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level:
3
credit:
8
planned review date:
December 2007
sub-field:
General Education Māori
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of Māori politics prior to Pākehā
contact; demonstrate knowledge of the history of Māori in
New Zealand Parliament and other political structures; and
demonstrate knowledge of the history of Māori political
groups.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by NZQA.
special notes:
1
Resource support includes but not limited to the
following:
Belich, J, Making Peoples: A History of the New
Zealanders, (Auckland, NZ: Penguin Press, 1996).
Rogers, A. and Simpson, A, Te Tīmatanga, Tātau,
Tātau: Early Stories from Founding Members of the
Māori Women’s Welfare League, (Wellington, NZ:
Bridget Williams Books, 1993).
Walker, R, Ngā Tau Tohetohe: Years of Anger,
(Auckland, NZ: Penguin Books, 1987).
Walker, R, Struggle Without End: Ka Whawhai Tonu
Mātou, (Auckland, NZ: Penguin Books, 1990).
Ward, A, A Show of Justice, (Auckland, NZ: Auckland
University Press, 1995).
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Resource support identified above are examples only
and are in no way meant to be prescriptive. It is
envisaged that different areas will access publications
and other resources specific to their area.
3
Definitions relevant to the use of this unit standard
include:
Politics
Politics is used here to mean those structures,
processes and events whereby groups of people in
society interact in order to make decisions about the
behaviour, control and management of society and the
means by which they will enforce those decisions. All
cultures have some form of political structure,
processes and events which constitute the politics of
that group.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of Māori politics prior to Pākehā contact.
performance criteria
1.1
The demonstration describes the political framework which incorporated
whānau, hapū, iwi, ariki, rangatira.
1.2
The demonstration explains the concepts of mana, tapu, whakapapa and
rangatira in relation to the political framework.
1.3
The demonstration explains aspects of politics within hapu and between
different hapu.
Range:
aspects can include but are not limited to - mana rangatira; utu;
hohou te rongo; muru; taumau.
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element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the history of Māori in the New Zealand Parliament and other
political structures.
performance criteria
2.1
The demonstration discusses the history of Māori participation in the
Parliamentary electoral system.
Range:
2.2
aspects can include but are not limited to - property ownership
requirements to vote; administration of electoral processes; Māori
participation in the process; impact of limited Māori representation.
The demonstration describes the history of Māori representation and activity
within Parliament.
Range:
aspects can include but are not limited to - Māori seats; property
ownership requirements to vote; administration of voting
processes, positions held in cabinet by Maori Members of
Parliament in different Governments.
2.3
The demonstration includes an examination of the impact of Māori on the
legislative and governance processes.
2.4
The demonstration includes an examination of Māori representation and activity
in government departments and local government.
element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the history of Māori political groups.
performance criteria
3.1
The demonstration describes the environment which led to the emergence of
Māori political groups.
Range:
aspects of the environment can include but are not limited to political crisis amongst Māori; leadership issues; economic and
social crisis; threats to land ownership; dispossession of land and
power, loss of language.
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3.2
The demonstration describes different Māori political groups and their
objectives.
Range:
3.3
The demonstration discusses the links between the emergence of Māori
religious movements and political movements.
Range:
3.4
groups can include but are not limited to - Māori Council; Māori
Congress; Rātana movement; Ngā Tama Toa; Young Māori Party;
Te Kotahitanga; Te Kauhanganui.
Evidence of three required.
movements can include but are not limited to - Rātana; Ringatū;
Pai Marire; Te Ua; Tohu and Te Whiti; Rua Kenana.
The demonstration discusses the effects of Māori political groups on Māori and
on New Zealand society.
Range:
may include but are not limited to - Māori youth; koroua; political
representation; governance and executive representation; Māori
economic involvement; Māori cultural involvement; education
systems/processes.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZQA Māori Qualifications Services mqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
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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.
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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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0226 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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