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Kia Tō | Junior Mini Units
Kia Tō | Junior Mini Units
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–4 | Year Levels: 6–10 Duration: 10 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $399 + GST
Build strong beginnings.
Kia Tō introduces learners to te reo Māori through short, kaupapa-based units that make learning authentic, relevant, and fun. Designed for beginners, these fully resourced lessons unpack key grammar, vocabulary, and cultural concepts while building confidence to use te reo Māori in real contexts.
Perfect for busy teachers, Kia Tō is flexible, easy to deliver, and full of engaging slides, games, and activities.
Students gain confidence, teamwork skills, and cultural awareness through creative, hands-on learning that integrates naturally with Art, Design, and Technology.
The ideal foundation for junior learners beginning their te reo Māori journey.
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9-10
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9-10
Ki Uta! Ki Tai! | Amazing Race Aotearoa
Ki Uta! Ki Tai! | Amazing Race Aotearoa
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9 Duration: 10 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $399 + GST
Ki Uta! Ki Tai! – Amazing Race Aotearoa sends ākonga on a creative, high-energy journey across the motu. Through virtual challenges, riddles, and digital adventures, learners explore Aotearoa’s landscapes, iwi stories, and cultural treasures — all through the lens of te reo Māori.
From mountains and rivers to sacred sites and legendary places, each stop on the race deepens students’ understanding of how whenua, whakapapa, and culture are interconnected. With every clue they design, ākonga bring stories of the land to life, strengthening both their reo and their sense of identity.
This kaupapa turns language learning into an adventure — one filled with discovery, teamwork, and pride in te reo Māori.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 1.2 Introduce themselves and others appropriately.
🟩 1.4 Communicate about personal information.
🟩 1.5 Communicate about location.
🟩 2.4 Communicate about time, weather, and seasons.
🟩 2.5 Communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🌏 Understand the deep relationship between people and place in te ao Māori.
🗣️ Use reo Māori to describe places, landmarks, and journeys with clarity and meaning.
📖 Blend kōrero tuku iho with digital storytelling, designing culturally rich race challenges.
💬 Communicate confidently using descriptive, polite, and expressive language.
🔍 Create riddles, clues, and travel itineraries that guide others across Aotearoa.
🤝 Collaborate to design race routes, maps, and presentations using digital tools.
🎥 Present a playable Amazing Race that showcases reo, tikanga, and creative design.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
📚 Kōrero o te Whenua – Research and retell iwi or hapū stories connected to local places.
🧭 Digital Scavenger Hunt – Create Māori-language clues and puzzles for others to solve.
🌄 He Wāhi Tapu Explorer – Use Google Earth or Canva to map and describe key landmarks.
🏡 Whānau Connections Map – Design bilingual maps or signs that celebrate your rohe.
🗺️ Race Design Lab – Build routes, challenges, and riddles across regions
🎮 Amazing Race Aotearoa Day – Test, play, and celebrate each other’s races in a fun, collaborative class event.
Te Whare Māminga | Digital Escape Rooms
Te Whare Māminga | Digital Escape Rooms
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9 Duration: 10 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $399 + GST
Te Whare Māminga – Digital Escape Rooms invites ākonga into a world where puzzles, storytelling, and te reo Māori collide. Learners become creators, designers, and problem-solvers as they build interactive digital escape rooms powered entirely by te reo Māori.
Every clue becomes a doorway into pūrākau, tikanga, and whakapapa. Teams design riddles, maps, character descriptions, and hidden messages that bring Māori knowledge to life in playful, imaginative ways.
This kaupapa celebrates identity, creativity, and collaboration — proving that te reo Māori can thrive in modern, tech-rich, game-based spaces where every learner’s voice and “unique song” is valued.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 1.1 Greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond appropriately.
🟩 1.2 Introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions.
🟩 1.4 Communicate about personal information
🟩 1.6 Understand and use simple polite conventions
🟩 2.5 Communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🌿 Understand that te reo Māori and tikanga express identity, relationships, and cultural values.
