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Culturally-relevant support acknowledging the critical contribution Māori teachers make to education and the achievement of Māori students

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Ngā pae tautoko | On Ako Panuku

Pae Rauemi

Tirohia te kete rauemi kia māmā ai te kawe i ō pīkaunga. Search our bank of classroom, teaching and learning, and leadership resources to inspire your teaching, engage your ākonga, and reduce your workload.

Pae Ako

Rēhita mai ki konei mō tētahi o ā mātou akoranga ngaio. Register for a workshop to strengthen your leadership and teaching practices, curriculum and assessment knowledge, or Māori language proficiency.

Pae Huiata

Mātakina ngā huiata, rēhita rānei i konei. Watch past and live webinars or register for upcoming ones right here.

Ngā akoranga | Upcoming workshops

Wānanga Reo - Auckland

Auckland

28 Apr 2026 - 29 Apr 2026

This 2-day Ako Panuku Wānanga Reo is designed specifically to improve the quality of the teachers' language. As these wānanga are popular and book out quickly, preference will be given to kaiako who register for their nearest location.

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Poipoia te Pitomata | Planning for Diverse Needs

Auckland

5 May 2026 - 6 May 2026

This two-day wānanga explores executive function through a strengths-based, kaupapa Māori lens, grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā. Together, we unpack behaviour as communication and view “challenges” as signals of lagging skills. Through practical tools, insights from rangatahi, and collaborative planning, you will build your confidence to notice, recognise, and respond with intention. You will leave with clear, practical ways to explicitly teach and proactively support ākonga as they develop their executive function skills, strengthening manaakitanga and a sense of belonging for all learners.

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Te Ara Whakatere - Te Waka me te Moana

Wellington

19 May 2026 - 20 May 2026

Te Ara Whakatere – Navigating Leadership, is a transformative leadership wānanga designed for aspiring Māori education leaders. Grounded in the ancestral metaphor of voyaging and navigation, the programme equips participants to lead with courage, moral clarity, cultural integrity, and intuitive intelligence in complex educational environments. Te Ara Whakatere is made up of three stand-alone 2-day workshops. Kaiako can participate in all three workshops or attend individual workshops. In this workshop, through the navigation elements of waka and moana, kaiako explore identity, whakapapa and leadership origins, as well navigating systems and complexity.

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Kia Wana te Ako - Auckland

Auckland

8 Jun 2026 - 9 Jun 2026

A two-day workshop designed for kaiako who want to strengthen their teaching practice of reo ā-waha and reo ā-tā, including vocabulary development. Participants are expected to attend the workshop closest to their location. It is recommended that kaiako attend BOTH workshop days. However, kaiako can choose to attend either day 1 or day 2. Reo ā-Waha will be the focus on day 1, and Reo ā-Tā on day 2. Day 2 - Reo ā-Tā strategies require ākonga to be reading and writing independently. Day 2 content is mostly suitable for kaiako teaching at intermediate and secondary/wharekura levels.

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Ngā rauemi o te wā | Trending resources

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Te Reo Māori in the Classroom

Teacher Notes • Attachment

Some simple phrases to use when giving positive feedback to students, acknowledging their efforts in class, asking simple questions in class and giving instructions.

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He Waiata - Songbook

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The PPTA waiata book presenting a collection of more than 60 well-known Māori songs with English translations and chords.

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Classroom Observation Tool

Leadership, PCT • Attachment

An example or template to use for undertaking classroom observations.

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Whakataukī Compilation

Online & Digital, Teacher Notes • Page

Find a compilation of 100+ whakataukī used in Ako Panuku resources and communications over the years!

Ngā huiata | Webinars

NCEA Te Reo Māori 1.2

This webinar unpacks the NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Māori Standard - Te whakapuaki whakaaro e pā ana ki tētahi horopaki e ora nei te reo.

Past webinar

•13 minutes

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Ruita Taiapa | Poipoia te Pitomata - Dyslexia Teaching Strategies

Dyslexia teaching strategies by Ruita Taiapa at Poipoia te Pitomata | Diverse Learners Symposium 2024.

Past webinar

•66 minutes

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Professor Rāwinia Higgins | Kia Māhorahora te Reo

The Maihi Karauna strategy to achieve one million speakers by 2040 requires the effort of all of us in Aotearoa New Zealand. This places a lot of pressure on teachers to help us achieve this uptake of te reo Māori. Recorded at Hui ā-Tau 2023.

Past webinar

•51 mins

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Leon Blake | Te 'O' me te 'A'

What’s the whole point of ‘A’ and ‘O’? Why are they called “possessives”? Does every iwi use ‘O’? How am I supposed to remember what goes into which category? Recorded at Hui ā-Tau 2023.

Past webinar

•44 mins

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Barbara Alaalatoa | E Pao, Tōrea!

This is a recording of Barbara Alaalatoa's session, the opening keynote, from Hui ā-Tau 2025.

Past webinar

•37 minutes

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Hurae White | Aromatawai in Practice

This is a recording of Hurae White's session, Aromatawai in Practice, from Hui ā-Tau 2025.

Past webinar

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Ngā Kāhui | Communities

Te Kāhui Kaiako Reo Māori | Te Reo Māori Community

Te Kāhui Kaiako Reo Māori is a national network of kaiako who share an interest in the teaching and learning of te reo Māori.

Te Kāhui Kaiako Pūtaiao | Pūtaiao Community

Te Kāhui Kaiako Pūtaiao is a national network of kaiako who share an interest in promoting science through a Māori worldview.

Te Pōkai Kākākura | Leadership Community

Te Pōkai Kākākura is a national network of Māori leaders and kaiako who want to develop their leadership capability.

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