Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori - a Māori Worldview
Tikanga Māori is the study of Māori traditions, customs, concepts, values and protocols or Mātauranga Māori. From beginners to advanced level qualifications, tauira learn how to apply tikanga practices in everyday life and to support whānau, hapū, marae, iwi and our wider communities.
Enhance your understanding in a culturally rich and supportive environment with a range of tikanga-led programmes.
Te Pou Hono
This suite of marae-centred courses are designed to support whānau, hapū and iwi as marae to revitalise and strengthen all aspects of Te Ao Māori through the context of their own unique local lenses.
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.
Kai Oranga (Kaupae Tuatoru)
Grow your knowledge of traditional Māori kai practices with Kai Oranga (Kaupae Tuatoru), a level 3 qualification focused on kaupapa Māori approaches to sustainable food systems.
Kai Oranga (Kaupae Tuawhā)
This level 4 programme focuses on food sustainability, and management, as well as empowering Māori to exercise control over all facets of the food that they grow, eat and manage.
Wai Ora (Kaupae 3)
Learn the foundations of water resource management and conservation with the Wai Ora (Kaupae 3) programme. This level 3 certificate will teach you how to protect and manage waterways using both modern science and mātauranga Māori.
Wai Ora (Kaupae 4)
Advance your knowledge and skills to protect and conserve coastal and freshwater bodies with a mātauranga Māori perspective. Be an ‘eco champion’ and kaitiaki.
Te Pōkaitahi Tikanga (Māori Development) (Kaupae 3)
This qualification is for people who want to develop some understanding of tikanga (plural) within a specialist field founded on a Māori world view.
Bachelor of Mātauranga Māori
This degree is underpinned by a kaupapa Māori philosophy where Māori values and practices are applied. This programme has been designed to capture and express the relatedness of the various fields of Māori knowledge.
Postgraduate studies
From postgraduate certificates and diplomas to masters and doctorate degrees including the Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) and Professional Doctorate programmes, there are diverse pathway options to meet your postgraduate study goals.
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