Ngā Kākano o te Reo
A Foundational Workplace Te Reo Māori Pathway
Whakamāhuki | Overview
Grow confident, culturally grounded reo Māori capability—at work, during work hours.
Ngā Kākano o te Reo is the overarching Poutawa workplace pathway that brings together Te Reo Tupu, Puāwai and Whaihua. Rather than placing every employee into the same beginner programme, the pathway supports right-fit placement and gradual progression. Across the three courses learners develop pronunciation, practical communication, tikanga awareness, mātauranga Māori and the ability to use reo meaningfully within their own professional context.
Designed for
Organisations and employees seeking a structured progression from beginner to confident foundational workplace language use.
Delivery Mode:
Public online cohorts or private organisational delivery
Course Dates:
Week commencing Monday 24 August 2026
Course Fee:
$500 per person
Duration:
10 weeks
Hāngaitanga
Why This Course Matters in 2026
Workplaces often invest in broad cultural training but struggle to sustain everyday language use. Some employees are complete beginners, while others understand a great deal but lack confidence or grammatical control. Ng? K?kano allows organisations to grow capability over time, support willing learners at the correct level and create a network of people who can use reo M?ori consistently rather than relying on one cultural adviser or M?ori staff member.
Kupu Ārahi | Guiding Expression
"Ka whāngaia, ka tipu, ka puāwai"
"That which is nurtured will grow, then blossom"
Workplaces often invest in broad cultural training but struggle to sustain everyday language use. Some employees are complete beginners, while others understand a great deal but lack confidence or grammatical control. Ng? K?kano allows organisations to grow capability over time, support willing learners at the correct level and create a network of people who can use reo M?ori consistently rather than relying on one cultural adviser or M?ori staff member.
Ngā Hua Nui
What this course covers
Whāinga Paetae | Course Objectives
Across the programme, participants will:
Learn the correct pronunciation of M?ori vowels, consonants, digraphs, macrons and familiar kupu.
Build confidence using basic greetings, farewells, acknowledgements and everyday expressions.
Introduce yourself and communicate simple information about identity, role and place.
Use foundational noun phrases, numbers, colours, days, dates and simple descriptive language.
Ask and answer a small range of common questions in supported conversations.
Learn a short karakia and understand its purpose, meaning and appropriate use.
Explore the relationship between te reo M?ori, identity, culture and belonging.
Understand foundational M?ori values such as manaakitanga and whanaungatanga.
Identify simple opportunities to use te reo M?ori at home, in the community or at work.
Develop positive learning habits and a realistic pathway for continuing beyond the introductory course.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Identify the most appropriate starting level for each learner.
Develop a staged organisational reo M?ori capability pathway.
Build practical language use rather than one-off cultural exposure.
Support employees to apply learning during normal work activities.
Reduce inappropriate reliance on M?ori staff for basic language and participation.
Create pathways into further formal, community or immersion learning.
He Aha Kei Roto
What Is Included
Live facilitated learning with experienced Poutawa kaiako.
Access to course slides, recordings and structured revision resources.
A practical learner workbook with explanations, examples and reflection activities.
Pronunciation audio, vocabulary support and language-modelling resources where relevant.
Templates, sentence frames and practical tools that can be used immediately.
Short between-session activities designed to move learning into everyday practice.
A supportive learning r?p? where questions, practice and mistakes are welcomed.
A certificate of participation following completion of the programme requirements.
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Te Wā Tuku
Course Dates
Courses commence during the week of Monday 24 August 2026. The indicative final teaching week is the week of 19 October 2026.
Class Option 1:
Tuesday: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
CLass Option 2
Wednesday: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Participants enrol in one stream. Where space permits, learners may attend the alternative stream when they cannot attend their usual class.