About these qualifications
Mahinga Kai, W膩hi Tapu and Environment M膩ori qualifications are for students who wish to work in areas that involve the application of appropriate tikanga and kawa in kai production, harvesting, and resource management.
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Consultation on the Mahinga Kai 鈥� Te Hoata qualification review
Open until 12 December 2025
色诱直播 M膩ori Qualifications Services (MQS) invites feedback on the review of the Mahinga Kai 鈥� Te Hoata qualification.
Proposed changes to the qualifications
Strategic Purpose Statement, Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPOs), Ng膩 Kaupapa o te Tohu
Minor adjustments to better reflect the intention of the qualification and for clarity and relevance in a Mahinga Kai context.
Education, Employment, Cultural, Community Pathways
Minor amendments to broaden pathways scope.
Qualification Outcomes/Conditions
Amendments to expand programme content options and for clarity and relevance in a Mahinga Kai context.
We welcome your feedback
We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed changes. The consultation period for the proposed qualification is open until 12 December 2025.
Please send your feedback to MQS@nzqa.govt.nz.
Current qualification and proposed changes
Current qualification - Ref: 2348, Level 3, 120 credits
New Zealand Certificate in M膩ori Food Production, Harvest and Management
Proposed qualification - Ref: 2348, Level 3, 120 credits
Mahinga Kai 鈥� Te Hoata (Kaupae 3) [DOCX, 79 KB]
New Zealand Certificate in M膩ori Food Production, Harvest and Management
We're grateful for your feedback, thank you in advance for your time and input.
What鈥檚 next?
MQS will review all feedback received as part of the consultation and use it to inform any further amendment to the documents.
The qualifications will then be submitted to Quality Assurance M膩ori 色诱直播 for evaluation through:
Consultation on Environment M膩ori qualifications review
The consultation on Environment M膩ori qualifications review is now closed.
The consultation period for feedback on the Environment M膩ori qualifications has closed.
These qualifications have now been submitted to 色诱直播 Quality Assurance M膩ori for evaluation through Te Hono o Te Kahurangi (THoTK).
Completed reviews
November 2020 : Review of four qualifications in Whakamahi Whenua (Mahinga Kai - Te Hoata), W膩hi Tapu and Environment M膩ori
Read details of the review in the report:
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