Heke Mātauranga Māori, HMM
Duration One-year programme (First year of a three year programme)
Starts February
Ends December

Ngā Akoranga - Year 1

The Heke Mātauranga Māori (HMM) introduces students to the explanation of human behaviour based on traditional concepts handed down through the generations of Māori.

Te whakamāramatanga o ngā tikanga tuku iho e puta ai te titiro a te Māori ki tōna ao. It is about understanding kaupapa and tikanga Māori that define the way we look at our world as Māori. The DipMS programme looks at Māori knowledge, as our tūpuna understood it, as we understand it today and as it will be applied tomorrow.

Future pathways for graduates are:

This one year Heke (Diploma) is NZQA approved at level 5.


Heke Awa, Raukawa, and Toarangatira-tanga, HART
Duration One-year programme (First year of a three year programme)
Starts February
Ends December

Ngā Akoranga

The aim of the Heke Awa, Raukawa, and Toarangatira-tanga (HART) is to produce graduates who are equipped to contribute in significant ways to enhancing the achievements of hapū and/or iwi. Each hapū/iwi mentioned above will have their own aspirations and preferences and these may relate to attributes of their members, individually or collectively, and/or to their marae and associated facilities.

Besides undertaking Iwi and Hapū Studies and a substantial amount of language instruction, over the first initial year, the programme requires study covering hapū management, health, law and philosophy and administration. The HART provides a broad combination of studies into disciplines that are relevant to hapū/iwi development and progress.

Future pathways for graduates are:

This one year Heke (Diploma) is NZQA approved at level 5.


Poutuārongo Mātauranga Māori, PMM
Duration Three-year programme
Starts February
Ends December

Ngā Akoranga - Year 2
Ngā Akoranga - Year 3

The Poutuarongo Mātauranga Māori (PMM) introduces students to the explanation of human behaviour based on traditional concepts handed down through the generations of Māori. Te whakamāramatanga o ngā tikanga tuku iho e puta ai te titiro a te Māori ki tōna ao.

The PMM is about understanding kaupapa and tikanga Māori that define the way we look at our world as Māori. The PMM programme looks at Māori knowledge, as our tūpuna understood it, as we understand it today and as it will be applied tomorrow.

Future pathways for graduates are:

This three year Poutuarongo (Bachelors Degree) is NZQA approved at level 7.


Tāhuhu Mātauranga Māori, TMM
Duration Three-year programme
Starts February
Ends December

Ngā Akoranga

Ko te whāinga nui o tēnei tohu, kia tupu, kia rangatira tā tātou wānanga, me tā tātou kawe i te mātauranga. Hua atu, kia rangatira hoki tā tātou whakaahua i te Wānanga nei ki te reo Māori.

E toru ngā akoranga nui o te tohu nei:

Kei ia marama ngā wānanga e whakahaerengia ai. E rua ngā rā te roa o ngā hui o te rōpū tuatahi, ā, ko te mātauranga tōna kaupapa nui. Kotahi te rā te roa o ngā hui o te rōpū tuarua. Kei ia marama hoki e whakahaerengia ana ngā huihuinga mō ngā tikanga o te rangahau. Kei ia marama ngā karaehe o te tuhituhi i te reo Māori e whakahaerengia ana. Atu i ēnei huihuinga, e toru ngā Hui Rūmaki e tū ana i te tau kotahi.

This three year Tāhuhu (Masters degree) is NZQA approved at level 9.