Rumakihia te Taiao
Qualification Details
Title
Rumakihia te Taiao
Level
Kaupae 6
Credits
120
Type
Diploma
NZSCED
090314
This qualification is intended for whānau, hapū, and others who have
previous experience in Te Taiao and are seeking an advanced qualification to
manage in their respective Taiao contexts.
Strategic purpose
statement
The purpose of this qualification is to expand and advance mātauranga Taiao
skills and knowledge within a global context to plan the maintenance and
enhancement of te Taiao for future and current generations.
Graduates of this qualification will understand the value of mātauranga Taiao
and the inherent responsibility to lead current and future Taiao initiatives for
Whānau, hapū, iwi and community.
Graduates will be able to apply the following essential skills and processes in
a bi and multi-cultural environment relevant to Te Taiao;
Pukengatanga (30 credits)
Research and analyse traditional mātauranga Taiao management systems.
Articulate strategies to generate solutions based on reflective best practice,
incorporating new knowledge and skills in the protection and management of
te Taiao.
Graduate profile
Turangawaewae (20 credits)
Identify and examine mātauranga Taiao held by whanau, hapu, iwi – location,
whakapapa, purakau, and related kawa and tikanga practices.
Integrate mātauranga Taiao of whanau, hapū, and iwi to empower learning
and performance to enhance te Taiao.
Te Pono me te Tika (20 credits)
Analyse, interpret, and adapt constituting documents within kawa, tikanga,
and legislative frameworks to initiate future development for management of
te Taiao.
Kaitiakitanga/ Whānaungatanga (30 credits)
Design and develop strategic direction to meet whānau, hapū, and iwi
aspirations for Te Taiao.
Rangatiratanga (20 credits)
Manage and lead learning and performance within dynamic contexts to
enhance the protection and management of te Taiao and reflect unique
mātauranga Taiao held within whanau, hapu, and iwi.
Education pathway
Graduates of this qualification may undertake further study towards:
Environmental, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, and/or
mātauranga Maori qualifications at degree level.
*N.B. Degree pre-requisite requirements vary dependent on the specific field
of study.
Graduates of this diploma will have the skills and knowledge to lead in a
range of Te Taiao management and leadership roles.
Employment pathway
They will be equipped for roles, or leading to roles such as; Hapū and Iwi
Environmental/Conservation management roles, Cultural/Heritage Advisors,
Iwi Resource Consultants, Iwi Monitors, Environmental Resource Managers,
Surveyors, Planners/Developers, Department of Conservation Programme
Managers, Local Government/Crown Agency Advisors.
Community / cultural
pathway
This qualification provides a pathway for graduates to develop capability and
capacity to protect, maintain, and enrich mātauranga Taiao for Whānau,
hapū, iwi/community for future and current generations.
Qualification Award
Please provide details
about the award of the
qualification
This qualification will be awarded to people who have met the
requirements of the graduate outcomes.
Credit gained for an outcome may be used only once to meet the
requirements of this qualification.
Awarding bodies for this qualification will be any education organisation
accredited under section 38 of the Education Amendment Act 2011 to
deliver a programme leading to the qualification.
The certificate will display the NZQF logo and the name and logo of the
Tertiary Education Organisation offering the training leading to the award
of the qualification, the full qualification title, NZQA reference number,
and the date of award of the qualification.
If the TEO has been awarded the Mātauranga Māori Evaluative Quality
Assurance (MMEQA) Qual Mark for a programme of study leading to
this qualification, the certificate will also display the MMEQA Qual Mark.
Review Period
Please specify the period
of review for the
qualification
3-5 years
Qualification Specification
Please provide details on the following:
The process for ensuring consistency of Rumakihia te Taiao graduate
profiles will be evidence-based, outcomes-focussed, and grounded in the
MM EQA kaupapa Maori principles: Te Reo Māori, Tikanga,
Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Pukengatanga, Kaitiakitanga,
Rangatiratanga, Tūrangawaewae.
All Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) (either arranging training or
delivering programmes that lead to the award of the Te Hiringa o te Taiao
qualification) are required to participate in a biennial consistency hui with the
qualification developer. The purpose of this hui will be to confirm
consistency of qualification outcome achievement by the TEO’s graduates.
The system will be funded on a contributory basis.
The qualification developer will facilitate an initial regional hui to
introduce and present the qualification.
Arrangements for managing
consistency
The qualification developer may appoint an external reviewer(s) to
manage the consistency process, review consistency hui outcomes,
and prepare a report which will be distributed to the TEOs and other
relevant stakeholders.
The biennial consistency hui will involve:
 peer review of evidence associated with graduates’ achievement of
outcomes

