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Welcome to your new future.
Delivering Diplomas in Partnership with Te Wānanga Amorangi Laidlaw College
Te Wānanga Ihorangi is working in partnership with Te Wānanga Amorangi (Laidlaw College) to deliver these programmes. Both Diplomas in Te Reo Māori are held and administered through Te Wānanga Amorangi, and our students will be formally enrolled at both institutions.
Students will experience a distinctive Māori-led kaupapa in Te Wānanga Ihorangi’s immersive learning community and campus. However, one of the great benefits of the partnership is that our students will also have access to the support and systems of Te Wānanga Amorangi as well. Te Wānanga Amorangi is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest Christian tertiary college, it is a Category 1 Private Training Establishment, and teaches programmes from Certificate to Doctoral level.
More information can be found on them here, and more details about our partnership can be read in our faqs here.
Te Reo Ihirangi
L5 Diploma
Te Reo Maruata
L6 Diploma
Kura Reo
Non-accredited 4-day Language Schools
Te Reo Ihirangi
Level 5 Diploma
Ready to take a leap of faith? This programme is a one-year full-time intensive that will get you conversationally fluent by the time you graduate. Move from a beginner to an intermediate-level speaker through this accelerated learning experience.
The Te Reo Ihirangi programme leads to the Te Pōkairua Reo (Rumaki) (Te Kaupae 5) / New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) (Level 5).
Te Reo Ihirangi is aimed at students who want to take their te reo Māori journey to the next level. Classes are based onsite at our Henderson campus, within a full immersion environment. Every week will be packed with a variety of classes, individual and group work, kapa haka, karakia, guest speakers, and the occasional off-campus haerenga.
- Fully participate within contexts using only te reo Māori;
- Express their ideas and theories within a wide variety of situations with fluency and confidence;
- Recall and integrate a wide range of language devices into their everyday speech;
- Articulate and demonstrate sound technical knowledge in te reo Māori;
- Contribute to language revitalisation efforts within their own whānau, hapū, iwi, and hāhi.
Programme Summary
| LEVEL | 5, 120 credits |
| DURATION | One year full-time (there is only one intake per year in Feb) |
| TIMETABLE |
12 Feb – 15 Nov 2024 There are also two compulsory noho-marae for this programme (dates TBC) |
| HOLIDAYS | Our study breaks follow the school holidays |
| PLACES | Expressions of Interest open |
| LOCATION | Henderson Campus |
| CLASS TIMES |
Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Friday – No classes (although one-on-one tutorials are available with your kaiako) |
Te Reo Ihirangi Courses (120 credits total)
| Topic 1: Hokinga Mahara (Strengthening Foundations) | 10 Credits |
| Topic 2: Ngā Āhutanga o Te Reo – Taumata 5 (Linguistic Elements) |
25 Credits |
| Topic 3: Kōrero Nehe (Oral Traditions) | 10 Credits |
| Topic 4: He Reo Ora (History of Te Reo) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 5: Ngā Kōrero ā-iwi (Tribal Narratives) | 10 Credits |
| Topic 6: He Pūrongorongo (Current Affairs) | 20 Credits |
| Topic 7: Ngā Kōrero Whakarākei (Linguistic Embellishments) | 10 Credits |
| Topic 8: He Hui Marae (Marae Gatherings) | 20 Credits |
Entry criteria
To enrol in this programme, a potential student must:
- be at least 16 years of age
- be a New Zealand citizen (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent resident
- reside in New Zealand
- have successfully completed a te reo Māori qualification at Level 4
- meet with a kaiako to discuss course workload and commitment
Or
- successfully complete the pre-entry assessment
- meet with a kaiako to discuss course workload and commitment
Te Reo Maruata
Level 6 Diploma
Do you dream of becoming a language champion? This one-year full-time programme can take your reo to an advanced level. Reach new heights as you expand your mastery of formal and informal language, and deepen your knowledge of whakapapa and whakapono through personalised research projects.
The Te Reo Maruata programme leads to the Te Pōkairua Reo (Rumaki) (Te Kaupae 6) / New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) (Level 6).
Te Reo Maruata is a 120-credit one-year full-time programme.
Te Reo Maruata is aimed at students who want to think, write and speak in te reo with ease and eloquence. Classes are based onsite at our Henderson campus, within a full immersion environment. Every week will be packed with a variety of classes, individual and group work, kapa haka, karakia, guest speakers and the occasional off-campus haerenga. By joining this programme, you will become a tuakana of Te Wānanga Ihorangi and will be expected to act as a mentor and role model to other students.
On completion of this programme, graduates will be able to:
- Think and speak in te reo with clarity and certainty;
- Develop real-world Māori/English and English/Māori translation skills;
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of advanced grammar;
- Share their own unique and personalised research;
- Lead karakia, karanga and whaikōrero;
- Advance language revitalisation efforts within their own whānau, hapū, iwi, and hāhi.
Programme Summary
| LEVEL | 6, 120 credits |
| DURATION | One year full-time (there is only one intake per year in Feb) |
| TIMETABLE |
12 Feb – 15 Nov, 2024 There are also two compulsory noho-marae for this programme (dates TBC) |
| HOLIDAYS | Our study breaks follow the school holidays |
| PLACES | Expressions of Interest open |
| LOCATION | Henderson Campus |
| CLASS TIMES |
Monday to Thursday, 9:00am – 3:30pm Friday – No classes (although one-on-one tutorials are available with your kaiako) |
Te Reo Maruata Courses (120 credits total)
| Topic 1: Ngā Āhuatanga o Te Reo – Taumata 6 (Linguistic Elements) | 25 Credits |
| Topic 2: Whakataukī/Whakatauākī (Proverbial Sayings) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 3: Ngā Poropiti Māori (Māori Prophets) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 4: Te Paipera ki Aotearoa (The Bible in Aotearoa) | 10 Credits |
| Topic 5: Whakamāori/Whakapākehā (Translations) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 6: Ngā Kōrero Whakarākei (Linguistic Embellishments) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 7: Rautaki Reo (Revitalisation strategies) | 15 Credits |
| Topic 8: Waiata/Haka (Māori Performing Arts) | 10 Credits |
Entry criteria
- be at least 16 years of age
- be a New Zealand citizen (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent resident
- reside in New Zealand
- have successfully completed a te reo Māori qualification at Level 5
- meet with a kaiako to discuss course workload and commitment
Or
- successfully complete the pre-entry assessment
- meet with a kaiako to discuss course workload and commitment
Kura Reo
Non-accredited 4-day language schools
Te Wānanga Ihorangi runs a range of full immersion language schools each year. Each kura reo has its own flavour as we travel throughout the country, staying with different marae, hapū, and iwi. All levels of language competence are welcome to attend, so come along and fill up your kete with new skills, experiences, and confidence.
2023 Dates
- Hoani Tapu te Kaikauwhau i te Rongopai (April 17 – 19) – REGOS FULL
- Owae Marae, Waitara (July 9 – 12) –REGOS FULL
- Kutarere Marae, Ōpōtiki (September 14 – 17) – SPACES OPEN (This wānanga is targeted at conversational speakers rather than beginners)
- Umupuia Marae, Tāmaki Makaurau (December 12 – 15) – SPACES OPEN
Te Rongopai
Come and learn about the story of Te Rongopai through the perspective of each place we visit.
Nau Mai Rā
Each attendee is grouped with similarly capable speakers of te reo Māori. All classes will be targeted to meet you where you are at.
Noho-marae
These language schools include overnight stays. The idea is that we live and breathe te reo Māori throughout our time together.