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Field
Māori
Review of Environment Māori unit standards
Subfield
Environment Māori
Domain
Māori Environmental
Management
Māori Environmental
Practices
ID
6138, 6151, 15998, 20319,
20320, 20321, 20322
6137, 6139, 6141-6143, 6147,
6148, 15976, 15983, 15985,
15987, 15990, 15991, 19670,
19671, 20325-20327
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services (MQS) has completed the review of the unit standards
listed above.
Date new versions published
November 2015
Planned review date
December 2019
Summary
The review of these unit standards was initiated through their scheduled review and the
Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) for Environment Māori qualifications.
The unit standards were reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose and relevant.
The standards were reviewed by Whakaruruhau over four hui held in 2014 and 2015. All
amendments to the standards were endorsed by stakeholders and the Environment Māori
and Whenua Whakaruruhau.
The last date for assessment of superseded versions of the reviewed standards is
31 December 2016. Results will not be accepted where the assessment date is after the
last date for assessment of superseded versions of the standard.
Main changes
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Changes to purpose statements, explanatory notes, outcomes, evidence requirements,
and range statements were made to ensure clarity for users.
Changes in levels and/or credit values were made to unit standards 6142 and 6143.
The entry information for 20325, 20326, and 20327 was amended for clarity.
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category
A
B
C
D
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new
version number
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID
and a new version number
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID
Standard will expire and not be replaced
Māori > Environment Māori > Māori Environmental Management
ID
Title
Level Credit
6138
6151
20319
20320
20321
20322
Explain the role of whakataukī in relation to how
Māori manage the environment
Carry out mahi rangahau with guidance in relation
to a local Māori resource management issue
Explain the relationship between biosecurity,
biosecurity risks, biodiversity, and mātauranga
Māori
Explain the impact of biotechnology and related
legislation on mātauranga Māori
Describe the environmental implications of the
exercise of Māori customary fishing rights
Research environmental issues that impact on
Māori, and present findings
1
2
Review
Category
B
4
6
B
5
6
B
6
4
B
5
6
B
6
10
B
Māori > Environment Māori > Māori Environmental Practices
ID
Title
Level Credit
6137
1
3
Review
Category
B
1
2
B
2
3
B
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
6
B
4
B
4
4
B
1
2
B
1
1
2
2
2
3
B
B
B
1
2
B
6139
6141
6142
6143
6147
6148
15976
15983
15985
15987
15988
Describe tapu, noa, and mana in relation to the
way Māori interact with the natural world
Describe aroha in relation to the way Māori interact
with the natural world
Describe whanaungatanga in relation to the way
Māori interact with the natural world
Explain kaitiakitanga in relation to the way Māori
interact with the natural environment
Carry out a local kaitiakitanga activity with direction
Analyse the different views Māori and Pākehā
have in relation to the natural world
Explain tino rangatiratanga in relation to the way
Māori interact with the natural world
Account for natural phenomena in a local context
using purākau and waiata
Demonstrate knowledge of kai preservation
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of rākau Māori
Explain tikanga Māori for the use of rākau maori in
clothing, whare, waka and implements
Explain tikanga Māori for the use of rākau
Māori in clothing, whare, waka and implements
Demonstrate knowledge of tikanga for the
preparation of kararehe for kai
B
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ID
Title
Level Credit
15990
Demonstrate knowledge of a native bird and its
significance to Māori
Demonstrate knowledge of a native insect and its
significance to Māori
Identify and describe the role of atua Māori in the
natural world
Identify and describe a Māori world view of the
natural world
Whakaritea te kaupapa kaitiakitanga/Prepare and
plan a kaitiakitanga project
Whakamahia te kaupapa kaitiakitanga/Carry out
fieldwork and collect data for a kaitiakitanga project
Arotakehia te kaupapa kaitiakitanga/Evaluate a
kaitiakitanga project
1
2
Review
Category
B
1
2
B
1
2
B
1
4
B
4
4
B
4
6
B
4
8
B
15991
19670
19671
20325
20326
20327
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