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Resources for self-directed learning

To support agencies to access the types of resources that can build Māori Crown relations capability, we have developed this page to share some opportunities for self-directed learning for core competency areas. Lots of resources are available, such as links to websites, books, videos, documents and so on.

More resources will be added to these kete.

Te reo Māori

Resources to learn, apply and practice te reo Māori.

This is language learning and every individual has to identify the best ways that help them to learn.

Capability
Māori Dictionary(external link) Level: Basic to comfortable Format: Online dictionary Suitability: Individual learners Source: Prof John C Moorfield Purpose/use: To quickly check the English translation of a te reo Māori word and vice versa, to learn new te reo Māori words Te Taura Whiri resources(external link) Level: Basic to comfortable Format: Online PDF resource in booklet format Suitability: Individuals and pairs Source: Te Taura Whiri Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Commission Purpose: Simple, easy-to-follow booklets that you can print/save as PDF to help us interact in a small way in te reo Māori within our environment which is important to keep the mana of the language Te Whanake(external link) Level: Basic to advanced Format: Online courses (same content as Tōku Reo(external link) – check which format suits you better) Suitability: Individual learners Source: Te Whanake Purpose: Te Kākano – Beginner exercises for each chapter of the first textbook in the series, Te Whanake 1 Te Kākano Te Pihinga – Lower-intermediate level listening and speaking exercises for chapters 2 to 9 of the second textbook in the series, Te Whanake 2 Te Pihinga Te Māhuri – Upper-intermediate level listening and speaking exercises for each chapter of the third textbook in the series, Te Whanake 3 Te Māhuri Te Kōhure – Advanced level exercises for each chapter of the fourth textbook in the series, Te Whanake 4 Te Kōhure Te Wānanga o Raukawa(external link) Level: Basic to advanced Format: Regular formal courses – diplomas, certification, degree Suitability: Individual learners Source: Te Wānanga o Raukawa Purpose: For individuals to learn and receive formal accreditation in te reo Māori

Capability

Māori Dictionary(external link)

Level: Basic to comfortable
Format: Online dictionary
Suitability: Individual learners
Source: Prof John C Moorfield
Purpose/use: To quickly check the English translation of a te reo Māori word and vice versa, to learn new te reo Māori words

Te Taura Whiri resources(external link)

Level: Basic to comfortable
Format: Online PDF resource in booklet format
Suitability: Individuals and pairs
Source: Te Taura Whiri Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Commission
Purpose: Simple, easy-to-follow booklets that you can print/save as PDF to help us interact in a small way in te reo Māori within our environment which is important to keep the mana of the language

Te Whanake(external link)

Level: Basic to advanced
Format: Online courses (same content as Tōku Reo(external link) – check which format suits you better)
Suitability: Individual learners
Source: Te Whanake
Purpose:

Te Kākano – Beginner exercises for each chapter of the first textbook in the series, Te Whanake 1 Te Kākano
Te Pihinga – Lower-intermediate level listening and speaking exercises for chapters 2 to 9 of the second textbook in the series, Te Whanake 2 Te Pihinga
Te Māhuri – Upper-intermediate level listening and speaking exercises for each chapter of the third textbook in the series, Te Whanake 3 Te Māhuri
Te Kōhure – Advanced level exercises for each chapter of the fourth textbook in the series, Te Whanake 4 Te Kōhure

Te Wānanga o Raukawa(external link)

Level: Basic to advanced
Format: Regular formal courses – diplomas, certification, degree
Suitability: Individual learners
Source: Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Purpose: For individuals to learn and receive formal accreditation in te reo Māori

General resources
Kia Ora booklet(external link) Haka and anthem Pronunciation Place names General phrases Sports vocabulary On and off the field phrases Profiles Rugby Water sports Health The gym Court sports Other sports Want to learn more? Te Reo mō te Tari(external link) Pronunciation Greetings Small talk Hungry? When we meet By Zoom or Teams? Stop the virus Weather Congratulations A song written by Te Paea Ihaka Farewells The Public Service Our Departments Our Ministers A workplace mihi Places An activity Places activity Kia Kaha te reo Māori, Give te reo a Go!(external link) A phrase card to help you remember to use common phrases, such as sorry/excuse me, thank you very much, bye for now, have a good day Greetings to use in the office [PDF, 207 KB] Selection of phrases and greetings to use in emails or conversations compiled by Te Arawhiti staff

