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Examine Māori customary methods to trap and preserve indigenous
freshwater species
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe indigenous
freshwater species; examine Māori customary methods for trapping and
preserving indigenous freshwater species.
Subfield
Seafood Māori
Domain
Kaupapa Tangaroa
Status
Registered
Status date
17 April 2009
Date version published
17 April 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
In this unit standard it is required that disciplines of tikanga are applied and consultation
with tangata whenua occurs in order to validate assessment activities.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe indigenous freshwater species.
Range
species include but are not limited to – eel, whitebait, crayfish, smelt, kōkopu
and mullet;
evidence is required for two species.
Performance criteria
1.1
Indigenous freshwater species are described in terms of their natural habitat.
1.2
Indigenous freshwater species are described in terms of customary usage at
their life stages.
1.3
Indigenous freshwater species are described in terms of breeding patterns,
ecology and kaitiakitanga.
Element 2
Examine Māori customary methods for trapping and preserving indigenous freshwater
species.
Range
species may include but are not limited to – eel, whitebait, crayfish, smelt,
kōkopu, mullet;
evidence is required for two species.
Performance criteria
2.1
Māori customary methods for trapping different species are compared.
Range
2.2
Māori customary materials and tools used to trap different indigenous
freshwater species are compared.
Range
2.3
methods include but are not limited to – trenches, tuna-pa,
keyholes, piharau, utu.
materials and tools include but are not limited to – bobbing, gaff,
spear, sharpened poles, hīnaki.
Māori customary methods to preserve and store indigenous freshwater species
are explained in terms of their usage and preservation life.
Range
methods include but are not limited to – equipment and tools,
storage stages, future food and bait resource.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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