Mahinga Kai – Te Hoata
Qualification Details
Title
Mahinga Kai – Te Hoata
Level
Kaupae 3
Credits
60
Type
Certificate
NZSCED
090314
This qualification is intended for whānau, hapū, and others with some
operational and theoretical knowledge and experience in Mahinga Kai who
are seeking a formal qualification in Mahinga Kai
Strategic purpose
statement
The purpose of this qualification is to develop from an āhuatanga Māori
perspective, knowledge, skills, and understanding in holistic methods of
mahinga kai to protect and enhance mātauranga Mahinga Kai for current and
future generations.
Graduates of this qualification will understand the value of mātauranga
Mahinga Kai and will demonstrate the application of Mahinga Kai to whānau,
hapū, iwi and community.
* Mahinga kai refers to the practices and places involving food production or
procurement including iwi, hapū, whanau resources in and on the land, in
forests, rivers, lakes, the sea, and in the sky.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to;
Te Pono me te Tika: (20 credits)
Interpret and apply relevant kawa, tikanga, and legislation to protect
and enhance matauranga Mahinga Kai (Traditional land use,
production, and harvest of food).
Whānaungatanga: (10 credits)
Apply effective communication skills and strategies with a range of
stakeholders in Mahinga Kai contexts to develop and manage
relationships.
Graduate profile
Kaitiakitanga: (10 credits)
Identify and explain the responsibility of whānau/hapū in the
preservation of mātauranga Mahinga Kai to ensure active
enhancement of Mahinga Kai for present and future generations.
Pukengatanga: (10 credits)
Utilise technology within operational and theoretical practice to
protect and enhance mātauranga Mahinga Kai.
Rangatiratanga: (10 credits)
Apply appropriate skills, processes, kawa, and tikanga within a
Mahinga Kai operational context to protect and enhance mātauranga
Taiao held within whanau, hapu, and iwi.
The qualification provides a pathway for those seeking to improve or
further develop their skills knowledge in Mahinga Kai (Traditional
land use, production, and harvest of food).
Graduates of this qualification may undertake further study towards:
Te Hiringa o te Taiao, Level 4
Te Mana Kaitiaki o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho (Kaupae 4) me ngā whenu
kōwhiringa o Wāhi Tapu me Ngā Tapuwae, Level 4.
New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae – Te Kauta, Level 4
Education pathway
New Zealand Certificate in Environmental Studies, Level 4
New Zealand Certificate Post Harvest Horticulture, Level 4
New Zealand Certificate in Holistic Primary Production Level 4
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture, Level 4
Or other Level 4 mātauranga Maori qualifications or qualifications in
environmental, horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture, viticulture, and
apiculture studies.
*N.B. Qualification pre-requisite requirements vary dependent on the
specific field of study.
Graduates of this certificate will have the skills and knowledge to
contribute to future Mahinga Kai development of whānau, hapū, iwi,
and community as practitioners and advisers.
Employment pathway
They will be equipped for roles, or after further study and/or
experience lead to roles in the horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture,
viticulture, and apiculture sectors.
Community / cultural pathway
This qualification provides a pathway for graduates to develop
capability and capacity to protect, maintain, and enrich mātauranga
Mahinga Kai for whānau, hapū, iwi/community for future and current
generations.
Qualification Award
Please provide details
about the award of the
qualification
This qualification will be awarded to people who have met the
requirements of the graduate outcomes.
Credit gained for an outcome may be used only once to meet the
requirements of this qualification.
Awarding bodies for this qualification will be any education organisation
accredited under section 38 of the Education Amendment Act 2011 to
deliver a programme leading to the qualification.
The certificate will display the NZQF logo and the name and logo of the
Tertiary Education Organisation offering the training leading to the award
of the qualification, the full qualification title, NZQA reference number,
and the date of award of the qualification.
If the TEO has been awarded the Mātauranga Māori Evaluative Quality
Assurance (MMEQA) Qual Mark for a programme of study leading to
this qualification, the certificate will also display the MMEQA Qual Mark.
Review Period
Please specify the period
of review for the
qualification
3-5 years
Qualification Specification
Please provide details on the following:
Arrangements for managing
consistency
The process for ensuring consistency of Mahinga Kai – Te Hoata graduate
profiles will be evidence-based, outcomes-focussed, and grounded in the
MM EQA kaupapa Maori principles: Te Reo Māori, Tikanga,
Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Pukengatanga, Kaitiakitanga,
Rangatiratanga, Tūrangawaewae.
All Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) (either arranging training or
delivering programmes that lead to the award of the Mahinga Kai – Te
Hoata qualification) are required to participate in a biennial consistency hui
with the qualification developer. The purpose of this hui will be to confirm
consistency of qualification outcome achievement by the TEO’s graduates.
The system will be funded on a contributory basis.
The qualification developer will facilitate an initial regional hui to
introduce and present the qualification.
The qualification developer may appoint an external reviewer(s) to
manage the consistency process, review consistency hui outcomes,
and prepare a report which will be distributed to the TEOs and other
relevant stakeholders.
The biennial consistency hui will involve:
 peer review of evidence associated with graduates’ achievement of
outcomes

