MAOR282-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Kapa Haka - Introducing Maori Performing Arts

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

Designed for Maori and non-Maori, performance competent and new learners, language and non-language students this course takes the class on a journey of exploration to a high level of performance. Course content includes study of the mythological and traditional origins and customs of performing arts from moteatea (traditional song), poi (ball dance), waiata a-ringa (action song), haka and the art of warfare and mau rakau (weaponry - ti rakau, titi torea, hapai rakau, taiaha, patu). The course also covers the role of male and female leaders, biographies of important composers and the renaissance of kapa haka and its place in Maori culture and society. Students learn a full performance bracket which includes a distinctive Ngai Tahu component as well as a selection of historical and sacred classic tribal anthems.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from MAOR or TREO, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

TREO282, MAOR265, MAOR382, TREO382, MUSA252

Equivalent Courses

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 252 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 252 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 Meremere 526
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

Grant Kururangi

Lecturer

Grant Kururangi

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies .

All MAOR282 Occurrences

  • MAOR282-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025