🔍 Use te reo Māori to describe people, places, objects, and settings in creative escape room storylines.
🧩 Create culturally inspired puzzles, clues, and riddles using pūrākau, tikanga, kīwaha, and whakataukī.
💻 Design and build a digital escape room using platforms such as Google Forms, Genially, or Deck.Toys.
🤝 Collaborate effectively to plan, problem-solve, script, and refine their escape rooms.
🗣️ Use reo ā-waha confidently in team discussions and presentations.
🎨 Blend Māori worldviews with digital storytelling to produce interactive, meaningful learning experiences.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🌀 Tikanga Quests – Create clues based on karakia, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and everyday customs.
📖 Pūrākau Adventures – Build escape room storylines inspired by Māori legends or local histories.
🔐 Rerenga Rāhui – Language Locks – Grammar-based puzzles where correct reo Māori “unlocks” the next stage.
🛠️ Tech Toolbox Sessions – Learn to build puzzles using Google Forms, Genially, or Deck.Toys.
🗺️ Setting + Character Designer – Describe landscapes, characters, and culturally significant items in te reo Māori.
🤝 Team Build Challenges – Plan, script, test, and revise escape rooms through tuakana–teina collaboration.
🎮 Whare Māminga Challenge Day – A class-wide escape arcade where teams play, test, and celebrate each other’s creations.
Paki Pāpāho | On Air in Te Reo Māori
Paki Pāpāho | On Air in Te Reo Māori
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9–10 | Duration: 10 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $399 + GST
Paki Pāpāho – On Air in Te Reo Māori launches ākonga into the world of broadcasting, storytelling, and audio creativity. In this kaupapa, students become podcast hosts, interviewers, sound designers, and storytellers — all through the medium of te reo Māori.
From pūrākau and personal reflections to hot-topic interviews and creative soundscapes, ākonga explore how voice, tone, and rhythm bring Māori language to life. They’ll plan, script, record, and edit their own podcast episode, discovering how te reo Māori thrives in modern media spaces.
By the end of the unit, ākonga won’t just speak te reo Māori — they’ll broadcast it, sharing their stories, perspectives, and identity with confidence, pride, and creative flair.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 3.1 Communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about habits, routines, and customs.
🟩 3.2 Communicate about events and where they take place.
🟩 4.2 Communicate about plans for the immediate future.
🟩 4.3 Communicate about obligations and responsibilities.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🎙️ Understand that communication, storytelling, and kōrero tuku iho shape Māori identity and leadership.
🔊 Use expressive reo Māori — tone, rhythm, emotion — to enhance oral storytelling.
📚 Apply vocabulary and structures for interviews, descriptions, reflections, and discussions.
🎧 Plan, script, record, and edit a podcast episode using tools like Soundtrap, Anchor, or Audacity.
✨ Incorporate pūrākau, pepeha, or personal narratives into their creative work.
🤝 Collaborate effectively to record, review, refine, and publish their podcasts.
🗣️ Use reo-waha naturally in greetings, introductions, opinions, and everyday conversation.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🎧 Storytelling Studio – Explore Māori podcasts and analyse what makes powerful audio storytelling.
📝 Scriptwriting & Reo Builder – Develop vocabulary for interviews, reflections, and storytelling effects.
📖 Pūrākau Remix – Re-tell or reinterpret a traditional story through modern Māori voice and style.
🎤 Podcast Exchange – Record short trial episodes, share with peers, and give reo-based feedback.
🎛️ Sound Design Sessions – Add music, effects, ambience, and expressive vocal techniques.
🗣️ Interview Circuits – Practise interviewing peers using structured reo Māori question forms.
🎉 Class Podcast Premiere – Launch student episodes with a listening lounge, guest listeners, and awards.
Ringa Wera, Ringa Toa | Kitchen Masters
Ringa Wera, Ringa Toa | Kitchen Masters
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9–10 | Duration: 10 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $399 + GST
Ringa Wera, Ringa Toa – Kitchen Masters brings ākonga into a vibrant world where kai, culture, and te reo Māori come together. In this hands-on, high-energy kaupapa, students become chefs, storytellers, and hosts — using te reo Māori to plan, prepare, describe, and present delicious kai Māori.
