Qualification Overview

Te Reo Maori Title Mahinga Kai - Te Hoata (Kaupae 3)
Qualification Title Mahinga Kai - Te Hoata (Kaupae 3)
Matauranga Maori Qualification

Yes

Qualification Type Certificate
Level 3
Credits 120
Subject Area
  • Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies » Horticulture and Viticulture » Horticulture
Strategic Purpose Statement
This qualification is intended for whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori with an interest or some theoretical knowledge and operational experience in Mahinga Kai (Māori food production, harvesting, and management) who are seeking a formal qualification to work toward cultural confidence with limited supervision at an introductory level.
The purpose of the qualification is to validate and enhance learners' knowledge, understanding, and skills in Mahinga Kai, with a view to preserving, enhancing, and promoting this body of knowledge for current and future generations. Te iwi Māori and Aotearoa will benefit from having graduates who have, from a te ao Māori perspective, an appreciation for mātauranga Mahinga Kai, and are able to apply those skills and knowledge.
Graduates will be able to work with whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori demonstrating and applying mātauranga Mahinga Kai as a unique body of knowledge to enhance connection to ao Māori.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Apply mātauranga Mahinga Kai in a manner that is pono me te tika and in accordance with local kawa, tikanga and with an awareness of relevant legislation including relevant health and safety practices.
- Communicate and develop relationship skills and strategies to foster whanaungatanga in mahinga kai contexts across whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori.
- Exercise kaitiakitanga by supporting whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori to preserve, enhance and promote mātauranga Mahinga Kai for present and future generations.
- Demonstrate pūkengatanga by applying appropriate technologies to Mahinga Kai mātauranga and practices.
- Exercise rangatiratanga to preserve, enhance and promote mātauranga Mahinga Kai ā-whānau, ā-hapū, a-iwi ā-hapori
Education pathways
This qualification may lead to further study at a higher level in environmental, horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture, viticulture, apiculture, and conservation studies.
Te Hiringa o Te Taiao (Kaupae 4) [Ref:2346]
Te Mana Kaitiaki o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho (Kaupae 4) [Ref:2345]
Te Pou Tautoko i te Ora (Kaupae 4) [Ref: 2875]
New Zealand Certificate in Māori Public Health (Kaupae 4) [Ref:2870]
New Zealand Certificate in Whānau Ora (Kaupae 4) [Ref:2878]
Employment pathways
Graduates of this certificate will have the skills and knowledge to contribute to future Mahinga Kai development of whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori as horticulture and agriculture production assistants, nursery assistants, viticulture assistants, seafood processing work, introductory fishing/seafood harvesting crew positions, aquarist and apiculture assistant positions.
- Mentoring
- Guide (Learning Education Outside the Classroom)
- Navigator - Whānau Ora
This qualification provides a pathway for graduates to develop capability and capacity to protect, maintain, and enrich mātauranga Mahinga Kai for whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori for future and current generations.
Contribution to hapori and cultural roles may include involvement as the following:
- Working as part of a collective to maintain whānau, hapū and hapori māra kai.
- Kaimahi harvesting seafood, fishing, hunting, gathering traditional kai to fulfil the manaakitanga obligations and responsibilities to protect the mana and te tino rangatiratanga of the whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori.To find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
There are no mandatory prerequisites to meet regulatory body, or legislative requirements for this qualification.
Education Organisation 4 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification
Developed By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 2348
Status Current
Created 2015-03-13 12:55:23.0
Next Review 2025-12-31 00:00:00.0
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Matauranga Maori Qualification

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