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Title
Observe tikanga and kawa practice to demonstrate cultural
awareness in whakairo
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to observe
tikanga and kawa by: consulting experts; acknowledging
tipuna; distinguishing tikanga and kawa; and explaining marae
values.
Classification
Whakairo > Mana Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 2571, Appreciate mana whenua for a whakairo context
through te reo; Unit 2563, Explain mana whenua to
demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo; and Unit 2572,
Demonstrate formal welcome to manuhiri through te reo; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Glossary
manaaki – assist;
manaakitanga – assistance;
paeke – process of formal oratory where all the hosts speak first;
whakaeke – arriving on;
whanaungatanga – relationship(s);
mauri – life force;
tikanga – cultural practice;
whaikōrero – oratory;
ngā – plural form (lang.);
tuakana – older brother or sister;
tau utuutu – process of formal oratory where host's orator delivers then visitor replies,
the process repeating until the visitors have all completed their part. The final orator
comes from hosts;
Tipuna – is the same form as Tupuna.
2
Intellectual property rights of the experts must be protected. Information gathered
from the experts can only be used for the intended purpose and with the expressed
and written permission of the expert.
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Mana Whakairo
Tikanga and kawa that underpin the standards in the domain Mana Whakairo relate
to specific interpretations and understandings of whakapapa, te reo, symbolism,
concepts and representation; and in a whakairo context are quite specific and
therefore distinctive from tikanga and kawa in the broader context of Te Ao Māori
whānui.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Consult an expert about tipuna and traditions.
Range
may include but is not limited to – tohunga, rangatira, kaumātua, tuakana.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Expert is made to feel at ease at all times.
1.2
First language of expert is used if expert so desires.
1.3
Time restraints on consultation are not imposed.
1.4
Contribution is recognised and acknowledged.
Range
may include – private and/or public context, publication, koha, exgratia payment.
1.5
Consultation is recorded when sanctioned by expert.
1.6
Expert validates the consultation material, including any further from post
interview.
Outcome 2
Acknowledge tipuna for given hāpu or iwi.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tribal ancestors are acknowledged in whaikōrero in terms of ensuring
whakapapa links are reinforced and maintained to standard of tribal expert.
2.2
Tribal ancestors are acknowledged in whaikōrero in terms of ensuring traditions
of past and present are maintained to standard of tribal expert.
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Outcome 3
Distinguish tikanga and kawa.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Ceremonial procedures associated with whakaeke marae are distinguished in
terms of ensuring tikanga and kawa concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
including but not limited to – tikanga and kawa – tau utuutu,
paeke;
traditions – hui, tangihanga.
Range
Outcome 4
Explain marae values.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tikanga and kawa of the marae is explained in terms of marae values in
accordance with hapū and iwi.
including but not limited to – tūrangawaewae, whanaungatanga,
manaakitanga, aroha, wairua, mauri, manaaki kaumātua, te reo
Māori.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 December 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
6 April 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
19 April 2000
31 December 2016
Revision
4
18 September 2001
31 December 2016
Review
5
19 December 2003
31 December 2016
Review
6
12 December 2008
N/A
Revision
7
21 May 2010
N/A
Rollover
8
21 February 2013
N/A
Revision
9
19 November 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 NZQA Māori Qualifications Services mqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
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