  Core

Description:This practicum paper introduces tauira to the applied practice of kapa haka.

KAP107 He Toi Pukenga Performance 1

Course Type:  Core

Description: This practical paper introduces tauira to kapa haka performance. Tauira will demonstrate performance ability within a selection of Māori performing arts kapa haka performance disciplines.

KAP108 Tipihia

Course Type:  Core

Description: This paper will introduce tauira to writing and study skills and rangahau within Te Ao Māori. Tauira will learn writing and study skills through discussing the relevance and importance of rangahau within their kapa haka.

Second year courses

KAP201 Māori Art and Visual Culture

Course Type:  Core

Description: Introduction to Māori Art and Visual Culture in Kapa Haka. This paper studies the practical and conceptual development of Māori Art and its relationship to Kapa Haka. Tauira will use an art making process as an output for their research, and to disseminate cultural knowledge.

KAP202 Critical Issues in Māori Performing Arts

Course Type:  Core

Description: This paper provides the opportunity for tauira to explore critical issues that have influenced Māori performing arts

KAP203 Te Reo Whakaari

Course Type:  Core

Description: This paper will further enhance tauira learning and awareness of selected aspects of kapa haka, with an emphasis on kīwaha, kīrehu, reo ōpaki, and reo ōkawa. In particular, this course focuses on understanding the transformation of language into movement, and Māori language patterns that enhance performance.

KAP204 Composition Critique 2 

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will enhance tauira knowledge of composition elements by comparing traditional and contemporary waiata. Tauira will analyse a range of performance elements across a range of waiata disciplines and styles and discuss the influences on the works of composers of waiata.

KAP205 Kapa Haka Leadership

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will introduce tauira to the concepts of kapa haka leadership. It provides tauira with models of Māori leadership and examines the roles and responsibilities of kaitātaki and tutor positions.

KAP206 He Toi Wānanga: Practicum 2

Course Type:  Core

Description: This practicum paper builds on KAP106 to further develop practical skills and abilities. This paper focuses specifically on whakawhanaungatanga, team building, communication and personal development.

KAP207 He Toi Wānanga: Performance 2

Course Type:  Core

Description:  Building on from KAP107, this performance paper examines enhanced performance ability within an extended selection of Māori performing arts kapa haka performance disciplines.

KAP208 Hāhāngia 

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper will introduce tauira to rangahau within Te Ao Māori. Discuss the relevance and importance of rangahau within their kapa haka and how this influences decision making.

Third year courses

KAP301 Māori Art and Visual Culture

Course Type:  Core

Description:  Development of Contemporary Māori Art and Visual Culture in Māori Performing Arts. This paper studies the practical and conceptual development of contemporary Māori art and visual culture in Māori Performing Arts. Tauira will look at the how Māori Art and/or Visual Culture was used historically and in contemporary times in kapa haka. Examples of Māori Art and Visual Culture could include but not limited to:

• Atua domains
• Animals/birds and sea creatures
• Natural patterns and formations
• Kai
• Indigenous voices
• Whakapapa/tupuna
• Pūrākau
• Taonga puoro
• Tā moko
• Kākahu
• Tukutuku, whakairo
• Battle formations

KAP302 Examining Māori Performing Arts Competitions

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper is an examination of the influence of Māori performing arts in Māori and/or wider communities in Aotearoa including but not limited to one of the following:

• Competitive Māori performing arts including the assessment and evaluation of competition
• Whanaungatanga
• Hauora
• Employment
• Other

KAP303 Mass Media and Māori Performing Arts

Course Type:  Core

Description: This paper will examine the interaction between Māori Performing Arts and a range of mass media, both national and international. Tauira will analyse the influence of media on Māori performing arts.

KAP304 Composition Critique 3

Course Type:  Core

Description:  In this paper, tauira will participate in the composition of one waiata and consider learnings from previous composition papers utilising research techniques. Tauira will plan and document the composition process and will include a discussion of the copyright and APRA requirements.

KAP305 Pre-eminent leadership in Māori Performing Arts

Course Type:  Core

Description:  The paper will examine the contribution of a pre-eminent leader in Māori Performing Arts AND their contribution to at least one other area of the community as well.

KAP306 He Toi Whakairo: Practicum 3

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This practicum paper builds on KAP106, and KAP206 to further develop practical skills and abilities. It applies skills and knowledge learnt in other papers. This paper focuses specifically on leadership within the group, implementation and evaluation of a plan, and personal development.

KAP307 He Toi Whakairo: Performance 3

Course Type:  Core

Description: Building on from year 1 and 2, this year 3 performance paper examines advanced performance ability of core Māori kapa haka performance disciplines.

KAP308 Rukuhia

Course Type:  Core

Description:  This paper builds on rangahau from Year 1 and Year 2 by developing a rangahau portfolio and a rangahau proposal in a Māori Performing Arts kaupapa in preparation for a rangahau project in Year 3.