General resources

Kia Kaha te reo Māori, Give te reo a Go!(external link)

A phrase card to help you remember to use common phrases, such as sorry/excuse me, thank you very much, bye for now, have a good day

Greetings to use in the office [PDF, 207 KB]

Selection of phrases and greetings to use in emails or conversations compiled by Te Arawhiti staff

Activities
Pictionary Teams present a whakataukī, but without words. Draw a picture and let the other team(s) guess the whakataukī. He aha tēnei? What is this? A guessing game using te reo Māori words and sentences. Pictures will appear on the screen and the host will ask 'he aha tēnei?'. Once the participants know the Māori word, they will call out their personal buzzer and reply with 'He kau tērā' (That’s a cow). Wharewhare Teams look for objects (using the Māori terms) while they are guided around the street view of Google Maps. Tākaro boardgame Different responses to 'kei te pēhea koe?' Kahoot quiz Go to the He Tohu exhibition to check out Te Tiriti o Waitangi Treasure hunt You can organise a treasure hunt involving concepts from all three capability areas Bingo Play a bingo game with key words or phrases Hangman Play a hangman game with words from history or te reo Māori Quiz Create a quiz – you can make this fun by using words with and without macrons Tohutohu(external link) To learn te reo Māori instructions to move from one place to the other. Fun game and very good for learning new words instructions to the blindfold game. I te Tīmatanga(external link) Practice numbers in te reo Māori plus other words Poi Rakau(external link) Learn Māori words for right and left – the learning is quick association with the words to enable quick action and loads of fun!

Activities

Pictionary

Teams present a whakataukī, but without words. Draw a picture and let the other team(s) guess the whakataukī.

He aha tēnei? What is this?

A guessing game using te reo Māori words and sentences. Pictures will appear on the screen and the host will ask 'he aha tēnei?'. Once the participants know the Māori word, they will call out their personal buzzer and reply with 'He kau tērā' (That’s a cow).

Wharewhare

Teams look for objects (using the Māori terms) while they are guided around the street view of Google Maps.

Tākaro boardgame

Different responses to 'kei te pēhea koe?'

Kahoot quiz

Go to the He Tohu exhibition to check out Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Treasure hunt

You can organise a treasure hunt involving concepts from all three capability areas

Bingo

Play a bingo game with key words or phrases

Hangman

Play a hangman game with words from history or te reo Māori

Quiz

Create a quiz – you can make this fun by using words with and without macrons

Tohutohu(external link)

To learn te reo Māori instructions to move from one place to the other. Fun game and very good for learning new words instructions to the blindfold game.

I te Tīmatanga(external link)

Practice numbers in te reo Māori plus other words

Poi Rakau(external link)

Learn Māori words for right and left – the learning is quick association with the words to enable quick action and loads of fun!

Aotearoa New Zealand history and Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi

To move from ‘unfamiliar’ to ‘comfortable’ within the Aotearoa New Zealand history and the Treaty of Waitangi competency area, the Māori Crown relations capability framework [PDF, 326 KB] presents several possibilities:

Learn about Aotearoa New Zealand history from Māori and tauiwi perspectives, the Treaty of Waitangi and the history of the Māori Crown relationship
Research a topic in Aotearoa New Zealand history and present its impact
Read key sources on Aotearoa New Zealand history
Reflect on the impacts of colonisation at individual and group levels.

Each source listed below relates to one or several of these areas. They have been selected because they are:

widely available and/or free to access
present reliable content in a manner that is accessible to a general audience
and
together comprise a variety of perspectives about te Tiriti/Treaty from diverse media.

