Korohe Rd, Turangi
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
Ko Tongariro te maunga
Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Waihī te kōhanga reo
Te reo rangatira te mauri o te mana Māori
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihi ki te raki o Tūrangi, ki te marae o Korohe. Nō Ngāti Tūwharetoa ngā mokopuna, ā, he hononga ā-whakapapa, ā-hapū, ā-iwi anō hoki ō rātou ki a rātou anō, ki te kōhanga reo, me te marae.
Kei te tau, kei te tūmāia hoki ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.
Kei te tau, kei te tūmāia hoki ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga, ā, nā tēnā ka tū takitahi ngā mokopuna ki te whakarite me te hāpai i ngā taumahi o ia rā. He whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te whiriwhiri i ā rātou ake taumahi hei akoranga, hei tākarotanga mā rātou. He pai, he whakakoia hoki ngā hononga. Kei te mākohakoha te manaaki a ngā tuākana i ō rātou tēina. Ka kitea ki ngā kaimahi te kaha o tā rātou tūhonohono, tā rātou aronga hoki ki ngā mokopuna. I ngā wā katoa, ka ū rātou ki te whāngai me te whakatauira i te reo Māori. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā mokopuna ki te patapatai me te whakawhiti kōrero mā te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā kaimahi, ā, ki waenganui anō hoki i a rātou anō. Kei te mauritau, kei te whai wāhi nui, kei te harikoa hoki ngā mokopuna.
E whiwhi ana ngā mokopuna i te hōtaka akoranga, ā, kua āta whakaritea ngā aromatawai. E tino whai kiko ana ngā mahere. E ārahi ana ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki i ngā kaimahi. Kua whakatakotohia ngā mahere e hāngai pū ana ki ngā rōpū o ngā pēpi, ngā tēina, me ngā tuākana, ā, ka poipoi i ō rātou ake matea me ō rātou ake āheinga. Ko Te Whāriki, ngā kaupeka o te tau, me ngā atua Māori kei te pūtake o ngā tuhinga whakamahere. Ka tautuhi ngā kaimahi i ngā whāinga ako, ngā rauemi, ngā taumahi, me ngā wheako o waho ka hāngai pū ki ia kaupapa. Kei te takune te whakamahere mō ngā pūkenga tīmatanga i roto i te pāngarau me te reo matatini, hei whakawhanake i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga o ngā mokopuna, kia ngāwari ai te whakawhiti atu ki te kura. E ākina ana te whai wāhi mai a te whānau ki ngā mahere me te hōtaka akoranga. Kua whakatakotohia ngā pūkete a ia mokopuna. E tohu ana aua pūkete i te ahu whakamua a ia mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā wheako me ngā wā whakahirahira mā ngā pae ipurangi pāpori. Ki tā te whānau, ka āta kitea te tupu me te whakapikitanga ake o te tūmāia o ngā mokopuna me te reo Māori nā te rōpū kaimahi o tēnei wā. Kei te whai wāhi mātātoa ngā mokopuna ki ngā akoranga.
Ka whai wāhi atu te whānau ki ngā whakataunga hei hāpai i ngā hiahia o ngā mokopuna me te kōhanga reo. He ohu iti tā rātou e kawe ana i te whakatinanatanga o ngā whakataunga a te whānau, me te whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture. Ka āta toro atu te ohu ki ngā pūkenga me ngā āheinga o te whānau whānui. Ka whakahaerehia ngā tuhinga kaimahi, heoi, tērā ētahi wāhanga tonu e tāwēwē ana hei tirohanga ake. Ahakoa kāhore anō ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te hauora me te haumaru kia arotakengia, ka āta whāia e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga kua whakatakotohia, ā, kei te rawaka te āhua mō tēnei wā. E mahi tonu ana te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i ngā āheinga me te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga e aro pū ana ki te ako a ngā mokopuna.
