7 McLean Street, Linwood, Christchurch
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi, ngā whānau, ngā kaiako me ngā hapori o ngā Puna Reo me ngā Whare Kōhungahunga 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.
E tū ana a Nōku Te Ao Ki Te Pā ki Ōtautahi, e pā tata atu ana ki Te Pā o Rākaihautū i Ōtautahi. Kotahi te pou whakahaere me te hanganga o te puna nei me te whare kōhungahunga a Nōku Te Ao ki Mairehau. Koia nei te Arotake Mātauranga tuatahi, mai i tōna whakatuwheratanga i te tau 2015. Ka arotahi te tikanga whakaaro o te whare kōhungahunga ki te whakamana i ngā tamariki me ngā whānau, kia rongo ai rātou i te tino rangatiratanga.
Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou tino māramatanga ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori mā ngā huarahi e whai pūtake ana.
E tīmata ana te reo kōrero Māori a ngā tamariki ki te puāwai mai. Ka whakamahia tētahi anga poutama auaha ki te whakatairanga me te tautoko i te tupu o te reo Māori ki waenga i ngā tamariki, ā, i te whānau whānui tonu hoki o te puna. Kei ngā taumata tuatahi te nuinga o ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i ngā rautaki pērā i te whakatauira hanganga reo, i te tāruarua, me te patapatai. Ka aro pai te nuinga o ngā tamariki, ā, e whanake haere ana te ngākau titikaha o ētahi atu. E tautokona ana ngā tamariki kia toro atu ai rātou ki ngā whai wāhitanga ārahi i ngā wā karakia me ngā wā mihimihi, me te whakapuaki hoki i te whakapapa. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ā rātou whakamātau, i a rātou e whakamihia ana e ngā kaiako. Ka ahu mai ngā hononga i te aroha, te manaakitanga, me te tautoko. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te ako i te reo Māori ki te taha o ētahi atu.
E tautokona ana te tūhura haere a ngā tamariki i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. Kua whakatakotohia te taiao ako mā te tangongitanga o ngā rauemi whakangahau e whakatairanga ana i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. He tino wāteatea te wāhi o waho mō te tākaro a ngā tamariki ki te taha o ētahi atu me te tūhura i ō rātou hononga ki ngā atua Māori. Ko ngā māra kai he whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te āta tūhono ki tō rātou taiao. Ka kapo atu ngā kaiako i ngā wā whakaako ka pupū māoriori ake nei i ngā tākaro a ngā tamariki. Kei te mārama ngā mahinga, ā, nā tēnā, ka rere pai ngā whakawhitinga. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki hei ākonga e kōkiri nei i ō rātou ake huarahi ako.
Ka aro matua ngā kaitiaki ki te reo Māori. Kua roa nei ngā mema kaitiaki e whai hononga ana ki te puna, ā, kei a rātou te tangongitanga o ngā pūkenga me ngā mōhiotanga e whai hua ana i roto i ō rātou tūranga. Ka whakapuaki rātou i tō rātou ngākau nuitanga ki te whakapakari i te reo Māori mā te tikanga whakaaro o te puna, ā, ka whakatairanga, ka tautoko hoki ngā tino mahi i tautuhia ai ki te mahere rautaki i taua aronga. Pūrongo ai te kaihautū i ia te wā ki ngā kaitiaki mō te ahu whakamua e whakatutukihia ana i runga anō i te āhua o ngā whāinga rautaki e pā ana ki te reo Māori. Ka hāpai ngā mahere ā-tau i te whakatinanatanga me te aroturukitanga a te kaihautū i ngā whakawhanaketanga ki ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga, ki ngā mahi i te tari, me te whakahaeretanga o te puna reo. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā ngā kaupapa matua e whakatairanga ana i tō rātou whakawhanaketanga ki te reo Māori.
Me titiro ki te whakawhanaketanga o te marau. Ahakoa he tuhinga whakamahere a ngā kaiako, me whai kiko ake ngā kōrero o roto. I tēnei wā, kua whakawhāiti noatia ngā mōhiohio whakamahere ki ngā ariā matua me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Kua tae ki te wā kia tuhia e ngā kaiako ngā tūmanako ako me ngā whāinga ako hei āta ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o ngā whai wāhitanga ako e takunetia ana mō ngā tamariki. Tāpiri atu ki tēnā, mā ngā whakaritenga aromātai hōtaka, kua tautuhia e ngā kaiako te hiahia ki te whakapai ake i te aromatawai me ngā tukanga pūkohi, kia whai hua ai te aru me te aroturuki i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Ka whakatairangatia te ako a ngā tamariki mā ngā whakaritenga i āta whakatakotohia ai.
Kua tīmata noa te whakatinanatanga i te huringa taiāwhio e pā ana ki te tupu ngaio. Kua tae ki te wā kia āta whakatinana te kaihautū i te katoa o te huringa taiāwhio tupu ngaio, ā, me whakarato hoki i te tautoko ngaio tonu ki ngā kaiako, hei whakapakari i ō rātou pūkenga i roto i ngā wāhanga e tika ana ki te whakapai ake. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki i te wā e arotahi ana ngā kaiako ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou pūkenga ngaio.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga 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 ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga 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.
