Māori Performing Arts Courses

Te Ao Haka pathways

Māori Performing Arts Pathways

We are the only education institution in the world that offers pathways for Te Ao Haka - Māori Performing Arts from foundation courses in Te Waharoa - Community Education spaces, to Certificates in Te Pou Hono, to the Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts - Ngā Mana Whakairo a Toi, to the Postgraduate Diploma in Māori Performing Arts - Te Rautoki a Toi, to master's degrees and the pinnacle of academia, doctoral level study.

From cultural scholarship of tikanga and te reo Māori to composition, publication and research to the practical elements of waiata/song, haka, chant, and whakataetae/competition. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi are proud to support, nuture and foster haka excellence.

Te Waharoa - Community Education

These courses provide foundation knowledge and skills centred on your marae and its cultural uniqueness. Marae representatives must attend Te Apa Marae Kura presentation to register their marae for the programme.

Te Pou Hono ki Toi

This level 4 programme is intended for people who seek to develop a broad range of skills required to support and participate in mahi toi within marae communities.

Ngā Mana Whakairo a Toi: Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts

This programme which produces kaihaka who are valued repositories of mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and Māori performing arts; ensuring graduates have the mātauranga and skill base fully recognised within Māori communities.

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Master's degrees

The master’s degrees provide a friendly and supportive learning environment for students through the (mostly) noho delivery model. After completing a minimum of four papers either part time or full time, students opt for either a dissertation or thesis.

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral Degrees are the highest supervised degree offered by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. The PhD is awarded for a thesis that demonstrates a candidate’s ability to carry out independent research and analysis at an advanced level of study in a particular discipline and/or field.

Professional doctorate degrees

Doctor of Māori Development and Advancement and the Doctor of Indigenous Development and Advancement are designed specifically for students in professional areas. These are degrees that consider the working experiences of its student body and encourages them to consider how their research can contribute to the tribal, community and indigenous organisations within which they are located.

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