Do you want to make a meaningful commitment to your Māori language development? Go well past the basics and focus on your grammar and conversational ability.

Start to learn about regional variations of language and how you'll understand different dialects. Continue in our fun and inclusive learning environment and make te reo Māori a language you can confidently function in from day to day.

Arohatia te reo!

You will learn:

intermediate level conversational te reo Māori
asking and answering questions
comparing and contrasting
kiwaha and whakatauki
passive and stative sentence structures.
You will know how to:

use te reo Māori as your language of choice
use a wide range of sentence structures
hold meaningful conversations
use sentence structures which reflect whakaaro Māori
When you pass this programme, you'll get this qualification:

Te Haputanga o te Reo (Te Ronakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi) Kaupae 5 - New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) Level 5

With skills at this level you could provide cultural advice in your workplace or organisation.

Graudates will be able to:

Provide akonga with the knowledge and skills to use te reo Māori vocabulary, grammatical structures and technical skills at an advanced level
Provide akonga with the opportunity to undertake an analysis of alternative perspective as an expression of mana tangata
Provide akonga with the opportunity to use advanced language and expressions in te reo Māori to show a broad understanding of their connections to the land and the environment, prominent places, people, histories, stories, local proverbs and colloquial sayings as an expression of mana whenua
Provide akonga with the opportunity to apply advanced level te reo Māori and technical skills to use te reo creatively with detail in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana reo
Provide akonga with the opportunity to demonstrate observance of tikanga to independently lead tasks and guide people in a range of prescribed, and some unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana ao turoa
Provide akonga with the opportunity to use broad theoretical and technical knowledge to research a topic of interest relating to te reo, ona tikanga me ona ahuatanga
Contribute positively to the development of te reo kia tika, kia rere, kia Māori or have a personal and/or professional interest in te reo Māori
Provide a pathway for entry to higher level qualifications either internally with TWoA or externally with other providers
Provide an employment pathway to the diverse spaces within te ao Māori