From ingredients and methods to taste and presentation, ākonga explore how food carries whakapapa, tikanga, and identity. They learn that cooking is more than a recipe — it’s an expression of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and cultural pride.
The unit culminates in Te Whakataetae Kai Māori – The Māori MasterChef Challenge, where students serve up their reo and creativity in a live, exciting, show-style event.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 3.2 Communicate about events and where they take place.
🟩 3.4 Communicate about how people travel.
🟩 4.2 Communicate about plans for the immediate future.
🟩 4.5 Communicate about quality, quantity, and cost.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🍲 Understand the cultural significance of kai Māori and how food expresses identity and community.
💬 Use vocabulary and structures to describe ingredients, methods, flavours, and textures.
📏 Communicate quantity, cost, quality, and preferences using accurate reo Māori.
🗓️ Plan and sequence cooking tasks using future-tense and procedural language.
🧑🍳 Present recipes or meals in te reo Māori, describing choices, steps, and flavours.
🤝 Collaborate respectfully, applying tikanga, teamwork, and manaakitanga.
🎥 Create multimodal food presentations (live demos, videos, or tastings) that showcase reo Māori with confidence.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🔎 Kupu Hunt – Match Māori vocabulary to ingredients, utensils, and kitchen tools.
🍽️ Tāku Rēti Reka – Recipe Builder – Write simple recipes and introduce dishes in te reo Māori.
🏞️ Haerenga Kai Māori – Explore local food traditions, markets, or marae kitchens.
⚡ Kīwaha Kai Challenge – Use kīwaha to add flair and spontaneity in quick-fire cooking tasks.
🎬 Ringa Wera Reality Show – Record short cooking segments describing ingredients, steps, and flavours.
🥣 Kai Whakaatu – Food Showcase – Host a tasting table, cooking demo, or digital food show.
🏆 Te Whakataetae Kai Māori – Compete in a Māori MasterChef-style event celebrating reo, creativity, and teamwork.
Kia Tipu | Mini Units
Kia Tipu | Mini Units
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–4 | Year Levels: 6–9 | Duration: 20 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $499 + GST
Grow language and confidence.
Kia Tipu builds on the Kia Tō foundation, taking learners deeper into fluency, structure, and cultural understanding. These longer units strengthen language skills through project-based, creative learning that connects te reo Māori to real-life contexts.
Teachers love the ready-to-teach resources, extended lesson sequence, and seamless fit with the NZC.
Students thrive as they use te reo Māori more independently — speaking, writing, and collaborating with growing confidence.
A perfect bridge between foundational learning and more advanced reo Māori study.
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9-10
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9-10
He Toa Aihikirīmi | The Ice Cream Shop
He Toa Aihikirīmi | The Ice Cream Shop
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9 Duration: 20 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $499 + GST
He Toa Aihikirīmi is a delicious celebration of te reo Māori through the joyful world of ice cream! Ākonga explore the reka (sweetness) of language by describing, designing, and ordering their favourite frozen treats—all while practising real-life communication, manners, and expressive reo Māori. This playful, sensory unit invites students to taste language through interactive games, art, storytelling, and role-play that turn every scoop into a learning opportunity.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 1.1 Greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgments.
🟩 1.3 Communicate about numbers, using days of the week, months, and dates.
🟩 1.5 Communicate about location.
🟩 1.6 Understand and use simple polite conventions.
🟩 1.7 Use and respond to simple classroom language.
🟩 2.3 Communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🍨 Speak Māori naturally while ordering, describing, and sharing kai
🎨 Invent your own aihikirīmi using Māori adjectives and nouns
💬 Share likes, dislikes, and compliments with confidence
🤝 Collaborate and role-play in a lively “ice cream shop”
🗣️ Build fluency through short, creative conversations
📖 Blend art and language in sweet descriptive writing
🎯 Celebrate the joy of te reo Māori — language that’s truly reka ki te ngākau!
