Te Pōkaitahi Reo Level 3

Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Rumaki, Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 3)

Level 3 Te Reo Course - Intermediate
Take your reo Māori to the next level. Speak with confidence and strengthen your skills.

You’ve started your journey—now it's time to elevate it with a level 3 certificate in te reo Māori at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Rumaki, Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 3) is designed for learners who already have a foundation in te reo Māori. You’ll expand your vocabulary, refine grammar, and explore cultural practices.

This intermediate reo course, supports learners to engage in longer meaningful conversations, understand tikanga, and grow cultural knowledge and fluency.

Following on from the level 2 programme, you will develop your speaking, listening, and writing skills for everyday and formal settings whether on the marae, at home with whānau or in your workplace.

 

Why Study Te Pōkaitahi Reo Level 3

Improved Fluency

Engage in more complex and spontaneous reo Māori conversations. Grow your confidence and ability to express ideas clearly and accurately

Cultural Competency

Learn tikanga and cultural concepts that bring depth to your reo

Kaupapa Māori Approach

Learn in a safe, culturally grounded environment with expert kaiako.

Fees-Free for Eligible Tauira

Focus on your learning without the barrier of tuition fees

Pathways to Upper Levels

Nationally recognised qualification with pathways to Level 4 (upper-intermediate) and beyond

 

What you’ll learn in Te Pōkaitahi Reo Level 3

  • Using and executing te reo Māori at an intermediate level
  • Develop language with grammar and sentence structures
  • Expanded vocabulary with enhanced fluency, comprehension and confidence
  • Use of language in family, work and community situations
  • Reo and connections to the land and the environment, prominent places, people, histories and stories
  • Reo on the marae

 

Who should apply?

  • Learners who have completed Level 2 or who already demonstrate beginners level skill
  • Whānau growing reo in daily life
  • Professionals embedding reo into their workplace
  • Students preparing for higher study
Start Date
Dates
Sem 1: Feb to Jun 2026, Sem 2: Jul to Nov 2026
Duration
Duration
20 weeks
Commitment
Commitment
Blended learning including noho, wānanga, online learning and self-directed learning
Applications Close
Applications close
Sem 1: 16 Mar 2026
Campus Location
Locations
Whakatāne, Te Herenga Waka Marae Silverdale, Tāmaki, Online: Aotearoa
Requirements
Requirements
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Pathway
Pathway to
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Fees
Fees
Tuition fees free

REO301 Mana Tangata 3

Course Type:  Core

Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to use te reo vocabulary and grammatical structures at an intermediate level as an expression of mana tangata. The content areas are:

  • Māori alphabet
  • Intermediate language
  • Dialectal difference
  • Language etiquette
  • Metaphoric/symbolic language use and application

REO302 Mana Whenua 3

Course Type: Core

Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to use te reo Māori at an intermediate level to show an understanding of their connections to the land and the environment, prominent places, people, histories and stories, as an expression of mana whenua. The content areas are: 

  • Māori alphabet
  • Intermediate language
  • Dialectal difference
  • Language etiquette
  • Local narratives
  • Narratives of the genealogical links to relevant landmarks
  • Genealogical links to ancestors and chiefs

REO303 Mana Reo 3

Course Type: Core

Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to use te reo at an intermediate-level in selected contexts to develop a growing knowledge base of, and an emerging respect for te reo, as an expression of mana reo. The content areas are: 

  • Māori alphabet
  • Intermediate language
  • Dialectal difference
  • Language etiquette
  • Grammatical structures used in context
  • Roles and responsibilities of the marae are contextualised

REO304 Mana Ao Tūroa 3

Course Type: Core

Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to: Use te reo Māori at an intermediate-level to achieve tasks, and guide others in specified contexts, as an expression of mana ao tūroa. The content areas are: 

  • Māori alphabet
  • Intermediate language
  • Dialectal difference
  • Language etiquette
  • Instructional language (family, work and community context)
  • Relevant vocabulary (family, work and community context)
  • Relevant language structures (family, work and community context)
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Student voice

Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae
Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae
Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae engages in our Community Education, Te Pou Hono, Kai Oranga and Te Pōkaitahi Reo Programmes
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Desmond Harawira TPR
Desmond Harawira Te Pōkaitahi Reo graduate
Desmond Harawira Te Pōkaitahi Reo graduate
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Danae Lee TPR
Danae Lee Te Pōkaitahi Reo and Environment Studies graduate
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Wānanga learning style
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Whakapā mai/Contact us

Mereana Huata
National Programme Coordinator - Te Reo Māori Levels 3-4 (6-month programme)
Te Reo Māori Courses
Tumatawhero Tihi
National Programme Coordinator - Te Reo Māori Levels 3-4 (12-month programme)
Te Reo Māori Courses

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