Expand your worldview. Honour our cultural heritage and share it with others.


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Māori & Indigenous Development

Promote the interests of our people locally or around the globe, by learning about tikanga - Māori customs and protocols. From introductory to advanced levels, we have the qualifications you’ll need to achieve your goals.

Learn and understand why Māori do things a specific way. As you advance through the levels, you'll refine your skill set and see how you can apply tikanga practices throughout different areas of your life, and how you can support your whānau, marae and our communities.

Whatever path you take to enhance your understanding of and ability to apply Māori practices, you’ll learn in a culturally-rich environment that's designed to support you as you learn about Te Ao Māori - the Māori world.


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Te Ao Māori Foundation

Te Ao Māori Foundation

Are you interested in Māori culture, language, and art? This introductory programme will give you a great insight into the Māori world.

Level 3 | 20 weeks - full-time | No fees

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Kaikaranga standing in front of the marae

Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga

Learn how to preserve and protect the taonga of your whānau, marae, hapū and iwi in a way that honours their mana and protects their legacy.

Level 5 | 40 weeks - full-time | Fees apply

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Introductory programmes

He Papa Tikanga HBL

He Papa Tikanga

Learn basic Māori traditions and values and understand why Māori do things a certain way.

Level 3 | 12 months - part-time | No fees

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Te Ao Māori Foundation

Te Ao Māori Foundation

Are you interested in Māori culture, language, and art? This introductory programme will give you a great insight into the Māori world.

Level 3 | 20 weeks - full-time | No fees

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Te Whainga o te Ao Tikanga courses at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Te Whāinga o te Ao Tikanga

This introductory programme gives you the foundations of understanding what tikanga is, why it exists, and how it manifests itself in practice.

Level 3 | 20 weeks - full-time | No fees

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Intermediate programmes

He Tikanga Whakaaro courses at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

He Tikanga Whakaaro

Gain a deeper understanding of Māori beliefs, practices and protocols.

Level 4 | 12 months - full-time | No fees

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Inside look of Otawhao Marae

Te Kunenga o te Ao Tikanga

Develop your understanding of tikanga protocols and cultural practices. Move to the next level of learning and confidence in tikanga - the lifeblood of te ao Māori (the Māori world).

Level 4 | 40 weeks - full-time | No fees

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Kaikaranga standing in front of the marae

Te Hapūtanga o te Ao Tikanga

Develop your understanding of the many tikanga protocols and cultural practices relating to the specialised area of interest

Level 5 | 40 weeks - full-time | No fees

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Kaikaranga standing in front of the marae

Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga

Learn how to preserve and protect the taonga of your whānau, marae, hapū and iwi in a way that honours their mana and protects their legacy.

Level 5 | 40 weeks - full-time | Fees apply

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Advanced programmes

A person sharing their mihi inside a marae for their tikanga course

Te Whānautanga o te Ao Tikanga

Take your understanding of tikanga to a more advanced level.

Level 6 | 40 weeks - full-time | No fees

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