- Location: Fraser High School
- Room: H7
- Start Date: Monday 2nd Feb, 2026.
- End Date: Monday 23rd Mar, 2026.
- Time: 6pm-9pm.
- 8 Weeks.
- 3 hours per week.
This 8-week course is for learners who have little or no experience in Te reo Māori. This
fun and interactive course will cover a lot in a short amount of time. Learners will gain the
key language structures to share and discuss the places where they have lived and grown
up. They will also learn how to speak about daily activities and states of being. We also
look at pronouns and practise structures around identifying objects and moving objects
around.
In every class, learners carry out a variety of activities that engage different senses and
encourage teamwork. We learn new vocabulary and sentence structures using a co-
creation process that relies on actions and gestures. How much new content we cover
week to week will be matched to the ability of those in class. There will be karakia, games,
waiata and conversations about how the topic content ties in with concepts of tikanga and
Te Ao Māori.
He aha te kai ā te rangatira, he kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero.
–This whakataukī speaks to the value of communication. What is the food of our greatest
leaders, it is well executed communication. When we communicate well, we give life to the
rangatira within.
About your Kaiako
Ko wai ahau? Ko ngā pae maunga e tu nei
Ko Maungatautari te maunga tangata
Ko Maungākawa te maunga o ngā taonga
Ko ngā wai e tere nei
Ko Waikato, Ko Te Waihou
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Ngāti Hauā rāua ko Raukawa ōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Werewere rāua ko Ngāti Tukorohe ōku hapū
Ko Kai ā te Mata, ko Ruapeka, ko Te Taumata ōku Marae
Ko Pearl Hotene tōku ingoa
I love working with people to create learning experiences with Te reo Māori that are meaningful, collaborative, and transformative. I'm here to build confidence in our learners to kōrero Māori.
This course is supported by the TEC (Tertiary Education Commission) to assist with literacy, numeracy and wellbeing needs of students. You must attend 80% of the class. At the same time we hope you will learn other useful and interesting skills and have a lot of fun learning with us.
