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

• Taonga Pūoro »
• Te Whakamahi Whenua »
• 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

On Wednesday 18 July 2012 NZQA launched its refreshed Māori strategy Te Rautaki Māori a te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa 2012-2017 at the Toitū te Mātauranga Symposium, at Te Papa Tongarewa. Read more »

• Ngā Kaitūhono »
• Conversations on Mātauranga Māori »
• Enhancing Mātauranga Māori and Global Indigenous Knowledge »

• Book of Proceedings »
• STEM Taupulega »

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. Read more »