Ko nga kete o te wananga: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding matauranga Maori

The Ministry of Education's recent changes to NCEA to incorporate mana orite mo te matauranga Maori has become the source of consternation for many kaiako in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kaiako are struggling to understand what integrating mana orite and matauranga Maori into their programmes looks like. This article is intended as a lay person's guide to understanding two things. First, what the terms "mana orite" and "matauranga Maori" are, and secondly, what mana orite mo te matauranga Maori may look like in their programmes of study.