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Find and catch fish using Māori customary methods
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the fishing
grounds of species of kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa using customary methods;
describe the principles of Te Maramataka Māori; describe Māori customary
methods to find and catch kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa; and use Māori
customary methods to find and catch kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa.
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 and visit 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
Identify the fishing grounds of species of kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa using customary
methods.
Range
three species of kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa.
Performance criteria
1.1
Customary methods used to identify the fishing grounds for species of
kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa are described.
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – oral mapping, waiata,
whaikōrero, mōteatea, pātere.
Fishing grounds for species of kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa are identified using
customary methods.
Element 2
Describe the principles of Te Maramataka Māori.
Range
Whiro to Mutuwhenua.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description includes Te Maramataka Māori in terms of the phases of the
moon.
Range
full moon, new moon, and one other phase of the moon.
2.2
The description includes Te Maramataka Māori in terms of the season and
species harvested.
2.3
The description includes the relationships between phases of the moon and
tidal cycle for the finding and catching of fish.
Element 3
Describe Māori customary methods to find and catch kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa.
Range
two methods for kaimoana, two methods for kairoto and/or kaiawa.
Performance criteria
3.1
Roles and responsibilities are described in terms of tikanga requirements,
fishing activities, and hapū requirements within tribal boundaries.
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3.2
Māori customary methods for finding and catching fish are described in terms of
tikanga requirements, species sought, Te Maramataka Māori, and hapū
requirements.
3.3
Māori customary methods for finding and catching fish are described in terms of
hapū specific and kaitiakitanga practices.
Range
3.4
description of finding and catching methods include but are not
limited to – cleaning and preparing species at point of catch,
quantity of catch.
Māori customary equipment for finding and catching fish is described in
accordance with catch methods employed.
Element 4
Use Māori customary methods to find and catch kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa.
Range
three species of either kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa.
Performance criteria
4.1
Māori customary methods for finding and catching fish for three species of
kaimoana, kairoto or kaiawa are used in terms of hapū specific and
kaitiakitanga practices.
Range
4.2
finding and catching methods include but are not limited to –
identifying species of fish, shellfish and rock lobster; cleaning and
preparing species at point of catch; quantity of catch.
Māori customary equipment for finding and catching fish is used in accordance
with catch methods employed.
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.
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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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