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi ngātahi te kaihautū me ngā kaimahi ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakaraupapahia ai hei whakaritenga matua ki tēnei pūrongo.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
16 Pipiri, 2025
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ōtautahi | ||
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 46782 | ||
| Te tūmomo raihana | He Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai | ||
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | ||
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25 ngā tamariki kua pakeke ake i te rua tau | ||
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 26 ngā tamariki | ||
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 19, Pākehā 5, Iwi kē 2 | ||
| Te ōrau o ngā kaimahi kua whakawhiwhia ki ngā tohu mātauranga | 50-79%+ | ||
| Te tatauranga i pūrongotia ai, ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki | Ki runga ake i te rua tau | 1:6 | He pai kē atu i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
| Te wā i te whare kōhungahunga te rōpū arotake | Hui-tanguru 2025 | ||
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 16 Pipiri 2025 | ||
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Whakatau, Pipiri 2019 | ||
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with Puna Reo or Whare Kōhungahunga leaders, whānau, kaiako and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Nōku Te Ao Ki Te Pā is located near Te Pā o Rākaihautu in Ōtautahi. It shares the same Pou Whakahaere governing body and structure as its sister centre, Nōku te Ao ki Mairehau. This will be their first Education Review since opening in 2015. The centre's philosophy is focused on empowering tamariki and whānau to experience tino rangatiratanga.
Tamariki show their understanding of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in meaningful ways.
Tamariki are emerging as speakers of te reo Māori. An innovative poutama framework is used to promote and support the growth of te reo Māori among tamariki and within the wider puna whānau. Most tamariki are in the foundational stages. Kaiako use strategies such as modelling language structures, repetition and questioning. Most tamariki respond positively while others are developing confidence. Tamariki are supported to embrace leadership opportunities in karakia and mihimihi and in sharing of whakapapa. Tamariki show pride in their efforts as they are praised by their kaiako. Relationships are based on aroha, manaakitanga and tautoko. Tamariki enjoy learning te reo Māori alongside others.
Tamariki are supported to explore their interests. The learning environment is set up with a variety of fun resources that promote te reo and tikanga Māori. The outdoor area provides ample space for tamariki to play alongside others and to explore their connections with atua Māori. Maara kai provide opportunities for tamariki to have meaningful connections with their taiao. Kaiako embrace spontaneous teaching moments that arise naturally from the organic play tamariki are engaged in. Routines are clear and as a result, transitions are smooth. Tamariki are settled learners who have agency over their learning.
Te reo Māori is prioritised by the kaitiaki. All kaitiaki members have a long-standing association with the puna and bring a range of useful skills and knowledge to their roles. They express a commitment to strengthening te reo Māori through the centre philosophy and deliberate actions identified in the strategic plan promotes and supports this. The kaihautū regularly reports progress being made against te reo Māori strategic goals to trustees. Annual planning assists the kaihautū to implement and monitor the developments in teaching and learning, administrative tasks, and the puna reo operation. Tamariki benefit from priorities that promote their te reo Māori development.
Curriculum development requires attention. Although kaiako have planning documents, more detail is required. Currently planning information is limited to key themes and tamariki interests. It is timely for kaiako to document learning objectives and goals to deliberately guide the implementation of intended learning opportunities for tamariki. Additionally, through programme evaluation practices, kaiako have identified the need to improve assessment and pukohi processes to effectively track and monitor tamariki progress. Tamariki learning will be enhanced through deliberate practices.
The professional growth cycle is in the early stages of implementation. It is timely that the kaihautū fully implements the professional growth cycle to identify and provide kaiako with ongoing professional support to build their capabilities in areas where improvement is needed. Tamariki benefit from kaiako who are focused on strengthening their professional capabilities.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO recommends that the kaihautū and kaimahi collaborate to address matters outlined in the key next steps of this report.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
16 June 2025
| Location | Ōtautahi | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 46782 | ||
| Licence type | Education & Care Service | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 25 children over the age of 2 | ||
| Service roll | 26 children | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori 19, NZ European/Pākehā 5, Others 2 | ||
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 50-79% | ||
| Reported ratios of staff to children | Over 2 | Ratio 1:6 | Better than minimum requirements |
| Review team on site | February 2025 | ||
| Date of this report | 16 June 2025 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Assurance Review, June 2019 | ||
| Regulatory standards | |
| Curriculum | Meeting |
| Premises and facilities | Meeting |
| Health and safety | Meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
This is the first review of Nōku Te Ao Ki Te Pā. It is a bilingual Māori immersion early childhood service that operates on the site of the Years 1 to 13 bilingual school, Te Pā o Rākaihautū. The centre operates under its own tikanga and kaupapa. It is one of two governed by a charitable trust.
Children experience a curriculum that supports them to be Māori and learn as Māori. This includes hearing and using te reo Māori, and learning about te ao Māori world views. There are suitable resources and experiences indoors and outside to promote children’s learning and development. Policies, procedures and practices are in place to ensure children’s health and wellbeing needs are met. Suitable systems are in place for governing and managing the service. This includes a system for reviewing policies, procedures and aspects of practice. The appraisal process meets the requirements of the Teaching Council.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Alan Wynyard
Director Review and Improvement Services Southern
Southern Region
21 June 2019
| Early Childhood Service Name | Nōku Te Ao Ki Te Pā | |
| Profile Number | 46782 | |
| Location | Christchurch | |
| Service type | Education and care service | |
| Number licensed for | 30 children, including up to 0 aged under 2 | |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80% + | |
| Reported ratios of staff / to children | Over 2 | 1:4 Better than regulatory standards |
| Service roll | 31 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 16, Boys 15 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 29 NZ European/Pākehā 2 | |
| Review team on site | May 2019 | |
| Date of this report | 21 June 2019 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First ERO review of the service | |
All services are licensed under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. The legal requirements for early childhood services also include:
Services must meet the standards in the regulations and the requirements of the licensing criteria to gain and maintain a licence to operate.
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements. Before the review, the staff and management of a service completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
As part of an Assurance Review ERO assesses whether the regulated standards are being met. In particular, ERO looks at a service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
As part of an Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: