New Zealand Diploma in Manaaki Marae - Te Kāuta
Level 5
Credits 120
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification will provide marae, communities and the hospitality industry
with people who have operational and strategic management skills in a
culinary and manaaki context.
Graduates of this qualification will have attained the skills and knowledge to
supervise specific food preparation and cooking in the kāuta and in the
hospitality industry, and lead a team in accordance with tikanga and kawa.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori
Lead a team in the kāuta in accordance with local tikanga
credits
Whanaungatanga
credits
Facilitate team progress for a designated task in the kāuta (mahi tahi)
Pūkengatanga
credits
Manage and administer tākoha in accordance with the tikanga of the
marae
Classify Māori flora and its use in the kāuta
Analyse the economic development of food technology and how it applies
to traditional kai Māori
Demonstrate understanding of legislative requirements for managing a
whare kai1
Manaakitanga
credits
2
Plan, run, and evaluate a catered event at a marae
Identify traditional Māori food preparation and integrate into modern
preparation/cooking practice
Apply knowledge of, and demonstrate skills in, the preservation and
sustainability of traditional kai Māori
Education pathway
This diploma builds on from the New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae Marae Hospitality (Level 4). It provides a pathway of further study in areas of
Māori Economic Development, Business Studies, Catering, and/or Culinary
Arts.
Conditions – including hiring staff (Employment Contracts Act), licensing as a commercial
kitchen (Regulations), health and safety (Food Safety Act)
2 Conditions – including purchasing and working within budget constraints, stock control,
staffing, business administration
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Employment pathway
Holders of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge required to
work in intermediate/senior positions in the Tourism, and Hospitality
industries, as well as in the areas of Frontline Management, and Hapū/Iwi
Development.
Holders of this qualification will also have the skills and knowledge to take a
lead role in the operational running of the wharekai and the kāuta; as well as
to contribute to the strategic management of both.