Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi

In 2009 I was a student with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa enrolled in Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi .  This is a Level 7 Te Reo Māori programme that develops your fluency and ability to communicate in te reo and apply tikanga Māori within a wide range of contexts. The skills attained  will help meet a great need in the public and private sectors of the workforce for people with knowledge and understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori.  The programme consisted of the following:

• ngā āhuatanga o te reo – using grammar and a wide range of grammatical structures within te reo Māori
• whakaMāori/whakapākehā – producing accurate translations of selected texts from English to te reo Māori and te reo Māori to English
• pūrākau/pakiwaitara – explaining and critically analysing the traditional and continuing role of pūrākau/pakiwaitara (stories and legends) as knowledge frameworks
• opaki/ōkawa – applying knowledge of informal and formal language
• waiata/haka – applying specialised knowledge through exploration and practice of traditional waiata and haka
• karanga – researching and evaluating specific aspects of karanga and analysing the impact on karanga with changes over time
• whaikōrero – researching and evaluating specific aspects of whaikōrero and analysing the impact on whaikōrero of changes over time.

I successfully completed this course and graduated in 2010.