Encyclopaedias and reference databases
Te Ara(external link) The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand features content about New Zealand’s people, environment, history, culture and society New Zealand History(external link) Developed by Manatū Taonga – Ministry of Culture and Heritage, this resource has articles about historic topics, events, people and places in Aotearoa New Zealand Dictionary of New Zealand Biography(external link) Contains life stories of over 3,000 people who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s culture and history

Encyclopaedias and reference databases

Te Ara(external link)

The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand features content about New Zealand’s people, environment, history, culture and society

New Zealand History(external link)

Developed by Manatū Taonga – Ministry of Culture and Heritage, this resource has articles about historic topics, events, people and places in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography(external link)

Contains life stories of over 3,000 people who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s culture and history

General histories
The Penguin History of New Zealand, Michael King (2003, 2012) General overview of Aotearoa New Zealand history from one of New Zealand’s most famous historians The Oxford History of New Zealand, 2nd edition, Rice, Geoffrey ed. (1993) Drawing on the work of archaeologists, social scientists, economists and historians, this book provides a comprehensive account of Aotearoa New Zealand’s past from the first Polynesian settlement through the 1990s Ka Whaiwhai Tonu Mātou, Ranginui Walker (1990, 2004) This landmark book brought Māori history, written by a Māori author, to a wide audience

General histories

The Penguin History of New Zealand, Michael King (2003, 2012)

General overview of Aotearoa New Zealand history from one of New Zealand’s most famous historians

The Oxford History of New Zealand, 2nd edition, Rice, Geoffrey ed. (1993)

Drawing on the work of archaeologists, social scientists, economists and historians, this book provides a comprehensive account of Aotearoa New Zealand’s past from the first Polynesian settlement through the 1990s

Ka Whaiwhai Tonu Mātou, Ranginui Walker (1990, 2004)

This landmark book brought Māori history, written by a Māori author, to a wide audience

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi
The Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi, Claudia Orange (1990, 2021) Illustrations of those involved sit alongside an informative text explaining the history of te Tiriti/Treaty He Tohu(external link) He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents, including te Tiriti/Treaty, that shape Aotearoa New Zealand Māori TV: Lost in Translation(external link) Comedian Mike King learns stories behind Te Tiriti o Waitangi, traces the 1840 path of the nine sheets as it accrued its 540 signatures, meets Māori and Pākehā descendants of those involved, and connects with his Māori heritage TVNZ: What Really Happened – Waitangi(external link) Following an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke motives behind the Treaty

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi

The Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi, Claudia Orange (1990, 2021)

Illustrations of those involved sit alongside an informative text explaining the history of te Tiriti/Treaty

He Tohu(external link)

He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents, including te Tiriti/Treaty, that shape Aotearoa New Zealand

Māori TV: Lost in Translation(external link)

Comedian Mike King learns stories behind Te Tiriti o Waitangi, traces the 1840 path of the nine sheets as it accrued its 540 signatures, meets Māori and Pākehā descendants of those involved, and connects with his Māori heritage

TVNZ: What Really Happened – Waitangi(external link)

Following an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke motives behind the Treaty

The Māori Crown relationship
Deed of Settlement database(external link) This database of signed settlement documents includes agreed historical accounts (generally section two of any deed). These concisely describe the historic relationship between a Māori group and the Crown, and are followed by the Crown’s acknowledgements of how it breached the Treaty and an apology for the prejudice it caused Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories(external link) The project uses a digital platform to educate and inform people of Treaty settlements and their impact by connecting and engaging them with a diverse range of Treaty settlement stories Waitangi Tribunal reports(external link) The Waitangi Tribunal looks into Māori claims of prejudice suffered as a result of Crown acts or omissions and produces freely available reports explaining its findings and recommendations, covering a broad range of historical and contemporary issues across the motu

The Māori Crown relationship

Deed of Settlement database(external link)

This database of signed settlement documents includes agreed historical accounts (generally section two of any deed). These concisely describe the historic relationship between a Māori group and the Crown, and are followed by the Crown’s acknowledgements of how it breached the Treaty and an apology for the prejudice it caused

Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories(external link)

The project uses a digital platform to educate and inform people of Treaty settlements and their impact by connecting and engaging them with a diverse range of Treaty settlement stories

Waitangi Tribunal reports(external link)

The Waitangi Tribunal looks into Māori claims of prejudice suffered as a result of Crown acts or omissions and produces freely available reports explaining its findings and recommendations, covering a broad range of historical and contemporary issues across the motu