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  • Documentaries

    Te Kotahitanga

  • Te Kotahitanga: Improving the Educational Achievement of Māori students in Mainstream Education

    Over 30 years ago when Professor Russell Bishop started teaching he was struck by a single question: Why did so many Māori students start out well but fail as they went through school?

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    Education

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  • Te Kura Roa – Waiaro: State responsiveness towards the Māori language

    There are multiple Government funded initiatives aimed at addressing Māori language decline, including increasing the amount of Māori Language spoken, maintenance and quality. Te Puni Kokiri (2006 Health of the Māori Language Report) touched on the attitudes of wider New Zealand society towards the Māori language as unengaging and unlikely to change in the immediate future (p.7).

    Project commenced:
    Health Te Reo

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  • Documentaries

    Te Kura Roa-Waiaro

    There are multiple Government funded initiatives aimed at addressing Māori language decline, including increasing the amount of Māori Language spoken, maintenance and quality. Te Puni Kokiri (2006 Health of the Māori Language Report) touched on the attitudes of wider New Zealand society towards the Māori language as unengaging and unlikely to change in the immediate future (p.7).

  • Te Mana o Tūhoe – Kaumātua Narratives of Rūātoki Marae

    This project had three goals:  to build community research capacity; to collect, gather and record kaumātua narratives; and to create a teaching resource for Tūhoe schools. Central to this project was the engagement by Ruatoki community and in particular it reinforced the important role kaumātua play as sources of knowledge.

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  • Te Mātauranga Wakatere Waka

    Kia Ārohi Kia Mārama - Scoping Excellence

    What is the reo of traditional navigation?

    How, why, when and where were these navigational aids used in Māori navigation?

    What are the perspectives of contemporary tohunga whakatere waka on Māori navigation aids today?

    Which stars and why do contemporary tohunga whakatere waka use in Māori navigation?

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    Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
    Te Reo

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