Tourism Māori Assessment Tasks
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Date
Unit standard
Title
Explain the importance of respecting Māori customs and practices in Tourism
Māori.
Number
17786
Version
4
Level
3
Credits
5
Assessed outcomes
Outcome 1
Explain the importance of respecting Māori customs and practices in tourism
Māori.
Conditions
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All tasks must be completed to achieve this unit standard.
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Your assessor will discuss with you how long you have to complete these assessment
tasks.
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You and your assessor will discuss your choice of presentation method and resources
(e.g. computer, whakaari, tuhituhi etc).

Assessment against this unit standard is limited to local rohe or takiwā. Where local
rohe are also occupied by a number of other iwi or hapū, the tangata whenua or mana
whenua view will take precedence. Other iwi or hapū views should be encouraged in
order to enrich and enhance understanding of key Māori concepts and practices.

You may work in pairs or groups however you will be assessed individually.
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Your assessor will discuss with you the processes for reassessment.
Understanding the terminology
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People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the importance of respecting
Māori customs and practices in tourism Māori.

Tourism Māori is an indigenous cultural experience of interaction and engagement with
manuhiri.
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Instructions
To complete this unit standard successfully the candidate is expected to complete the
following task as set out on the following pages.
Māori customs and practices must always be explained to visitors. This is so that
protocols and procedures are carried out in the right way making the experience safe
for all. For example when being welcomed onto a marae it is important for the visitors
to know what the kai wero is doing and why, the same for the kaikaranga and
kaikōrero.
Scenario: You are taking groups of tourists on two different tours.
The tours can be:
 A cultural heritage trail
 A marae visit
 A hard adventure
Each tour will visit two particular sites, these sites may be:
 awa
 māra kai
 mātaitai reserves
 maunga
 moana
 pā
 taiapure
 archaeological sites
 historical sites
 marae
 wāhi tapu.
Chose the two tours and the sites each tour will visit and find out from local
whānau/hapū or iwi the Māori customs and practices that are appropriate to the
tours and sites.
Here is a sample of useful information to gather:
 Māori name and the history behind it
 significance of site
 customs regarding tapu and noa
 procedures to entering and exiting site
 roles and responsibilities of tangata whenua and visitors (i.e. kaumatua, kuia
etc)
 safety measures
 time factors.
The responses and any other evidence will be collected by the assessor and may be
retained for moderation purposes.
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Task 1
(1.1, 1.2)
List below the two different tours you have chosen and the two sites each tour will visit.
Explain at least four Māori customs and practices that relate to each tour and to each of the sites the tour will visit.
Māori customs and practices can include: rāhui, tapu, noa, muru, utu, pouwhenua, aukati and any others the local whānau/hapū or
iwi see as appropriate practices for the sites to be visited.
Tour #1
Sites
1
Māori customs and practices – explanation
1
2
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Tour #1
2
3
4
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Tour #2
Sites
1
Māori customs and practices - explanation
1
2
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Tour #2
2
3
4
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