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🍦 Toa Aihikirīmi: Order and serve ice cream in te reo Māori
🎨 Design Your Scoop: Create unique flavours and Māori names
🎲 Guess the Flavour: Describe your secret scoop in Māori
🎯 Colour Scoop Race: Match colours in a fun team challenge
🧾 E Hia Ngā...?: Count and serve with numbers and quantities
🎤 Mihi Reka: Sweet greetings and polite mini-dialogues
🏪 Pop-Up Showcase: Perform or “sell” your creations in class
Iho Pūmanawa | Extraordinary People!
Iho Pūmanawa | Extraordinary People!
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 6–9 | Duration: 20 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $499 + GST
Iho Pūmanawa – Extraordinary People celebrates the hero within us all. In this uplifting te reo Māori unit, ākonga explore identity, character, and courage — learning how to describe themselves and others, share where they come from, and recognise the unique pūmanawa (gifts) that make each person special.
Through creative storytelling, art, and interactive games, ākonga discover that greatness isn’t about superpowers — it’s about kotahitanga, manaakitanga, and the shared strength of community. This engaging, hands-on unit builds reo Māori confidence, empathy, and pride, helping every ākonga see themselves as extraordinary in their own way.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩1.2 Introduce themselves and others, and respond to introductions.
🟩1.6 Understand and use simple politeness conventions
🟩2.3 Communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons where appropriate.
🟩2.5 Communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🧍♂️Describe people’s appearance, personality, feelings, and strengths in te reo Māori
🌏 Share origins and whakapapa using Ko and Nō structures
💬 Use compliments, greetings, and polite expressions with confidence
✨ Express likes, dislikes, and preferences using simple explanation structures
🎨 Create and present original characters or heroes using descriptive reo
👂 Use clear pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation in spoken interactions
🤝 Build whanaungatanga through respectful reo, storytelling, and positive interactions
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
💬 Kōrero Atamai – Build confidence through positive introductions, greetings, and expressive reo.
🎨 Toa Māori Design Lab: Create and label original superhero costumes using descriptive structures.
🧩 Ko Wai Tēnei? Identity Guessing Game: Use clues and descriptions to guess classmates or fictional heroes.
🌏 Nō Hea Au? Origins Mapping: Map character or whānau origins using Nō… structures and whakapapa links.
📜 Whakataukī Quest: Explore sayings about strength, unity, and courage as inspiration for hero design.
📸 Sidekick Studio: Introduce a hero’s sidekick through short descriptions, sketches, or digital avatars.
🎤 Hero Hall of Fame Showcase: Present your hero through posters, slides, comics, or video — using reo Māori throughout.
🫶 Whanaungatanga Wānanga: Reflect on what makes people extraordinary and how reo Māori expresses mana and uniqueness.
Kua Puta a Pito! | Kai Central
Kua Puta a Pito! | Kai Central
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9–10 | Duration: 20 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $499 + GST
Kua Puta a Pito! – Kai Central serves up a flavour-packed learning adventure where te reo Māori and kai meet in everyday, authentic ways. This high-energy unit gets ākonga talking, laughing, and learning through food — describing flavours, ordering meals, debating the best kai in town, and practising the kind of Māori you’d actually use at the café, wharekai, or takeaway counter.
More than a language unit, this is a celebration of culture, community, and connection — showing how kai brings people together through kōrero that’s full of manaakitanga, humour, and heart.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 3.1 Communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about habits, routines, and customs.
🟩 3.3 Give and follow directions.
🟩 3.5 Communicate about immediate past activities.
🟩 4.1 Request, offer, accept, and decline things, invitations, and suggestions.
🟩 4.5 Communicate about the quality, quantity, and cost of things.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🍱 Speak te reo Māori naturally in everyday kai contexts — ordering, describing, comparing
💬 Use kīwaha and casual reo to add flavour, humour, and authenticity
💸 Communicate clearly about cost, quantity, quality, and preferences
🕒 Use time phrases and discuss food-related routines and habits
🎭 Perform real-world scenarios — takeaways, cafés, wharekai, and class tasting events
🌿 Apply tikanga and manaakitanga in conversation, service, and shared kai
👂 Use accurate pronunciation, tone, and rhythm during natural conversations
🤝 Build confidence interacting in te reo Māori with peers, staff, and community
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🍔 Kai Kōrero: Order, serve, and negotiate food using greetings, prices, preferences, and kīwaha.