establishing a periodic cycle for the review kaupapa focus for the
external consistency review.

agreeing acceptable standards and/or benchmarks for qualification
outcome achievement, and areas for improvement

identifying issues and/or improvement opportunities associated with
outcome achievement.
The qualification developer considers that programme owners should be
responsible for determining how to evidence the consistency of their
graduates against the requirements of the graduate profile outcomes.
However standard evidence for all programme providers will include:

portfolios of student work relating to the qualification and the annual
kaupapa focus requirements of the consistency hui
And one of the following:

graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback on outcome
achievement

TEO moderation outcomes which may include
moderation/benchmarking across common programmes

Relevant MM EQA external evaluation and review data.
Māori Qualifications Services recognises the importance and value of
prior learning achieved within both formal and informal settings.
Processes may include:
Credit transfer and recognition
of prior learning arrangements

recognition for people who have worked in Mahinga Kai settings
for a period of time, or who have mātauranga Māori knowledge
and skills, and have not had any formal recognition of their skills

assisting people to upgrade previously gained qualifications

credit for learning achieved in previously gained qualifications
that aligns with outcomes in this qualification.
Accredited providers delivering programmes that lead to award of this
qualification must have policies and procedures in place for
managing credit transfer, and assessing recognition of prior learning
and recognition of current competency. These policies and
procedures, and associated fees must be available to candidates
prior to enrolment.
Assessment standards already achieved by the candidate, which are
specified in this qualification, may be credited to the qualification.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements (where
applicable)
Achieved
Pre-requisites to meet
regulatory body or legislative
requirements (where
applicable)
There are no mandatory prerequisites to meet regulatory body, or
legislative requirements for this qualification.
Mandatory conditions for
qualification
Programmes leading to the award of this qualification will be
evaluated using the Mātauranga Maori evaluative quality assurance
(MM EQA) tools, processes, and methodologies.
Optional conditions for
qualification
Conditions relating to specific outcomes
Graduate Profile Outcome
(including indicative credit
values)
Te Pono me te Tika: (20
credits)
Interpret and apply relevant
kawa, tikanga, and legislation
to protect and enhance
matauranga Mahinga Kai
(Traditional land use,
production, and harvest of
food).
Conditions
Mandatory or
Optional
Optional
Whānaungatanga: (10
credits)
Apply effective communication
skills and strategies with a
range of stakeholders in
Mahinga Kai contexts to
develop and manage
relationships.
Optional
Kaitiakitanga: (10 credits)
Identify and explain the
Optional
responsibility of whānau/hapū
in the preservation of
mātauranga Mahinga Kai to
ensure active enhancement of
Mahinga Kai for present and
future generations.
Pukengatanga: (10 credits)
Utilise technology within
operational and
theoretical practice to
protect and enhance
mātauranga Mahinga Kai.
Optional
Rangatiratanga: (10 credits)
Apply appropriate skills,
processes, kawa, and
tikanga within a Mahinga
Kai operational context to
protect and enhance
mātauranga Taiao held
within whanau, hapu, and
iwi.
Optional