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 * Josie Keelan: Dean Teaching and Learning Matauranga Maori**

From time to time you will hear people making reference to something called Te Noho Kotahitanga. You may even notice framed copies of it on walls around the campus. So what is Te Noho Kotahitanga and what does it have to do with teaching and what you do in the course you deliver?

Te Noho Kotahitanga is a philosophical partnership arrangement between Māori and non-Māori at Unitec. It is one way by which Unitec provides a response to the Treaty of Waitangi - another is the Māori Success Strategy, another is the marae which carries the name Te Noho Kotahitanga.

The elements of Te Noho Kotahitanga are:

//Rangatiratanga : Authority and Responsibility//

//Wakaritenga : Legitimacy//

//Kaitiakitanga : Guardianship//

//Mahi Kotahitanga : Co-operation//

//Ngākau Māhaki : Respect//

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a copy of the full Te Noho Kotahitanga document and find out what each of these elements means in detail.

__Some things to think about:__

What relevance do each of these elements have to teaching? In what ways can they add value to your delivery in the classroom? What can you do to make them real for the students?