🍟 Whakamātau Kai: Taste Test Use descriptive reo to rate textures, flavours, and favourites.
💸 He aha te utu?: Price Match
Match kai items with prices, discounts, quantities, and deals in Māori.
🔢 E Hia Ngā…?: Quantity Race
Fast-paced counting and quantity drills with real kai items.
🍽️ Rā Kai: Class Feast Turn the classroom into a café or takeaway — order and serve kai entirely in Māori.
🎧 Listening Lab: Identify key phrases and reactions from recorded takeaways or food videos.
🎲 Kupu Bingo: Kai Edition Reinforce food vocabulary, numbers, cost terms, and kīwaha.
Nau mai, e te Kōihi | Bring on the Adventure!
Nau mai, e te Kōihi | Bring on the Adventure!
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Levels: 9–10 | Duration: 20 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $499 + GST
Nau mai, e te Kōihi – Bring on the Adventure! invites ākonga to step into a world of thrills, laughter, and discovery — all through the power of te reo Māori. This high-energy unit takes learners on virtual journeys through theme parks, festivals, and adventure zones, building confidence to express excitement, emotion, and awe using kīwaha and expressive language.
From planning dream destinations to designing their own adventure park, ākonga will use te reo Māori to describe what’s happening, where it’s happening, and how it makes them feel — all while collaborating, creating, and having a blast.More than a language unit, this is a celebration of culture, community, and connection — showing how kai brings people together through kōrero that’s full of manaakitanga, humour, and heart.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 3.2 Communicate about events and where they take place.
🟩 3.4 Communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about how people travel.
🟩 4.2 Communicate about plans for the immediate future.
🟩 4.3 Communicate about obligations and responsibilities.
🟩 4.4 Give and seek permission or agreement.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🌏 Explore and describe extraordinary places, events, and adventures using expressive te reo Māori
🗣️ Use kīwaha and natural reo to show excitement, enthusiasm, and surprise
🎢 Design their own adventure world or dream destination, bringing imagination and language together
💬 Talk confidently about plans, directions, and travel using everyday sentence patterns
🎥 Bring stories to life through video tours, posters, and digital storytelling
🤝 Collaborate in creative teams, sharing ideas with positivity and flair
🎯 Develop fluency and flow through lively, real-world conversations and performance tasks
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🗺️Travel Talks: Share short travel stories using time and location phrases.
💬 Kīwaha Carousel: Perform expressive kīwaha through games and mini skits.
🏙️ Wāhi Pai: My Place, My Vibes: Design your dream hangout or park using Māori descriptions.
🎮 Kei Hea Au?: The Ultimate Hide & Seek: Master prepositions and locations through movement and play.
🧭 Haere Tātou!: The Great Travel Plan: Plan a class trip itinerary
🎡 Dream Destination Project: Build and pitch your own adventure world using persuasive reo.
🎲 Rerenga Bingo: Grammar Game Show: Reinforce grammar through fast-paced, interactive games.
🎤 Whakaatu Wāhi: Travel Expo: Present your destination or story in a showcase of reo, creativity, and confidence.
Kia Hua | Junior Units
Kia Hua | Junior Units
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Levels: 7–10 | Duration: 30 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $799 + GST
Flourish and deepen understanding.
Kia Hua is a comprehensive junior reo Māori programme for classes ready to extend their learning further. These longer units cover all Whāinga Paetae for the junior levels, supporting sustained language growth, accuracy, and authentic cultural connection.
Teachers benefit from a structured, fully resourced programme that supports long-term delivery and assessment
Students build fluency, cultural knowledge, and real communication skills, preparing them for confident transition into senior reo Māori pathways.
