NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Describe and explain the rituals associated with whakaeke in
accordance with tikanga and/or kawa
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe and
explain the rituals associated with whakaeke in accordance
with tikanga and/or kawa.
Classification
Tikanga > Tikanga Practices
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Whakaeke relates to the practices associated with the advance of manuhiri onto a
marae or a designated area. Tribal variations of whakaeke are recognised.
Tikanga are cultural practices and procedures exercised by Māori in their daily lives.
These practices reflect the concepts upon which they are based and provide
guidelines for appropriate behaviour in Māori society. They also prescribe
consequences for any breaches or when tikanga is not followed. They can be
particular to a local marae, whānau, hapū, or iwi.
Kawa are the protocols or customs of the marae (and inside the wharenui);
particularly those related to formal activities such as pōwhiri, karanga, whaikōrero
etc. Kawa can be particular to marae, and may vary amongst whānau, hapū, and iwi.
2
The resource support listed is given as a guide only and is not intended to be in any
way prescriptive. It is acknowledged that different areas may have their own written
and unwritten repositories of knowledge relevant to this unit standard.
Resource support may include, but is not limited to:
Best, E, (1995). Māori Religion and Mythology, Part 1 (Wellington, NZ: Museum of
New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa).
Mead, Sidney M, (2003). Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values (Wellington, NZ:
Huia).
Shirres, M. P., (1994). Tapu: Te Mana O Ngā Atua: The Mana of the Spiritual Powers
(Auckland, Ponsonby, NZ: Te Runanga o Te Hāhi Katorika Ki Aotearoa).
Ward, Alan, (1995). A Show of Justice: Racial “Amalgamation” in Nineteenth Century
New Zealand (Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press).
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe and explain the rituals associated with whakaeke in accordance with tikanga
and/or kawa.
Range
rituals may include but are not limited to – koha, hui ki te Waharoa, wero,
pūtātara, karanga, haka pōwhiri, whakamaumahara;
evidence of four rituals is required.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Rituals associated with whakaeke are described.
1.2
Reasons for the rituals associated with whakaeke are explained.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 November 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
2
14 August 2002
31 December 2012
Review
3
28 June 2005
31 December 2012
Review
4
17 December 2010
31 December 2018
Review
5
21 January 2016
N/A
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0226
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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