Me titiro wawe ki te aromātai o roto, ā, me whakatutuki wawe i ngā tūāhuatanga e whai ake nei, arā:
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha a te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, arā, ki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, ka arotake i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi tonu te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā kawenga whakahaere a te whānau me ngā take i whakatakotohia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
29 Paengawhāwhā, 2025
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Tūrangi |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40139 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 11-014 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20 ngā tamariki, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | Tokoiwa ngā tamariki, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 8, Iwi kē 1 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 29 Paengawhāwhā 2025 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Whāia Ngā Ara Painga, Kohi-tātea 2020, Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2016 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. The ERO reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Ko Tongariro te maunga
Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Waihi te Kōhanga Reo
Te reo rangatira te mauri o te mana Māori
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is situated north of Tūrangi at Te Marae o Korohe. Mokopuna are of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, they are connected through whakapapa, hapū and iwi to each other, the kōhanga reo and marae.
Mokopuna are comfortable and confident learners.
Mokopuna are comfortable and confident in their kōhanga. Well established routines mean mokopuna can independently prepare and contribute to daily activities. They are provided with opportunities to choose their learning and play activities. Relationships are positive and affirming. Tuākana naturally manaaki their tēina. Kaimahi demonstrate high levels of engagement and focus on the mokopuna. They constantly and consistently provide and model te reo Māori. Mokopuna confidently question and converse in te reo Māori with kaimahi and one another. Mokopuna are settled, engaged and happy.
Mokopuna experience a learning programme and mokopuna assessments are well prepared. Planning is well detailed. Annual, term and weekly plans provide clear guidance for kaimahi. Specific planning is in place for pēpi, tēina and tuākana groups catering to their needs and abilities. Te Whāriki, the seasons and atua Māori are the basis of planning documents. Kaimahi identify learning goals, resources, activities and external experiences relevant to each kaupapa. Early numeracy and literacy are deliberately planned for to develop mokopuna knowledge and skills to prepare for a smooth transition to kura. Whānau are encouraged to contribute to planning and the learning programme. Individual mokopuna files are in place. They show mokopuna progress overtime. Kaimahi share learning experiences and highlights through online social media platforms. Whānau acknowledge a definite growth and improvement in mokopuna confidence and te reo Māori with the current kaimahi team. Mokopuna are actively engaged in learning.
Whānau contribute to decision making to support mokopuna and kōhanga reo needs. A small ohu are responsible for ensuring whānau decisions is acted on and legislative requirements are met. The ohu utilise well the skills and capabilities of the wider whānau. Personnel documentation is managed, however, there are some incomplete aspects that require attention. While health and safety policies and procedures have not been reviewed, the procedures that are in place and followed responsibly by kaimahi are adequate for now. Whānau continue to build capability and make decisions to prioritise mokopuna learning.
Internal evaluation requires immediate attention and the following need urgent addressing:
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children’s wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ERO recommend that the whānau continue to work alongside Te Tari-ā-rohe of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to address whānau whakahaere responsibilities and concerns in this report.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
29 April 2025
| Location | Tūrangi |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40139 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 11-014 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 9 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 8, Other 1 |
| Review team on site | November 2024 |
| Date of this report | 29 April 2025 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Whaia Ngā Ara Painga, January 2020; Education Review, April 2016 |
Te Kōhanga Reo | Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40139 |
Te tūwāhi | Kei Tūrangi |
E mahi ngātahi ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me Ngā Kura ā-Iwi o Aotearoa ki te kapo atu mā te kaupapa nei a Whāia ngā ara painga kia angitu ai, i te huarahi mātauranga o ngā ākonga i tīmata ai ki te kōhanga reo, ā, i poipoia tonuhia ki te mātauranga o Ngā Kura ā-Iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki. Kei te whakahihiri rātou ki te ako, ā, kei te harikoa hoki ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. E noho maioha ana, e whakanui ana hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori. E hāngai ana ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga ako.
He ruarua kupu wēnei e whakaatu atu ai i ngā tini āhuatanga e hua mai ana i roto i ngā pātū akomanga o te kura e kōrerohia nei, arā, ko Te Kura o Hīrangi. He nui ngā hua ki tōku whānau i roto i ngā tau, engari mōku ake karekau he hua i tua atu i te hariharinga i ngā mokopuna ki ngā whenua i nohoia ai e wō tātau tīpuna me te whakaako i a rātau ki ngā niao whānui o ngā pito whenua taurikura ki a Tūwharetoa e mōhio ai rātau ki tō rātau taha Tūwharetoa, nō te whenua te reo, nō te awa te reo, nō te maunga, nō te ngahere. Ko te akomanga tūturu a te Māori, ko te taiao! Koia te painga a Te Kura o Hīrangi.
