Introducing Te Kete Māori: A new way to find Māori resources
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Why Te Kete Māori?
The name Te Kete Māori draws on the Māori concept of kete, a woven basket for gathering and carrying knowledge. By bringing Māori-focused content together in one place, it makes these resources easier for teachers and learners to find, access and engage with.
The New Zealand Curriculum gives all students the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, alongside the teaching of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories. For many schools, this means finding video resources on te reo Māori, Māori history, or te ao Māori that fit a particular class, topic or learning area. We wanted to make that search easier, so teachers can spend less time looking and more time considering how it supports their students’ learning.
What is Te Kete Māori?
Many of the videos included already existed on ClickView, but they were spread across many different areas. Inconsistent titles and descriptions made it harder still to locate them. Te Kete Māori tidies this up, gathering existing resources into organised spaces for Primary and Secondary levels that are accessible in one click from the moment you log in. In short, these aren’t all new resources, but rather a much better way to find them.
Every school teaches differently, shaped by its own community, priorities and policies. The collection is designed to support each school’s own decisions with trusted, high-quality videos.
What’s included?
The collection features videos and series covering te reo Māori, te ao Māori, Māori history and Māori voices. Videos and series are organised into relevant subjects including Languages, History, Society and Culture, Science and The Arts, making it more straightforward to locate resources for a specific class, topic or achievement objective.
How does Te Kete Māori connect to the curriculum?
Titles in Te Kete Māori can be mapped to achievement objectives, such as Learning Languages AOs for te reo Māori, Te Ao Haka NCEA standards, and Social Sciences AOs relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi. They also connect to broader curriculum expectations that sit above individual objectives, including:
- the compulsory teaching of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories (Years 1-10)
- the requirement that all students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori
- the bicultural foundations and Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide the New Zealand Curriculum
- cross-curricular concepts such as hauora
The collection also supports general teaching and learning expectations, including critical inquiry, the use of multiple perspectives and primary evidence, oral language and listening skills, and key competencies such as participating and contributing, relating to others, and using language, symbols and texts.
Illustrative mapping
| Title | Level | Illustrative curriculum links |
| Matariki | Primary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (place, whakapapa, significance of events); Science (maramataka, seasonal change) |
| Kete Kōrero (series) | Primary | Learning Languages – Te Reo Māori (listening/speaking, oral storytelling); English (oral language, myth and legend) |
| Pōtae Pai (series) | Primary | Learning Languages – Te Reo Māori (greetings, everyday vocabulary); Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (tikanga-based socio-cultural context); The Arts – Visual Arts |
| Kura Kāinga (series) | Primary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (belonging, roles, community) |
| The Treaty of Waitangi | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi, civics) |
| Matariki Explained | Secondary | Science (maramataka); Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (cultural significance, place) |
| Māori Language | Secondary | Learning Languages – Te Reo Māori; Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (language revitalisation as social/historical context) |
| Speak No Māori | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (language suppression, colonisation); English (critical literacy) |
| Māori Land Protests: Hikoi and Bastion Point | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (land, grievance, protest, civics, Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi settlements) |
| Uncharted with Sam Neill (series) | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (exploration, encounter and colonisation narratives) |
| Polynesian Expansion (series) | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (Pacific migration and settlement) |
| NZ Wars (series) and The New Zealand Wars (series) | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (causes, consequences and perspectives) |
| Rediscovering Aotearoa (series) | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (place and identity, te ao Māori perspectives on land and environment) |
| Autaia Haka Theatre (series) | Secondary | The Arts (key features, performance); Learning Languages – Te Reo Māori (listening/speaking, oral storytelling); Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (tikanga-based socio-cultural context) |
| Hongi to Hāngī and Everything in Between (series) | Secondary | Social Sciences – Aotearoa NZ Histories (tikanga Māori practices); Health & PE (hauora, manaakitanga) |
How will we navigate curriculum review and change?
The New Zealand Curriculum is currently mid-refresh under Te Mātaiaho, with content being released in phases. Te Kete Māori is curated against the enduring big ideas that underpin this area of learning, including Māori history as foundational to Aotearoa New Zealand, the ongoing significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the importance of te reo and tikanga Māori, and te ao Māori as a living knowledge system. Because the collection is built around these enduring ideas rather than a single curriculum document, it’s designed to remain a consistent and usable space as the refresh progresses. Structure and mappings on both the Primary and Secondary pages will be reviewed and updated as the refreshed curriculum is finalised.
Who helped bring it to life?
We recognise the importance of working alongside tāngata whenua and tāngata Tiriti in the development and curation of a kaupapa such as this. We worked closely with Māori contributors and consultants throughout the development and curation process.
Many of the videos and series in the collection are sourced from broadcast TV, which we continue to monitor for new content. We also work with content partners and producers, so will seek to grow what’s available over time. Any ClickView Originals featuring Māori-related content receive specialist consultancy from subject-matter experts.
We see Te Kete Māori as a space that will keep developing over time, not a finished or static collection. We welcome feedback so if you have a video request, notice a gap or have a suggestion, you can submit feedback directly through the feedback button. This helps us understand how Te Kete Māori should continue to grow.
Ready to explore Te Kete Māori?
Te Kete Māori is available now! We invite you to explore the collection for Primary and Secondary and see what it offers your teaching and learning. We hope it makes finding great video resources on te reo Māori, Māori history and te ao Māori a little easier, and we’d love to hear what you think along the way.
Reach out to our friendly ClickView team to learn more.
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Kelsey Dalton
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Kelsey is a qualified K–12 classroom teacher, with the majority of her experience at the secondary level. She is now a Curation Specialist at ClickView, supporting educators across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom to use video effortlessly for positive learning outcomes.
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