Te Kai a te Rangatira | Level 2
Embedding Te Reo Māori, Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori Across School Leadership
Whakamāhuki | Overview
Grow confident, culturally grounded reo Māori capability—at work, during work hours.
Te Kai a te Rangatira Level 2 moves from personal confidence into purposeful organisational leadership. Participants extend their spoken reo Māori while examining how language, tikanga, mātauranga Māori and relationships can be embedded across communication, curriculum leadership, professional learning, strategic planning, wellbeing and school systems. The programme balances language development with honest review of organisational practice, helping leaders identify what they can lead directly, what should be developed collectively and what requires the knowledge or authority of whānau, hapū, iwi or mana whenua.
Designed for
Principals and senior leaders who have completed Level 1 or already have foundational pronunciation, mihi, pepeha and tikanga knowledge.
Course Dates:
Week commencing Monday 24 August 2026
Delivery Mode:
Live online: one 90-minute class each week
Course Fee:
$500 per person
Duration:
5 weeks
Hāngaitanga
Why This Course Matters in 2026
Many schools have visible M?ori names, values, events and resources, but the knowledge and relationships behind them are not always well understood or sustained. Level 2 helps leaders turn intention into coherent practice. It strengthens the ability to guide staff learning, support M?ori expertise appropriately, build reciprocal partnerships and establish systems that do not depend on one person.
Kupu Ārahi | Guiding Expression
"Ka whāngaia, ka tipu, ka puāwai"
"That which is nurtured will grow, then blossom"
Many schools have visible M?ori names, values, events and resources, but the knowledge and relationships behind them are not always well understood or sustained. Level 2 helps leaders turn intention into coherent practice. It strengthens the ability to guide staff learning, support M?ori expertise appropriately, build reciprocal partnerships and establish systems that do not depend on one person.
Ngā Hua Nui
What this course covers
Whāinga Paetae | Course Objectives
Across the programme, participants will:
Extend personal reo M?ori capability so that language can be used with greater fluency, accuracy and confidence in formal leadership settings.
Prepare and deliver mihi, karakia, acknowledgements and opening or closing k?rero appropriate to a range of school occasions and audiences.
Examine how te reo M?ori, tikanga M?ori and m?tauranga M?ori are currently represented across school communication, policy, curriculum and culture.
Evaluate whether existing M?ori names, values, symbols and events are supported by genuine understanding, relationships and consistent practice.
Strengthen reciprocal relationships with mana whenua, iwi, hap?, marae and M?ori wh?nau through clear expectations, appropriate resourcing and shared aspirations.
Distinguish between leadership participation, internal staff capability, specialist cultural expertise and matters requiring local authority or permission.
Design approaches for building staff confidence without over-relying on M?ori staff or transferring responsibility for organisational change back to them.
Apply M?ori values and knowledge frameworks to strategic planning, decision-making, professional learning, wellbeing and curriculum leadership.
Identify measurable priorities, responsibilities, resources and indicators of progress for sustained school-wide cultural development.
Create a practical implementation plan that moves the kura from isolated initiatives toward coherent, accountable and enduring change.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Use a broader range of reo M?ori confidently in leadership settings.
Prepare and deliver an appropriate formal mihi for a school occasion.
Evaluate the quality and reciprocity of key M?ori community relationships.
Identify symbolic practices that need stronger meaning, relationships or implementation.
Plan staff capability development without transferring responsibility back to M?ori staff.
Distinguish general leadership participation from specialist or local cultural authority.
Produce a strategic implementation plan with priorities, responsibilities and next steps.
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 21 September 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.