Te Tere Auraki – Māori student success in English-medium
Explore the new redesigned Te Tere Auraki website. Te Tere Auraki is a professional development strategy focusing on supporting schools to improve Māori students’ success in English-medium schools.
http://tetereauraki.tki.org.nz/
29-06-2009

Matariki Festival at Te Papa
Utilise this Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa teaching resource on Matariki. Included is a unit plan, information about the months of the Māori calendar (maramataka), traditional Māori gardening tools, poi, traditional Māori instruments (taonga pūoro), potatoes, and Māori medicine. Can be viewed in te reo Māori and English.
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/Learning/OnlineResources/Matariki/
03-06-2009

Auckland Museum’s: 2009 School’s Programme
Let your students explore the significance of tangata whenua and issues of personal and cultural identity in Te Ao Hurihuri. Or reflect how Matariki relates to te ao tawhito where the focus is on identity and the relationship between people and the land. These two programmes can be in te reo Māori or English.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/229/2009-school-programmes
11-05-2009

Te Reo Ūkaipō
Register for a free online te reo Māori course for parents or teachers to support the Māori language development of their tamariki or students in early childhood or lower primary settings. This website also provides helpful information and resources for use at home or in the class.
http://www.haemata.co.nz/reo-kaip/
11-05-2009

Te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools
Visit the new Te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools community. This website has a link to the new Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori – Kura Auraki, and other information and resources relevant to the teaching and learning of te reo Māori. It also includes a speaker icon beside many words and phrases that enable the user to hear the correct pronunciation.
http://tereomaori.tki.org.nz
10-04-2009

He Aratohu Tikanga Tuhituhi 2009 (PDF 281KB)
Browse the te reo Māori style guide 2009 for Māori language publications published under contract to the Māori Education Team of the Ministry of Education.
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/maorieducation/pdf/style-guide-2009.pdf
06-04-2009

Pikihuia Awards 2009
This is a free biennial competition seeking talented Māori writers of all genres. Entries could be published in an actual book as early as September this year. Visit the website for more information and to download an entry form.
http://www.huia.co.nz/pikihuia-awards-2009/
23-03-2009

He Waka Eke Noa
He Waka Eke Noa is a kaupapa Māori conference aimed at providing professional learning for Māori-medium education settings including kōhanga, language nests, primary and secondary schools, kura kaupapa Māori, rumaki and reo, wharekura, teacher training providers, boards of trustees, and iwi/hapū rūnanga.
http://centre4.core-ed.net/spaces/space.php?space_key=22073
23-03-2009

Leading Change
Read this case study from the Education Gazette about Te Kopuru School’s journey to improve the educational, social and cultural outcomes of the school’s Māori learners. Click here for more information about Ngā Haeata Mātauranga - The Annual Report on Māori Education, 2007/08 (PDF 47.6KB)
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleId=7761
11-03-2009

Ngā Haeata Mātauranga – The Annual Report on Māori Education, 2007─08
This report is a key measure of the Ministry of Education’s progress towards implementing Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Māori Education Strategy 2008─2012. Readers will see that progress was made in the 12-month period covered by this report, but challenges remain. Order your copy by emailing ka.hikitia@minedu.govt.nz.
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/maori_education/5851

Ako Panuku
Ako Panuku is a new programme for Māori secondary teachers. From 2009, Ako Panuku will provide Māori teachers in wharekura and English-medium secondary schools with access to useful educational information, resources, and professional development opportunities.
http://www.akopanuku.tki.org.nz/

Te Arotahi ki te Kai
Have a look at this new te reo Māori resource for kaiako wanting to encourage ākonga, tau 5–8, to think critically about food and what influences their food choices. This resource aligns with Te Marautanga o Aoteraroa and is designed to support kaiako with planning units of learning around food and nutrition.
He Kupu Whakataki (PDF 664KB)
Taumata 2 (PDF 1MB)
Taumata 3 (PDF 749KB)
Taumata 4 (PDF 730KB)
Ngā Tohutoro (PDF 167KB)
Ngā Āpitihanga (PDF 472KB)

Aquaculture in Action Educational Resource
Access fact sheets (in English and te reo Māori) about aquaculture, and its impact on our economy and environment. This website also provides lesson plans and a teacher’s guide with meaningful social sciences and science learning opportunities.
http://www.aquaculture.govt.nz/aquaculture_in_action.php

He aha tēnei pepeke?
Find information about New Zealand invertebrates in te reo Māori. This website also has pictures, and includes information on bugs with and without legs; slugs, snails, and worms; bites and stings; and control of pests.
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/
invertid/index_ma.asp

Ī-papakupu – Māori dictionary
Search for explanations of words from this monolingual dictionary written entirely in te reo Māori.
http://www.korero.maori.nz/forspeakers/patakakupu/

Telephone Tutorial
The TKI Team would be happy to provide a tour of the website, via the telephone or video conference, at your school staff meetings or planning sessions. Contact us at tutorials@tki.org.nz if you would like to explore this option.