The next step in nurturing capable, connected, and culturally grounded speakers of te reo Māori.
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Level: 7 &8
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Level: 7 &8
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Level: 9
NZC Taumata: Levels 1–2 | Year Level: 9
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Level: 10
NZC Taumata: Levels 3–4 | Year Level: 10
Te Puāwaitanga o te Reo | Foundations of te Reo
Te Puāwaitanga o te Reo | Foundations of te Reo
NZC Taumata: Level 1 | Year Levels: 7-8 | Duration: 30 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $799 + GST
Te Puāwaitanga o te Reo nurtures the very first blossoms of te reo Māori — shaping confident, connected, culturally grounded speakers. This kaupapa invites ākonga to explore who they are, where they come from, and how their identity is woven into the language of this whenua.
Through pepeha, mihi, everyday conversations, and foundational structures, ākonga learn to stand tall in their reo. They practise speaking with clarity, listening with purpose, and expressing themselves with pride. By the end of the unit, students won’t just learn te reo Māori — they’ll live it.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 1.1 Greet, farewell, and acknowledge people.
🟩 1.2 Introduce themselves and others.
🟩 1.3 Communicate using numbers, days, months, and dates.
🟩 1.4 Share personal information.
🟩 1.5 Communicate about location.
🟩 1.6 Use simple politeness conventions.
🟩 1.7 Use and respond to basic classroom language.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🌱 Develop authentic beginner fluency in te reo Māori through meaningful everyday interactions
🗣️ Use accurate pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation with growing confidence
📍 Create and share their pepeha, expressing identity, whakapapa, and connections
💬 Build simple but purposeful sentences to talk about themselves, others, and their world
👂 Engage in all language modes — listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, presenting
🌿 Apply tikanga and mātauranga Māori to interactions, relationships, and classroom routines
🤝 Strengthen identity, confidence, and cultural connection as emerging speakers of te reo Māori
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🔔 Karakia & Mihimihi Immersion Cycles – Transform each session into a culturally anchored space where reo, tikanga, and wellbeing set the tone
🎧 Māori Sound Lab 2.0 – Interactive pronunciation tech, rhythm circuits, and voice-looping games that help ākonga master flow, intonation in te reo Māori.
🌄 Pepeha Mapping & Identity Design Studio – A creative workshop where students blend art, digital tools, and GIS-style mapping to visualise their maunga, awa, and whakapapa in bold, contemporary ways.
🎥 Ko Au, Ko Tātou Digital Storytelling Hub – Produce cinematic video pepeha, animated slideshows, or live-streamed presentations that showcase identity through modern digital expression.
🎭 Everyday Reo Simulation Spaces – Immersive mini-worlds (kura office, café, bus stop, sports field) where ākonga practise greetings, directions, and social language in realistic, playful scenarios.
🫶 Whanaungatanga Circles & Reo Reflections – Collaborative dialogue spaces for guided peer coaching, micro-presentations, confidence building, and celebrating progress as a learning whānau.
Tōku Tuakiritanga | My Identity
Tōku Tuakiritanga | My Identity
NZC Taumata: Level 1-2 | Year Level: 9 | Duration: 30 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $799 + GST
Tōku Tuakiritanga is a journey of identity, belonging, and expression through the lens of te reo Māori. This kaupapa invites ākonga to explore who they are, where they come from, and how their stories are woven into te ao Māori. Through pepeha, kōrero tuku iho, personal narratives, and creative expression, ākonga learn to communicate with growing fluency while strengthening cultural connection and pride.
By the end of the unit, ākonga won’t just describe their identity — they’ll embody it through language, storytelling, and tikanga in action.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 1.1 Greet, farewell, acknowledge, and respond appropriately
🟩 1.2 Introduce themselves and others
🟩 1.3 Communicate using numbers, days, months, and dates
🟩 1.4 Share personal information including whakapapa, places, and origins
🟩 2.1 Communicate about relationships between people
🟩 2.4 Communicate about time, weather, and seasons
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🌿 Understand te reo Māori as a living taonga connecting people, place, and identity.
