Te Ao Māori

Te Ao Māori

Explore a range of resources and useful links, all aimed at deepening understanding and supporting the integration of Māori knowledge and perspectives in teaching and learning programmes.  

Kupu Māori in Te Taiao

Below is a resource you can print, laminate and cut into a set of cards to take on your next haerenga in Te Taiao. A great way to learn kupu māori, either for yourself or alongside your ākonga. Created by Amorangi Apaapa.

The two videos below offer a deeper understanding of these kupu Māori.

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Kupu Māori in te taiao part 2 - video

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: This video recording gives a deeper understanding of these kupu māori.  
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Kupu Māori in te taiao part 1 - video

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: This video recording gives a deeper understanding of these kupu māori.  
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Kupu Māori in Te Taiao

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: A PDF to print, laminate and cut into a set of cards to take on your next haerenga.
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Maramataka and Haurua Resources

Freya Bullock has put together some resources to help understand the influence of the maramataka for AS 1.3 & 1.4 (PE) - teaching resources and student planning templates. There are also activities to learn the phases of the maramataka, to assist kaiako and tauira beginning their maramataka journey.

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Ngā Atua o te Maramataka

Context: EOTC general, Local curriculum, Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: A te ao Māori resource linking maramataka phases to atua, helping learners understand emotions, energy, and behaviour through nature’s cycles.
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Kaitiakitanga - Ko au te taiao ko te taiao ko au

Context: EOTC general, Local curriculum, Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: A te ao Māori resource exploring kaitiakitanga, whakapapa, and how the wellbeing of the environment sustains human wellbeing.
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Waka Hourua model of kotahitanga, leadership, risk management & social responsibility

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: A te ao Māori model for teaching kotahitanga, leadership, risk management and social responsibility in te taiao developed by Freya Bullock.
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AS 1.3 & 1.4 (Maramataka)

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Understanding the influence of the maramataka for AS 1.3 & 1.4 (PE) - teaching resources and student planning templates developed by Freya Bullock.
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Maramataka Resources

Context: Local curriculum, Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Activities to learn the phases of the maramataka, to assist kaiako and tauira beginning their maramataka journey. Developed by Freya Bullock.
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Writing karakia with ākonga

Shanan and Amorangi share the process they went through in writing karakia for te ngahere, te moana, and te awa with their ākonga. They share the 3 karakia and encourage you to use these or try this process with your ākonga if you have the support to do so.

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Karakia Resource

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: A ready-to-print collection of karakia designed to support and enhance learning in te taiao.
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Karakia in Te Taiao - PDF

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: This PDF includes three karakia that focus on the ngahere, moana and the awa.
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Karakia in te taiao - video

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: In this video Amorangi and Shanan share the process they went through to design karakia with their ākonga.
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Mātauranga Māori Consideration within an Outdoor Education context

These considerations are a sharing of ideas between Outdoor Education kaiako of different ways we can connect with mātauranga Māori within Outdoor Education.  

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Educators Share

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Case study: Aorere College

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Case study, Course design, Planning tool

Description: Watch Freya Bullock discuss how she incorporates maramataka into the school's OE programme.
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Case study: Kaikoura High School

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Case study, Course design, Planning tool

Description: Watch Anthony Wood from Kaikoura High School discuss his journey in building a genuine relationship with mana whenua.
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HPE Whakatauki whakaaro

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Watch Kramer Ronaki share his whaakaro on the HPE curriculum whakatauki and its connection to Outdoor Education.
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Karatī Mecalf mātauraka ō waho

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Case study, Course design, Planning tool

Description: Watch a video showcasing Karati Metcalf’s programme integrating Te Ao Māori, Outdoor Education, and diverse curriculum areas.
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Te Ao Māori Water Safety Resources

A Te Ao Māori perspective on water safety.

An Indigenous Model of Māori Water Safety and Health in Aotearoa, Waipuna.

 

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Teaching water safety the Māori way

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading, Teaching and learning resource

Description: Read Dr. Anne-Marie Jackson's article on using traditional techniques to teach water safety and reconnect Māori with awa.
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Website Links

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Insights into kaupapa Māori

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: This Ministry of Education video series explores 12 mātauranga Māori concepts, encouraging initial conversations around kaupapa Māori.
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Ka Huru Manu

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Visit this website dedicated to mapping over 5,000 Ngāi Tahu traditional place names and their associated stories.
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Kia Kaha te Reo Taiao

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Learn Māori words and phrases for te taiao in this booklet developed with DOC and the Ministry of Education.
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Ancient Māori Hunting Methods and Stories

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Hunting Aotearoa share videos of ancient hunting methods and pūrākau.
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Rediscovering Aotearoa

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Case study

Description: This Re: video series explores colonisation's impact, race relations, and decolonisation through young Kiwis' stories.
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Land of the Long White Cloud

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Case study

Description: This RNZ video series shares stories of Pākehā New Zealanders reflecting on colonial heritage, white guilt, and identity.
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Rangitāne o Wairarapa Education website

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Explore Rangitāne o Wairarapa’s stunning education website with resources on te ao Māori, history, tikanga, and more.
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Survive Aotearoa

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Watch Barrie and Chris survive 24-hour scenarios using traditional Māori knowledge and skills (a Te Amokura production).
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Tihei Taiao

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Watch Te Amokura’s 2-minute videos exploring the uses of different tipu (plants) for kai and rongoā.
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Mana ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Explore Mana ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori through video, podcast, and PDF toolkits for deeper understanding.
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Understanding Māori place names 

These resources are a good starting point when learning about Māori place names. From here, follow up with mana whenua and check the version you are using is one they are happy with, they may be able to share with you deeper knowledge in relation to these places and names.  

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What's in a name - Matt Matuhaere

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Watch Matt's keynote presentation from EONZ 2020 Conference on the importance of Māori place names.
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Place Names

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading, Teaching and learning resource

Description: A PDF resource by LINZ featuring maps of tangata whenua place names, and stories of early Māori explorers.
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Tiki Towns - Māori place names

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Teaching and learning resource

Description: Watch Te Amokura's one-minute videos on the correct pronunciation and history of Māori place names.
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Good Reads

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Tangaroa ara rau: Tangaroa the atua of human movement

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading

Description: This research report explores how the Maramataka impacts the environment, personal wellbeing, and the human body for Māori.
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Te Miri Rangi - Tūwharetoa Te Arawa - Spinoff blog

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading

Description: Read Te Miri Rangi's (Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa) article on Tamanuiterā and his wives on his Spinoff blog.
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Moving from tokenism to respect - Catherine Delehunty

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading

Description: In her article, Catherine explores why Pākehā-dominated environmental movements often differ from tangata whenua aspirations.
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Exploring the connection between Kaupapa Māori, outdoor play, and children’s wellbeing

Context: Te ao Māori

Type: Wider reading

Description: Read Yasmine Slater's (Ngāti Kahu, Te Arawa) article on kaupapa Māori, outdoor play, and wellbeing.
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Backyard Atua Matua

The Manawakura (Healthy Active Learning) team at Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti have created this resource that uses the Atua Matua approach to learning. This approach involves experiencing your environment and learning to understand the knowledge it holds, particularly knowledge connected to atua and the tribal interpretations of that knowledge.  It is targeted at primary tamariki, and is available in te reo Māori and English.

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