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Field Māori Assessment Support Materials

A range of assessment resources is available to help teachers assess students against unit standards listed in the Field Māori section of the Directory of Assessment Standards. Read more »

• Māori Performance »
• Hauora »
• Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora »
• Mau Rākau »
• Reo Māori »
• Reo Māori Media »

• Taonga Pūoro »
• Mahinga Kai »
• Tikanga »
• Tourism Māori »
• Whakairo »

Field Māori programme development support

Māori Qualifications Services has available a selection of downloadable resources to assist programme developers. Read more »

• Early Learning (Mātauranga Māori) »
• Environment Māori »
• Te Ara Hou ki te Ora »
• Teacher Education (Mātauranga Māori) »
• Te Reo Māori me Ngā Tikanga »
• Wāhi Tapu »

• Te Reo »
• Tourism Māori »
• Governance of Māori Authorities »
• Whānau Ora (Level 3) »
• Ngā Toi »

Mātauranga Māori qualifications and assessment standards

Field Māori gives national recognition to mātauranga Māori. It is one of the classification fields for the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) that caters specifically to Māori knowledge, pedagogy, and skills, and enables the portability of Māori skills and knowledge within the national education system.

This image depicts Field Māori. The disciplines, or subfields, within Field Māori are represented by pou (pillars) in the wharenui (meeting house) where knowledge is nurtured. The four cornerstones are Reo Māori (the Māori language), Tikanga (Māori traditions and customs), Ngā mahi a Te Whare Pora (traditional weaving), and Whakairo (traditional carving). See a full sized version.

Browse Field Māori Assessment Standards »

Māori Qualifications Services works collaboratively with Whakaruruhau and other stakeholders to develop mātauranga Māori qualifications, and standards in Field Māori. MQS also develops assessment support materials for tutors and promotes the uptake of Mātauranga Māori qualifications. Read more »

Te Hono o Te Kahurangi quality assurance

• Guidelines for assuring national consistency of graduate outcomes (Mātauranga Māori) »

Māori providers

Just over 40 registered providers identify themselves as Māori providers. These educational institutions deliver Māori subjects, conduct their courses in a Māori environment, or focus specifically on the needs of Māori learners. Read more »

Te Rautaki Māori

Te Rautaki Māori has been principally prepared to guide NZQA towards fulfilling its contribution to the government’s education sector goal of Māori enjoying and achieving education success as Māori.

The most recent version of Te Rautaki Māori expired in 2017 and it has been replaced by Te Kōkiritanga 2018-2020, this is a Strategic Outcomes Framework that directs the continued work in this space. It is expected that a refresh of Te Rautaki Māori will take place in 2020. Read more »

• Ngā Kaitūhono »
• Conversations on Mātauranga Māori »

• Enhancing Mātauranga Māori and Global Indigenous Knowledge »
• Book of Proceedings »

NCEA and the Whānau

NCEA is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.  It is the main qualification for New Zealand secondary school learners and students and it is a very important qualification. Read more.

NCEA & the Whānau is an information programme that aims to help whānau understand NCEA. Read more »

Māori and the Future State

 

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Pasifika

Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Ni sa bula, Talofa ni, Halo ola keta, Bula vinaka, Mauri.

Welcome to the Pasifika webpage of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Here you will find helpful information and resources to help support Pasifika learners engaged in the New Zealand secondary education system.

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Ngā Kete Mātauranga

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­These kete contain materials and information to support the development and implementation of a Secondary School programme for the following Field Māori Qualifications. The information contained in each kete is centered around the use of Field Māori unit standards as the main assessment components of the programme being developed.  Read more »