Mātauranga Māori, including our
language, our culture, and our
heritage, forms the foundation,
the framework and the substance
of who we are as Māori, and guides
us in our interactions with each
other and with our environments.
Mātauranga Māori offers a lens
through which we view our world as
we work to understand traditional,
contemporary and emerging Māori
knowledge bases and their inter
relationships1. Mātauranga Māori
provides the foundation for Māori
to succeed as Māori in Aotearoa New
Zealand and as global citizens in the
Twenty-first Century.
Outcome one
Mātauranga Māori is nurtured and enhanced
As a Māori organisation, we separate rangahau Māori
from Western definitions of research. We are dedicated
to the propagation and protection of rangahau Māori,
and we support rangahau that informs our practice and
builds our rangahau culture, capacity and competence.
We also support rangahau that promotes te ao Māori
and emancipates our people.
Alignment with Te Rautakinga
The Mātauranga Māori outcome aligns with two of our 2030
strategic attributes:
• Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is steeped in te reo, tikanga and
āhuatanga Māori with a worldwide reputation for creative
and innovative approaches to indigenous learning and
understanding.
• We are a leading edge Māori and indigenous research
organisation and a recognised repository for mātauranga
Māori.
Output measures
Output measures that guide our progress against achieving
this outcome relate to delivering high-quality qualifications
and strengthening mātauranga Māori. Initiatives and projects
to achieve our targets included:
• Introducing our first Masters qualification – He Waka
Hiringa. He Waka Hiringa involves the study of excellence in
indigenous principles and practice and how these principles
and practices can benefit communities.
• Strengthening mātauranga Māori through building rangahau
capability and sharing this knowledge through publication
and presentation.
In 2013 we achieved 5 of our 6 measures for this output class.
The following table shows measures, targets and results for
mātauranga Māori outputs.
1Edwards, S. (2009). Titiro Whakamuri kia marama ai te wao nei: Whakapapa epistemologies and Maniapoto Māori
cultural identities. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
# Measure
Achieved
2012
Achieved
2013
Target
2013
Target
2014
1.1 Number of EFTS successfully completing post-graduate mātauranga
Māori qualifications at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
0
37
20
0
1.2 Number of rangahau outputs.
384
185
200
300
1.3 Proportion of tauira who would recommend their programme to others.
95% 95% 95% 95%
1.4 External Evaluation and Review (EER) reports ‘confident’ or ‘highly
confident’ in capability against self-assessment.
Highly
confident
Confident
Confident
Confident
1.5 External Evaluation and Review (EER) reports ‘confident’ or ‘highly
confident’ in capability against educational performance.
Not
assessed
Highly
confident
Confident
Confident
1.6 Funding consumption matches the Investment Plan agreement.
-0.9% 100.2% 99-105% 99-105%
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