I tīmata ai tā mātou whai i te huarahi Māori i te kōhanga reo. I te ngāwari noa te whakawhiti i te reanga ako o ngā taitamariki ki te reanga ako o ngā taiohi, ā, tae rawa atu ki te wharekura.
Koia rā te wā i āta whakapuaki mai taku aronga nui ki te haka me te ao waiata, i taku mōhio tonu koia rā te huarahi mōku.
He kāinga rua. He nui tōku aroha mō te kura, mō tōku whānau tonu.
E whāngai ana ahau i ngā mātāpono o te kura nei ki aku tamariki. He tino Māori nei te kura. Kua āta whakatōngia ngā tikanga marae.
| Te Tauāki | I tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga arotahinga me ngā whai pānga matua. |
Ngā Wāhanga Arotahinga | Ngā Whai Pānga |
Mana Tangata |
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Mana Whenua |
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Mana Aotūroa |
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Ngā whakawhitinga |
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Te Whānau |
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Te Ārahitanga |
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I kitea e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga:
Tērā ka whakatōpūngia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī, ki te arotake i Te Kura o Hīrangi, ā, koia rā te aromātai e kīia nei ko Te Wai-pūau nui.
Wai-hōpua | Wai-kāuru | Wai-kōmiro | Wai-pūau nui |
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Gloria Takuira
Toka ā-nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū ā-Motu
27 Kohitātea, 2020
| Te Kōhanga Reo | Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī |
| Ministry of Education Profile Number | 40139 |
| Location | Tūrangi |
The Education Review Office (ERO) and Ngā Kura ā-Iwi (NKāI) are working together to capture the journey of learners beginning with kōhanga reo, who have experienced a Ngā Kura ā-Iwi education, Whāia Ngā Ara Painga Kia Angitu Ai.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is based at Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapu, iwi and marae connections. They are excited about learning and happy in the kōhanga reo. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori. Learning programmes are focussed on children and their learning interests.
He ruarua kupu wēnei e whakaatu atu ai i ngā tini āhuatanga e hua mai ana i roto i ngā pātū akomanga o te kura e kōrerohia nei, arā, ko Te Kura o Hīrangi. He nui ngā hua ki tōku whānau i roto i ngā tau, engari mōku ake karekau he hua i tua atu i te hariharinga i ngā mokopuna ki ngā whenua i nohoia ai e wō tātau tīpuna me te whakaako i a rātau ki ngā niao whānui o ngā pito whenua taurikura ki a Tūwharetoa e mōhio ai rātau ki tō rātau taha Tūwharetoa, nō te whenua te reo, nō te awa te reo, nō te maunga, nō te ngahere. Ko te akomanga tūturu a te Māori, ko te taiao! Koia te painga a Te Kura o Hīrangi.
It started from kōhanga reo, our whole Māori journey.
It was quite a breeze to go from taitamariki into taiohi and into wharekura.
That’s where the haka and music side of me started rolling and that’s kind of where I found out where I wanted to be, what I wanted to do.
It’s another home.
I love that kura, it’s with my whānau.
I feed the principles of this kura to these kids.
It was very Māori. Tikanga marae was embedded.
| Statement | The Education Review Office identified areas of focus and key elements of influence. |
Areas of Focus | Elements of influence |
| Mana Tangata Positive and supportive learning relationships. |
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| Mana Whenua Strong sense of belonging, environmental awareness and care. |
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| Mana Aotūroa Knowledge of the natural and physical worlds through traditional and contemporary views. |
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| Transitions Natural progression |
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| Whānau Committed to te reo Māori education |
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| Leadership Effective |
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The Education Review Office found that:
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī will be as part of Te Kura o Hīrangi and their Wai-pūaunui–Evaluation.
| Wai-hōpua ‘source of water’ Acknowledging potential. | Wai-kāuru ‘head waters’ The river emerges from the source and begins a meandering course. | Wai-kōmiro ‘swift waters’ The river has emerged and begins to build momentum. | Wai-pūaunui ‘great river mouth’ The river has reached the sea. It is sustainable, it draws it’s strength from more than one source. It is influential, as it’s current is felt across it’s length and breadth and beyond to the ocean. |
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
27 January 2020
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki. He hihiri tā rātou ako, ā, he harikoa rātou ki te kōhanga reo. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori. Ka arotahi ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga i roto i ngā akoranga.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Kua nukuhia Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. I nukuhia ki reira nā ētahi take hauora, take haumaru hoki i tāutuhia e hāngai ana ki te whare i mua, ki Waihī. Ka whakawhanaunga ngā tamariki me te whānau ki te marae o Korohe.
He pai te whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo me ngā whakaritenga o ia rā. Ka arotahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapaitanga ake o te kōhanga reo hei oranga mō a rātou tamariki.
He pēhea rawa te tamaiti e whakaatu i tōna māramatanga ki tōna whakapapa?
He manawa whakahī tō ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki.
Ka tūmāia ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako. Kua waia rātou ki ngā mahinga me ngā tikanga i te kōhanga reo e pā ana ki ngā akoranga ōkawa me ngā akoranga ōpaki hoki. Ka whakarite ngā kaimahi i ngā wāhi me ngā rauemi hei akiaki i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou whiringa ako. Ko ngā whakaaturanga o ngā mahi toi a ngā tamariki me ngā whakaahua o ngā kaupapa i te kōhanga reo, e tohu ana i tā rātou akoranga e pā ana ki ngā atua Māori. Nā te horopaki o te kōhanga reo, he whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o tō rātou marae. He hihiri te ako a ngā tamariki.
He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā taunekeneke papai ki te taha o ētahi atu. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā hononga papai ki ngā tamariki. Ka manaaki ngā tamariki tuākana i ngā pēpi, ā, ka ngākau nui hoki rātou ki te taunekeneke ki a rātou anō, me te noho a te tuakana me te teina. Ko ngā karakia me ngā waiata e pā ana ki ngā atua Māori, e hāpai ana i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te manaaki me te tiaki. Ka tautoko ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te ako i te tū me ngā kawenga a te kaiārahi. He pārekareka ki ngā kaumātua ō rātou hononga ki ā rātou mokopuna. He harikoa ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka rumakina ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka akiaki rātou i a rātou anō ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka āta whakapuaki kōrero ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatauira rātou i te kounga pai o te reo Māori mō ngā tamariki, te whānau, me ētahi atu. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā rautaki ka arotahi ki te ako mā te reo Māori. He pakari ētahi tamariki ki te whakapuaki māhorahora i te reo Māori. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori.
Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga i āta whakamaheretia kia whai pūtake ai. He mārama ngā tukanga a ngā kaimahi hei ārahi i te whakamahere hōtaka. Ka tāutu rātou i ngā taumahi ako a ngā tamariki, ngā rauemi e tika ana mō ngā taumahi, me ngā rautaki mō te whakapuakitanga o ngā kaupapa i te hōtaka. E ākina ana te whānau ki te whai wāhi ki ngā mahi whakamahere. He pārekareka te ako ki ngā tamariki.
Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o te whakapai tonutanga. Hui ai te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ia te wā, ki te arotake i ngā whakahaeretanga ki te kōhanga reo. Ko te aromātai o roto e hāpai ana i te whānau ki te whakapūmau i te aronga ki ngā tikanga herenga ā-ture me te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau ētahi pūnaha pūrongo, hei whakaatu i te ahu whakamua ki ā rātou kaupapa matua.
Ko te whakawhanaketanga o te tamaiti me tōna oranga e whakamōhio ana i te aronga rautaki o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakamahia te angamahi o Te Ara Tūāpae hei ārahi i te whakamahere rautaki. Ka whakatakotohia e te whānau ngā whāinga ā-tau hei hāpai i a rātou ki te aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua. Nā ngā pūnaha pūrongo, e āhei ana te whānau ki te aroturuki i te whakaratonga o ngā rauemi e tika ana hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki tētahi kaupapa matua.
