9MAS - Maori Studies

9 Maori Studies

This core course will introduce students to Māori language, culture and history. The introduction to te reo Māori / Māori language, will focus on students learning correct pronunciation, as well as vocabulary and phrases that can be used in everyday life. 

Students will learn about key Māori concepts and cultural practices, through learning waiata and haka and participation in pōwhiri. Students will also learn about New Zealand history, with a focus on Māori history - from arrival in Aotearoa, until the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. 

• Korowai, Karakia, Waitangi Day, Pronunciation, Pepeha, School Haka 

• Greetings and Farewells, Important Māori concepts 

• Rangatiratanga - Māori Leadership

• Pakiwaitara & Pūrākau - Storytelling

• Commands, Kei te pēhea koe?

• Local Māori History 

• Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Matariki 

• Impact of Colonisation 

• Marae: Function, Wharenui parts and meaning, Tikanga, Pōwhiri, projects