Culture and Heritage Courses

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga

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.

Start your journey to become a guardian of Māori knowledge with Puna Maumahara, Information Management studies or take a holistic journey into the realm of ‘te ao Mārama’ expanding your awareness from a Māori world view with Mātauranga Māori studies at diploma to masters level. FREE Certificate courses are available in Karanga and Tū Whaikōrero or develop manuscripts for your whānau through Iwi and Hapū studies. Learn from home while attending regular noho in Ōtaki and online.

With the exception of certificate programmes and Tāhuhu Mātauranga Māori, 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 selecting the qualification below and apply online to begin your journey towards a career in the Culture & Heritage 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.