About Field Māori
Field Māori is a field in the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.
Field Māori houses kaupapa Māori subfields and learning areas that are based on mātauranga Māori. Here you will find assessment support materials, information about new programmes, mātauranga Māori qualifications and more
Field Māori assessment standards cover a range of learning areas, such as Māori Performing Arts, Tikanga, Reo Māori, Taonga Pūoro and Mahinga Kai.
These level 1 to 6 standards are developed by NZQA's Māori Qualification Services to promote, support and develop the growth and use of mātauranga Māori.
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Internal assessment resources
Māori Performing Arts exemplars
See exemplars for internally assessed Māori Performing Arts standards
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Support materials for 5 mātāpono based standards for use in any context
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Field Māori assessment support material
Find resources and guidance for Field Māori assessment standards
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New Field Māori programmes
Te Manaaki Tangata ki te Marae recognises what ākonga may know and do at the marae.
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Field Māori standards by Domain and Level
Environment Māori standards
Māori Environmental Management (Level 1, 3 and 4) (external link)
Māori Environmental Practices (Level 1 to 4) (external link)
Wāhi Tapu (Level 3 to 4 (external link))
Māori Business Management
Māori Management – Generic (Level 2 to 5) (external link)
Māori Office Systems (Level 3) (external link)
Manaaki Marae unit standards
Manaaki Marae - Takatū Kai (Level 2 to 3) (external link)
Manaaki Marae - Whāngai Manuhiri (Level 2 to 4) (external link)
Tikanga Practices (Level 2 to 4) (external link)
Mana Wahine standards
Te Aho Wahine (Level 2 to 3) (external link)
Te Whare Haka│Māori Performing Arts standards
Māori Performing Arts Teaching (Level 6) (external link)
New Māori Dance (Level 1 to 3) (external link)
New Māori Music (Level 1 to 4) (external link)
Te Ao Haka (Level 1 to 4) (external link)
Mau Rākau standards
Te Mau Rākau (Level 1 to 3) (external link)
Te Parawhakawai (Level 1 to 2) (external link)
Te Rangatiratanga Mau Rākau (Level 4) (external link)
Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora standards
Raranga (Level 1 to 4) (external link)
Tāniko (Level 1 to 6) (external link)
Whāriki (Level 1 to 5) (external link)
Whatu (Level 1 to 6) (external link)
Reo Māori
Kōrero (Level 1 to 2) (external link)
Whakarongo (Level 1 to 2) (external link)
Tuhituhi (Level 1 to 2) (external link)
Pānui (Level 1 to 2) (external link)
Reo Tūāpapa (Level 1) (external link)
Reo Tumu (Level 2) (external link)
Taonga Puoro standards
Ngā Kōrero o Neherā (Level 1 to 3) (external link)
Te Whakatangi (Level 1 to 3) (external link)
Te Whakatīnanatanga (Level 1 to 4) (external link)
Te Ara Hou ki te Ora standards
Hauora (Level 1 to 6) (external link)
Whānau Ora (Level 3 to 5) (external link)
Te Ara Nunumi standards
Te Ara Nunumi - Ā-Mahara (Levels 2 and 4) (external link)
Te Ara Nunumi - Ā-Kiko (Level 3) (external link)
Te Ara Nunumi - Ā-Wairua (Level 2) (external link)
Te Mātauranga Māori me te Whakangungu standards
Te Mātauranga Māori Whāiti (Level 2 to 5) (external link)
Te Mātauranga Māori Whānui (Level 2 to 5) (external link)
Tiaki Mokopuna
Te Pā Harakeke (Level 2 to 4) (external link)
Tikanga standards
Tikanga Concepts (Levels 1, 2, 3 and 6) (external link)
Tikanga Issues (Level 2 to 4) (external link)
Tikanga Practices (Level 2 to 4) (external link)
Tourism Māori standards
Environmental Tourism Māori (Level 3) (external link)
Tourism Māori Issues (Level 5) (external link)
Tourism Māori Practices (Level 3 to 5) (external link)
Whakairo standards
Mana Whakairo (Level 3 to 5) (external link)
Toi Whakairo (Level 2 to 5) (external link)
Whakaraupapa Whakairo (Level 3 to 5) (external link)
Whenua standards
Governance of Māori Authorities (Level 3 to 4) (external link)