establishing a periodic cycle for the review kaupapa focus for the
external consistency review.

agreeing acceptable standards and/or benchmarks for qualification
outcome achievement, and areas for improvement

identifying issues and/or improvement opportunities associated with
outcome achievement.
The qualification developer considers that programme owners should be
responsible for determining how to evidence the consistency of their
graduates against the requirements of the graduate profile outcomes.
However standard evidence for all programme providers will include:

portfolios of student work relating to the qualification and the annual
kaupapa focus requirements of the consistency hui
And one of the following:

graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback on outcome
achievement

TEO moderation outcomes which may include
moderation/benchmarking across common programmes

Relevant MM EQA external evaluation and review data.
Māori Qualifications Services recognises the importance and value of
prior learning achieved within both formal and informal settings.
Processes may include:
Credit transfer and recognition
of prior learning arrangements

recognition for people who have worked in Taiao settings for a
period of time, or who have mātauranga Māori knowledge and
skills, and have not had any formal recognition of their skills

assisting people to upgrade previously gained qualifications

credit for learning achieved in previously gained qualifications
that aligns with outcomes in this qualification.
Accredited providers delivering programmes that lead to award of this
qualification must have policies and procedures in place for
managing credit transfer, and assessing recognition of prior learning
and recognition of current competency. These policies and
procedures, and associated fees must be available to candidates
prior to enrolment.
Assessment standards already achieved by the candidate, which are
specified in this qualification, may be credited to the qualification.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements (where
applicable)
Achieved
Pre-requisites to meet
regulatory body or legislative
requirements (where
applicable)
There are no mandatory prerequisites to meet regulatory body, or
legislative requirements for this qualification.
Mandatory conditions for
qualification
Programmes leading to the award of this qualification will be
evaluated using the Mātauranga Maori evaluative quality assurance
(MM EQA) tools, processes, and methodologies.
Optional conditions for
qualification
Conditions relating to specific outcomes
Graduate Profile Outcome
(including indicative credit
values)
Conditions
Mandatory or
Optional
Pukengatanga (30 credits)
Research and analyse
traditional mātauranga Taiao
management systems.
Articulate strategies to
generate solutions based on
reflective best practice,
incorporating new knowledge
and skills in the protection and
management of te Taiao.
Turangawaewae (20 credits)
Identify and examine
mātauranga Taiao held by
whanau, hapu, iwi – location,
whakapapa, purakau, and
related kawa and tikanga
practices.
Optional
Optional
Integrate mātauranga Taiao of
whanau, hapū, and iwi to
empower learning and
performance to enhance te
Taiao.
Te Pono me te Tika (20
credits)
Analyse, interpret, and adapt
constituting documents within
kawa, tikanga, and legislative
frameworks to initiate future
development for management
of te Taiao.
Optional
Kaitiakitanga/
Whānaungatanga (30
credits)
Design and develop
strategic direction to meet
whānau, hapū, and iwi
aspirations for Te Taiao.
Optional
Rangatiratanga (20 credits)
Manage and lead learning
and performance within
dynamic contexts to
enhance the protection
and management of te
Taiao and reflect unique
Optional
mātauranga Taiao held
within whanau, hapu, and
iwi