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Tikanga Māori Course

Te Pōkaitahi Tikanga (Māori Development) (Kaupae 3)

Learn about Māori culture, customs and protocols with this tikanga course.

Te Pōkaitahi Tikanga: Kaupae 3 is a 60-credit programme that is delivered over a 20-week period and delivered online. The programme has been designed to offer tauira an introduction into tikanga Māori. It has been purposefully contextualised to offer a general perspective of tikanga Māori, whilst some classes focus on tikanga pertaining to their specific iwi or rohe. The aim of the programme is:

To ensure tauira understand the concepts of whanaungatanga, whakapapa and mātauranga as an expression of mana tangata
To ensure tauira understand rangatiratanga, kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga as an expression of mana whenua
To allow tauira to experience wero, huihuinga and marae kaupapa as an expression of mana ao tūroa
For tauira to demonstrate examples of te reo o te marae, te reo o te kainga and te reo ā-iwi as an expression of mana reo.

Dates

Sem 1: 03 Mar to 18 Jul 2025, Sem 2: 28 Jul to 12 Dec 2025

Duration

20 weeks

Commitment

Blended learning including noho, wānanga, online learning and self-directed learning

Applications close

Sem 1: 17 Mar 2025, Sem 2: 11 Aug 2025

Locations

Online

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Fees

Tuition fees free

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TIKA301 - Mana Tangata

Course Type: Core

Description: This kōwae ako focuses on mana tangata as applied to tikanga Māori concepts, values, and systems. Tauira will work collaboratively to explore the areas of whanaungatanga, pepeha, pūrākau and pakiwaitara. The kōwae ako also explores tikanga Māori and its connection to identity.

TIKA302 Mana Whenua

Course Type: Core

Description: This kōwae ako focuses on the linkages of tikanga Māori with the individual, society, and the whenua. Tauira will research tikanga Māori concepts and explore their own relationship to the physical world as an expression of mana whenua.

TIKA303 Mana Ao Tūroa

Course Type: Core

Description: This kōwae ako focuses on tikanga Māori practices as an expression mana ao tūroa. Principles and behaviours, such as kawa, tikanga, and gender roles, will be explored and applied to a marae and pōwhiri situation.

TIKA304 Mana Reo

Course Type: Core

Description: This kōwae ako links te reo Māori to tikanga Māori as an expression of mana reo. Tauira will explore the use of whakataukī, whakatauāki, kīwaha (as applied to the kāinga), and te reo Māori (particularly in a reo-ā-iwi context).

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Remana Whakamoe

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Phone: 027 225 1812
Email: Remana.Whakamoe@wananga.ac.nz

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