🔤 Use key vocabulary and structures to describe people, places, routines, weather, and relationships.
🗣️ Communicate confidently in everyday and new situations across all language modes.
🎥 Create multimodal texts (spoken, written, visual, digital) to express identity and stories.
🌺 Apply tikanga practices such as karakia, mihi, and respectful interactions.
🎙️ Compose and deliver short speeches, dialogues, or creative reo pieces with accuracy and expression.
🔍 Reflect on their growth and identity through ako and tuakana–teina collaboration.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🔔 Karakia & Whakawhanaungatanga – Transform each session into a space of connection, grounding ākonga in tikanga and shared purpose.
⚡ Te Kupu o te Wiki Language Sprint – Fast-paced vocab challenges, pronunciation battles, and creative sentence-building missions.
🌄 Whakapapa & Pepeha Hou Identity Studio – Reimagine pepeha using digital mapping, visual storytelling, and interactive design tools.
📖 Kōrero Tuku Iho StoryLab – Explore legendary stories and retell them through mini-films, animations, or dramatic performances.
🌿 Te Taiao o Tātou Fieldwork Challenge – Describe local landscapes, cultural landmarks, and environmental features through creative reo tasks.
🎤 Peer Dialogue Pods – Rotating interview stations where students practise conversations about routines, relationships, and aspirations.
🖥️ Collaborative Digital Creations – Build multimodal presentations that weave together reo Māori, visuals, music, and story.
Whakangahautia Te Reo | Ignite the Language
Whakangahautia Te Reo | Ignite the Language
NZC Taumata: Level 3-4 | Year Level: 10 | Duration: 30 lessons + 10 hours | Cost: $799 + GST
This unit is designed to extend students’ fluency by exploring haerenga, events, activities, holidays, and everyday journeys. In this kaupapa, ākonga refine and deepen their reo by talking about where they’ve been, what they’ve experienced, and where they’re heading next.
Students learn to describe past, present, and future events with richer detail, using figurative language, a wider range of grammatical structures, and authentic Māori perspectives. By looking back at what they know and looking forward to new learning, ākonga grow their ability to communicate confidently in real-world contexts — planning events, sharing opinions, comparing experiences, and describing their movements through the world.
Whāinga Paetae | Learning Objectives
🟩 3.2 Communicate about events and where they take place
🟩 3.4 Communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about how people travel
🟩 4.1 Request, offer, accept, and decline things, invitations, and suggestions
🟩 4.2 Communicate about plans for the immediate future
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
🔄 Communicate about past, present, and future events using a range of tenses and descriptive reo Māori structures.
✈️ Describe travel, transport, and movement while comparing and contrasting different ways of getting around.
🗺️ Explain where events take place using accurate location structures and direction markers.
💬 Express opinions, preferences, and reactions using richer vocabulary, figurative language, kīwaha, and whakataukī.
🤝 Use reo ā-waha confidently to plan, accept, decline, request, and respond naturally in everyday interactions.
🎥 Create multimodal texts (e.g., storyboards, digital stories) that present events with clarity, creativity, and cultural integrity.
🌿 Integrate tikanga and Māori perspectives when discussing events, planning activities, and interacting with others.
Rautaki Whakaako | Learning Activities
🚦 Haerenga Warm-Ups – Quick speaking rounds describing past, present, and future events.
🧭 Āhea / Ki hea Rotations – Fast-paced practice with time, place, and travel structures.
🗺️ Journey Mapping – Plan and label a trip using destinations, times, costs, and activities in te reo Māori.
🎭 Role-Play Scenes – Book tickets, invite friends, accept/decline plans, compare travel options.
📸 Storyboard Studio – Build creative event storyboards with kupu hou, images, and figurative language.
📚 Kīwaha & Whakataukī Boost – Add expressive reo to enhance storytelling.
🤝 Tuakana–Teina Circles – Peer rehearsals and feedback to sharpen pronunciation and fluency.
🎥 Mini-Showcase – Practise presenting parts of the storyboard in fluent, natural reo.
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