E whanake ana ngā mahi aromatawai. Ahakoa ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā mahi a ia tamaiti, kāhore aua mahi e whakahonoa ana ki ā rātou putanga ako. Kāhore ngā mōhiohio aromatawai a ngā tamariki e tino whakaatu mārika ana i tā rātou ahu whakamua me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga.
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
kia whakawhanake, kia whakatinana hoki i ngā mahi aromatawai ka āta pūrongo i te ahu whakamua a ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.
Te Whakarāpopototanga
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki. He hihiri tā rātou ako, ā, he harikoa rātou ki te kōhanga reo. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori. Ka arotahi ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga i roto i ngā akoranga.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī i roto i te toru o ngā tau.ī
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
04 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei te marae o Korohe, ki Tūrangi | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40139 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 11-014 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 19, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Tama tāne 10 Kōtiro 9 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | He Māori, he Pākehā hoki | |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Hui-tanguru 2016 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |  | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga | Poutū-te-rangi 2013 Pipiri 2010 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2006 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is based at Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapu, iwi and marae connections. They are excited in learning and happy in the kōhanga reo. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori. Learning programmes are focused on children and their learning interests.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī will be in three years.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī has relocated to the Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. The reason for the relocation is due to health and safety issues identified on the original site, at Waihi. Children and whānau affiliate to the Korohe Marae.
Whānau manage the kōhanga reo and daily operations well. Whānau and kaimahi focus on ongoing improvements to meet the needs of their children.
How well do children show their understanding of whakapapa?
Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapū, iwi and marae connections.
Children are confident in their learning environment. They are familiar with kōhanga reo routines and tikanga pertaining to formal and informal learning times. Kaimahi organise areas and resources to encourage children to make choices in their learning. Displays of children’s art work and photos of kōhanga reo events show them learning about atua Māori. The kōhanga reo setting provides children with the opportunity to learn about tikanga and kawa of their marae. Children are excited about learning.
Children enjoy positive interactions with others. Kaimahi have established positive rapport with children. The older children care for and enjoy interacting with the babies as tuakana, teina. Karakia and waiata about atua Māori help children to understand manaaki and tiaki. Kaimahi support children to learn leadership roles and responsibilities. Kaumātua enjoy the relationships they have with their mokopuna. Children are happy at the kōhanga reo.
Children are surrounded by te reo Māori. They encourage each other to speak te reo Māori. Kaimahi clearly communicate with children. They model good quality te reo Māori for children, whānau and others. Kaimahi use a range of strategies that focus on learning te reo Māori. Some children show confidence to use te reo Māori spontaneously. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori.
Children participate in a purposefully planned learning programme. Kaimahi have clear processes to guide programme planning. They identify children’s learning activities, resources for activities and strategies for the delivery of programme content. Whānau are encouraged to contribute to planning. Children enjoy learning.
Children are the focus for ongoing improvement. Whānau and kaimahi regularly meet to review kōhanga operations. Internal evaluation supports whānau to maintain a focus on legislative requirements and the quality of children’s learning. Whānau have implemented a reporting system to show progress towards meeting their priorities.
Children’s development and wellbeing informs the kōhanga reo strategic direction. Te Ara Tūāpae framework is used to guide strategic planning. Whānau set annual goals to support them to monitor their progress. Reporting systems enable whānau to monitor appropriate resourcing allocations that support children’s development. Children’s interests and needs are a priority.
Assessment practices are developing. Whilst kaimahi gather information about what individual children do, these are not linked to their learning outcomes. Children’s assessment information does not accurately reflect their progress and development.
During the review, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is based at Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapu, iwi and marae connections. They are excited in learning and happy in the kōhanga reo. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori. Learning programmes are focused on children and their learning interests.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
4 April 2016
| Location | Korohe Marae, Turangi | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40139 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 11-014 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 19 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Boys 10 Girls 9 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori and Pākehā | |
| Review team on site | February 2016 | |
| Date of this report | 4 April 2016 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Education Review | March 2013 June 2010 November 2006 |