Creative and Performing ART Courses

Mā te pohewa mā te auaha hoki, ka whakapuaki ngā kura e huna ana 

Our qualifications are aimed at developing and nurturing our people's sense of identity as Māori while giving our people the necessary knowledge and skills of a particular industry, advantaging you in the Aotearoa workforce and beyond. See through a Māori world view as you learn to integrate Māori knowledge into all aspects of your life.

Learn how to make taonga for your whānau, hapū and iwi through the creative medium of carving with Toi Whakarākai (Whakairo) and Te Whare Pora (Whatu/Raranga) weaving or express yourself through the medium of Whare Tapere, literary Māori performing arts. These very practical qualifications will keep your whānau stories alive through song, movement or taonga while learning te reo Māori and undertaking iwi and hapū studies. Learn from home while attending regular noho in Ōtaki and online.

These qualifications can be thought of as a triple major with 50 percent of the qualification focusing on the specialisation and the other half divided evenly between te reo Māori and iwi and hapū studies.

Learn more by clicking on the qualification below and apply online to begin your journey towards a career in the Creative and Performing Arts sector! 

Study with Te Wānanga o Raukawa:

• NZQA recognised qualifications from certificate to masters.
• Learn or develop your reo Māori through every programme offered.
• Reconnect back to your marae and whānau through Iwi and Hapū Studies.
• Blended delivery means you don’t need to live in Ōtaki to study with us.
• Noho style and blended delivery offers study that fits around you, your whānau and work commitments.
• Begin your studies with our one-year Level 5 Heke (diploma), the first year towards your bachelor degree.
• Students are accommodated and fed while attending residential seminars on campus.
• Free pick up and drop off from local bus stops and 24 hours security while on campus.