Te Puna Wānanga | School of Māori and Indigenous Education

Project

The purpose of this project is to comprehensively review the content of the educational Māori language glossary (papakupu) used within the Huarahi Māori immersion teacher training programme.

Additional content will include:

• the language of academic writing in te reo Māori
• conjunctions new vocabulary items with exemplar sentences
• grammatical terms
• the language of practicum
• the language of praise and positive reinforcement for the classroom
• karakia for the classroom (traditional, neo-traditional)
• mōteatea

A second aim is to explore the feasibility of the glossary being made available on-line.

Requirement

This project will require a proficient speaker of te reo Māori.

Project

As part of the wider Marae History Project at Epsom Campus, we envision up to three Summer Scholars to work on producing:

A record (visual, aural and written) of the people, tikanga and processes involved in the removal of taonga from the wharenui Tūtahi Tonu as it occurs day by day including the taonga arrival and storage at the new site on the City Campus.

A digital (photo/video) record of the 40-year anniversary marae celebrations in late November 2023 prior to the taonga removal.

Students will need a sense of empathy towards, and be keen to learn from, the tikanga and processes involved with this unique event in Waipapa Taumata Rau’s history. Some understanding of te reo Māori an advantage.

Learn more about the Marae History Project here.