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Leader Self-reflection: Learning-focused Culture

Leadership • Attachment

A self-reflection pdf template to help leaders think about their practice in relation to the learning-focused Culture Standard. In English and Māori. To download a writable pdf version, click on the exclamation mark below.

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Virtual Background Whakataukī 3

Online & Digital • Attachment

“Kia mate ururoa, kei mate wheke.” A virtual background to add to your online classroom profile. Black and white.

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Te Reo Māori Kit 2.3: Nau Mai, i Ngā Hua

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A te reo Māori teaching kit that includes unit plan, lesson plans, activities and slides.

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Te Reo Māori Roadmap NCEA Level 2

Classroom Resource, Planning • Attachment

Updated for 2025, this roadmap resource is designed to assist and support teachers of Te Reo Māori in English-medium settings with designing a Level 2 NCEA Te Reo Māori programme.

Ngā huiata | Webinars

Leadership During the Covid-19 Crisis

This webinar explores different leadership mindsets and behaviour that have arisen during the Covid-19 crisis that can help leaders learn and navigate future disasters.

Past webinar

•60 minutes

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Melinda Webber - Ngā Iho Pūmanawa: Māori Concepts of Giftedness

Melinda is a Professor of Education at Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland and Pou Matarua (Co-Director) of the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Centre of Research Excellence. She leads a number of research projects focused on better understanding the effects of Māori student motivation and academic engagement, culturally sustaining teaching, localised curricula, and enduring school-family-community partnerships for learning. Whakapapa narratives provide a way for teachers and learners to understand the importance of kōrero tuku iho in comprehending their identities and relationships within their environments. In this presentation, Melinda discusses existing concepts of giftedness and use kōrero tuku iho to offer a new perspective on its meaning. By utilising the Mana Model as a framework, she suggests methods for redefining giftedness, exploring its manifestations, and identifying what taitamariki require to realize their potential. We are grateful to Kahu Pūtoi who have made this webinar available to Ako Panuku kaiako.

Past webinar

•29 minutes

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Recorded 3 Sep 2025

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Past webinar

•1 hour

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Pip Rimene & Mike Styles - Dyslexia | What Now?

Nō te tau 2022 i kaha aro mātou ki tētahi o ā mātou tama, ka mutu, he nui anō tā mātou urupounamu atu ki a mātou anō mō te āhua o ana matea ako. Ko tā mātou i whakatau ai, he tamaiti takiwā tēnei, ā, nāwai rā ka toro atu mātou ki te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, ki te kaimātai hauora hinengaro, kia whakamātauhia ā-ōkawatia nei te tamaiti nei. Ko tā rātou, ka toru tau pea te roa o tā mātou tatari kia whakamātauria te tamaiti nei. Nā, ka hōhā mārika mātou i runga anō i te whakaaro, e kore e taea te tatari mō ngā tau e toru i tēnei ao mātauranga nei! Nō muri mai i tēnei ka toro atu mātou ki tētahi nō te hapori whānui, ā, ka utua ia ki te mahi i āna mahi. I tika tā mātou i whakatau ai mō te takiwātanga, heoi, he matea ako anō i ara ake, ā, ko te tīpaopao kupu tērā. I toro atu mātou ki a SPELD, ki ētahi atu anō hoki kia tautoko i te tamaiti nei, engari kāore ā rātou rauemi reo Māori. Nā konei i waihanga ai mātou i tā mātou ake rauemi, ā, koinei te kaupapa o te kōrero nei. We are grateful to Kahu Pūtoi who have made this webinar available to Ako Panuku kaiako.

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•31 minutes

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Jessica Hita & Tuhoro Paki - Takiwātanga From a Te Ao Māori Perspective

Jessica Hita and Tuhoro Paki are mātua to a taonga takiwātanga, Te Aurere, who ignited their passion to work in this space more. Jess is a Treaty Lawyer and a strong advocate within the wider whai kaha community, being involved in Enabling Good Lives Waikato. Tuhoro is a Policy and Strategy Manager at Waikato-Tainui and is passionate about supporting and realising the aspirations of whānau, marae, hapū and iwi. As mātua to a taonga takiwātanga, Jessica and Tuhoro share their lived experience of living with takiwātanga and how whānau and professionals can incorporate more inclusive practices through a te ao Māori lens. We are grateful to Kahu Pūtoi who have made this webinar available to Ako Panuku kaiako.

Past webinar

•39 minutes

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Jenny Tebbutt - Making the Difference for Those Who Learn Differently

Jenny Tebbutt is an Educational Consultant at Raising Achievement. She has 25 years' experience working with neurodiversity and at-risk learners and has authored two books on the subject: a Handbook for schools and a guide for parents. Jenny provides PLD opportunities to schools and organisations, and works with whānau and ākonga, from early childhood through to adults. This session explores the following kaupapa: - Understanding and identifying the additional needs of your learner. - What are underpinning cognitive weaknesses and how do they impact learners? - Support services you can access to assist learners achieve their potential. - Maximising achievement and potential through her approach. We are grateful to Kahu Pūtoi who have made this webinar available to Ako Panuku kaiako.

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•28 minutes

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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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