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Demonstrate knowledge of Māori customary linkages with fish and fish
utilisation
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
Māori customary linkages with fish; and demonstrate knowledge of the
natural habitat and cultural significance of fish, and their historical and
contemporary use to Māori.
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 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
Demonstrate knowledge of Māori customary linkages with fish.
Performance criteria
1.1
Whakapapa of fish is identified and explained in accordance with whānau, hapū
and iwi tikanga and kawa.
Range
1.2
whakapapa of fish includes but is not limited to – the three major
phases of the creation history covering Te Kore, Te Po, Ranginui
and Papa, and the war among the Atua that lead to the first
division of reptile and fish.
The principles of kaitiakitanga are identified and explained in terms of iwi and
hapū tikanga and kawa.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the natural habitat and cultural significance of fish, and their
historical and contemporary use to Māori.
Performance criteria
2.1
A minimum of four fish species are described in terms of their natural habitat
and significance specific to a hapū.
2.2
Parts of a fish are identified and their use explained in terms of their historical
and contemporary usage.
Range
may include but is not limited to – fins, scales, gills, bones, roe,
intestines, liver, skin, teeth.
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.
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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 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 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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