"We ignite a passion in all New Zealanders to learn, understand and fall in love with Māori culture".
Te Kaa Workbook
Te Ao Māori has grown from strength to strength in Aotearoa and it has always been our mission at Maurea to empower 100,000 individuals to resonate with Māori culture, hence the birth of TE KAA.
Our Te Kaa programme includes:
- an introduction to Te Reo Māori, Māori language
- an insight into Te Ao Māori, a Māori world view
- an enquiry into Te Tiriti o Waitangi & the Treaty of Waitangi
- an enlightened view of Māori Today
- an experience of the spiritual, cultural, and historic realm of a Marae
Let Te Kaa, enhance your cultural competency, and immerse yourself in the world of Māori culture.
FULL DAY
Introduction to Te Ao Māori
In this workshop session, you will:
- Learn to pronounce Māori vowels
- Understand Māori values of manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga
- Analyse the differences between the text of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The Treaty of Waitangi; and
- Learn how to engage with Māori for success.
Introduction to Te Ao Māori is well-suited to teams who want to take the first steps towards cultural intelligence.
We deliver at your premises for groups of between 8 to 12 people from your organisation, ensuring we demonstrate manaakitanga by creating safe learning environments.
HALF DAY
Introduction to Te Ao Māori
In this workshop session, you will:
- Learn to pronounce Māori vowels
- Understand Māori values of manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga
Introduction to Te Ao Māori is well-suited to teams who want to take the first steps towards cultural intelligence.
We deliver this either online or in person at your premises for groups of between 8 to 12 people from your organisation, ensuring we demonstrate manaakitanga by creating safe learning environments.
This is the half day option which does not include Te Tiriti
Te Tiriti
In this workshop session, you will:
- Learn karakia and their meanings
- Explore and gain a deeper understanding of He Whakaputanga as a historical context for Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi
- Understand the context of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and some key personalities of the time
- Understand the differences between Te Tiriti and the Treaty
- Understand the evolution of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by exploring other events 150 years after the signing in 1840
- Explore the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Understand the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to them as an individual
- Discuss monoculturalism, bi-culturalism and multi-culturalism in Aotearoa