New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) (Level 6)

at Southern Institute of Technology

• WTMP601 Nga Ahuatanga o te Reo
• WTMP602 WhakaMāori/Whakapakeha
• WTMP603 Te Orokohanga o te Ao
• WTMP604 Kupu Whakanikoniko
• WTMP605 Te Whakawhitinga o nga Waka
• WTMP607 Take Whenua
• WTMP606 Aroa
• WTMP608 Waiata/Haka

Akonga must be at least 16 years of age (unless an exemption from attending school has been granted) at the commencement of the programme.
 

Akonga must be New Zealand citizens (or citizens of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent residents.
 

Akonga must meet the following programme-specific requirements:

• Have successfully completed Te Haputanga o te Reo (Te Kaupae 5), or a te reo Māori diploma qualification at Level 5, or Year One of a te reo Māori degree (Rumaki), and
• Attend an interview, or information hui, with a kaiako

Diplomas   NZ$16,500    Per academic year

Graduates of this diploma will have the skills and knowledge to participate in the maintenance and development of te reo amongst whanau, hapu, iwi, and community. They will have an advanced- understanding and awareness of te reo that can be utilised to support and complement current skills and knowledge in their area of employment, in the public and private sectors, such as:
 

• senior administration roles;
• senior policy analysts;
• liaison person, team leader;
• senior Māori Cultural advisors;
• senior teachers/educators – general and reo Māori; kaiawhina, kaiarahi i te reo in Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Māori, Primary Schools, or in the workplace;
• script writers, or broadcasters in Māori Radio;
• health advocates, or healthcare support workers;
• lead roles in the arts sector – singers, composers, writers, artists, actors;
• senior roles as tour guides, instructors, or kaitiaki in the Tourism sector;
• senior hospitality positions;
• senior Māori liaison or Cultural Advisor positions in Government Departments;
• Politics – Liaison, Advisors, or Speakers on Hospital Boards, Regional Boards, Local Council and in Parliament;
• speakers of advisors in Museums
• advisors at Foreign Embassies in New Zealand, or overseas.