NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Explain kupu whakairo
Level
4
2574 version 9
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Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use kupu
whakairo to name and describe Māori art forms and processes;
and name materials and tools.
Classification
Whakairo > Mana Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Unit 2571, Appreciate mana whenua for a whakairo context
through te reo, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Explanatory notes
Mana Whakairo
Tikanga and kawa that underpin whakairo relate to 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
Use kupu whakairo to name and describe Māori art forms.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Māori art forms are named so that terminology accords with kupu whakairo.
Range
1.2
including but not limited to – pātaka, whare whakairo, waka.
Māori art forms are described in accordance with kupu whakairo.
Range
three or more art forms are described.
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
SSB Code 194
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2574 version 9
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Outcome 2
Use kupu whakairo to name and describe processes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Māori art processes are named so that terminology accords with kupu whakairo.
Range
2.2
including but not limited to – whakairo rākau, tukutuku,
kōwhaiwhai.
Māori art processes are described in accordance with kupu whakairo.
Range
three or more processes are described.
Outcome 3
Use kupu whakairo to name materials.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Māori art materials are named so that terminology accords with kupu whakairo.
Range
including but not limited to – kākaho, kiekie, tōtara.
Outcome 4
Use kupu whakairo to name tools.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Māori tools are named so that terminology accords with kupu whakairo.
Range
including but not limited to – toki, whao, tā.
Planned review date
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
SSB Code 194
31 December 2016
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2574 version 9
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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.
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.
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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
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
SSB Code 194
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016