What are the threshold concepts for undergraduate study in the field of Māori studies?
How can the identification of Māori studies’ threshold concepts be used to support teaching and student achievement in Māori studies programmes?
According to Māori oral tradition, Te Ihonga was a demi-god who could tie intricate knots. The resulting entanglements became known as ‘te ruru a Te Ihonga’ (the ties of Te Ihonga) (Mead and Grove 2001:206). They were regarded as so complicated and secure that only people who knew Te Ihonga’s secret were thought to be able to untie them.