Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 2 Te Ao Haka

2HAKA
Course Description

Te Ao Haka is a culturally responsive art form, providing opportunities for all ākonga to engage in Māori culture, language and traditional practice. Te Ao Haka is founded on traditional knowledge, but is progressive in the development and evolution of the art form. This gives ākonga a purpose to strive towards and achieve to their full potential, including empowering them to have fun and enjoy the performing arts.

Te Ao Haka provides ākonga with opportunities both within and outside of the subject. The development of Te Ao Haka skills provides lifelong learning and creates viable career pathways that lead on to further studies in areas such as theatre, TV and film, the tourism industry or government.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Students of Te Ao Haka develop a range of skills and dispositions that enable them to become life-long learners and equip them for future success.
  • Justify use of elements to create a section of a Te Ao Haka item.
  • Te Ao Haka embodies several dispositions, giving ākonga the opportunity to grow into proud, confident, disciplined, resilient, accountable, hard working, committed, humble leaders who are able to work collaboratively.  
  • Perform a Te Ao Haka item to respond to a local kaupapa.
  • The skills of manaaki, tiaki, aroha, whakapono, aumangea, tiaki wā and tōngakingaki will provide lifelong learning for ākonga.
  • Compare a Te Ao Haka performance and one other performance.


  • Respond to a Te Ao Haka performance
Year Levels/Departments:

Māori, Seniors



Resources Required

1 x 1B5 Workbook