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Title / Explain taha wairua to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo
Level / 6 / Credits / 15
Purpose / This unit standard is for people furthering their knowledge in whakairo. It supplements the Toi Whakairo and Whakaraupapa Whakairo unit standards.
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain taha wairua through demonstrating knowledge of: traditional concepts and practice; cultural observances; and cosmogonic relationships in whakairo and iwi or hapū tradition.
Classification / Whakairo > Mana Whakairo
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and safety prerequisites / Unit 2560, Apply tikanga-a-iwi to enhance whakairo practice, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 2565, Explain aho tangata to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo; and Unit 2568, Explain symbolic representation to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo.
Explanatory notes
1 Tikanga and kawa related to the content of the Whakairo subfield refer to specific interpretations and understandings of whakapapa, te reo, symbolism, concepts and representation within a whakairo context. They are distinctive from those within the broader context of Te Ao Māori.
2 Glossary
taha – perspective; way of doing things;
tikanga-ā-iwi – tribal cultural practice;
aho tangata – lineage;
whare pora – house(s) of weaving;
whare maire /whare mākutu house(s) of necromancy;
(occult practice);
te kete tuātea – symbolic basket of ancestral knowledge;
te kete tuāuri – symbolic basket of sacred knowledge;
te kete aronui – symbolic basket of human, earthly or mortal life.
3 Cosmogonic relationship refers to tribal narratives reinscribed in the environment through public art and design that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of traditional concepts and practice in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the degree to which traditional cultural concepts impact on Māori art that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range mauri, mana, tapu, noa.
1.2 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining traditional educational practices associated with Māori art that concurs with hapu or iwi traditions.
Range whare wānanga, whare maire, whare mākutu, whare pora, te kete tuātea, te kete tuāuri, te kete aronui.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural observances in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the cultural observance peculiar to significant Māori institutions that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range pure, tohi, tangihanga, hahunga, rāhui.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of cosmogonic relationships in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the cosmogonic relationship between architectural entrances and 'rites of passage' that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range architectural entrances – pare, kuwaha, waharoa;
cosmogonic relationships – te kore, te po, te ao marama, ira atua, ira tangata, te whare tangata, te tatau o te po.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 5 December 1995 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 2 / 6 April 1998 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 3 / 19 April 2000 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 4 / 18 September 2001 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 5 / 11 March 2004 / 31 December 2019
Review / 6 / 12 December 2008 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 7 / 21 May 2010 / 31 December 2019
Rollover / 8 / 21 February 2013 / 31 December 2019
Review / 9 / 15 September 2016 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0082
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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NZQA Māori Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 194 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016