heke puna maumahara
diploma in information management
Become a guardian for the source of knowledge contained within your whānau, hapū or iwi. Just as our ancestors navigated the seas to discover new lands, you will learn to navigate the sea of information to make new discoveries.
Puna Maumahara refers to ‘repositories of knowledge’, particularly those belonging to iwi, hapū and whānau. In this one year diploma you will be entrenched in mātauranga Māori and learn how to apply these concepts through organising and retrieving information. This includes digital archiving and preservation techniques for taonga tuku iho (our inherited treasures).
If you are seeking or currently in a role where you collect, access, store, design, implement, preserve and manage knowledge and systems you will learn a new approach based on tikanga and kaupapa Māori, opening your eyes to knowledge management through a Māori world view.
This is the first year to the degree programme. If you want to enter a career focused on preserving taonga, whether for your marae, iwi, whānau, Māori organisation, library or museum, this diploma will help you on the path and set you up for further advanced study in the Poutuarongo Puna Maumahara degree.
TE REO AND IWI AND HAPŪ STUDIES
Over the year, you will complete weekly tutorials and activities in Te Reo via our online space, Mūrau. These not only prepare you to attend hui rumaki reo on campus (or online); but will further enhance your puna maumahara journey as you learn the value and mana our language holds in the archive and taonga space. Yes, it can be scary, but you will not be taking the journey alone nor do you do not need to have any reo to begin! You will be guided every step of the way with tutor support.
You will also study two papers in Iwi and Hapū studies to compliment your learning, these are often the most rewarding part of study for the majority of our students as they gain a deep connection back to their roots. Your Iwi and Hapū papers will be online with excellent tutor support to help you through, week by week activities. The assignments that you complete will become a taonga and resource for your whānau, marae, iwi and will be treasured for years to come.
Te Reo and
Iwi and Hapū studies begin in the first week of the academic year, so you can begin your studies before your first specialisation noho. You will also get the opportunity to meet your reo and iwi and hapū pūkenga during your first noho on campus/site or in the online space.
Code:
HPM
Credits:
120
Duration:
1 year
Level:
NZQA Level 5
Delivery:
Residential seminars, self directed learning and online delivery
Location:
Mode:
Bilingual (Māori/English)
Next Intake:
17 Feb - 26 Oct 2025
Tuition Fees:
$3,430.63 (approximately)
Entry Requirements:
Minimum age of 17 years. Regular internet access, email address and computer, laptop, tablet or other suitable mobile device is required.
Curriculum
Marautanga
Year One
After Graduation
Ka puta te ihu
- Exhibition Technician
- Library Assistant
- Information Management Advisor
why te wānanga o raukawa
Distinctively Māori
Te Wānanga o Raukawa is a unique centre for higher learning and development, dedicated to the dissemination of Māori knowledge.
Higher Level Māori Learning
With a strong wish to see Māori achieving at the highest levels of education, Te Wānanga o Raukawa has positioned itself to cater specifically to higher level undergraduate, graduate and post graduate Māori students.
Pioneering Māori Education
Te Wānanga o Raukawa was established in 1981 as the first contemporary wānanga of Aotearoa, pioneering the application of kaupapa, tikanga, kawa to the advancement of Māori within a contemporary education context.