"Ko te kai a te rangatira, he kōrero"
The food of chiefs is conversation
"Presenting an individual presentation requires: understanding their audience and purpose, and tailoring content, style, and tone to suit the context, level of formality, and intended impactselecting an appropriate oral communication form — such as a seminar, formal speech, podcast, spoken word poetry, or whaikōrero — and understanding how oral traditions, past and present, contribute to meaning-making and audience connectionclear organisation of ideas, including a strong introduction, well-structured body, and compelling conclusion that suits the presentation's intentusing rhetorical devices, purposeful language choices, and presentation strategies g. rhetorical questions, direct address, analogy, storytelling, hooks, signposting, visual aids) to structure ideas and engage the audience effectivelyconfident delivery techniques — including tone, pace, volume, gestures, facial expressions, and body language — to support meaning and maintain audience attentionpractising their delivery to develop clarity, timing, and confidence"
How This Resource Aligns
Debate Skills With Maori Oratory Traditions supports aspects of this English curriculum statement in the Language Studies strand, particularly in developing understanding.
Source: Te Mataiaho English · Phase 4 · Language Studies
"Presenting an individual presentation requires: understanding their audience and purpose, and tailoring content, style, and tone to suit the context, level of formality, and intended impactselecting an appropriate oral communication form "î such as a seminar, formal speech, podcast, spoken word poetry, or whaikōrero "î and understanding how oral traditions, past and present, contribute to meaning-making and audience connectionclear organisation of ideas, including a strong introduction, well-structured body, and compelling conclusion that suits the presentation's intentusing rhetorical devices, purposeful language choices, and presentation strategies "
How This Resource Aligns
Debate Skills With Maori Oratory Traditions supports aspects of this English curriculum statement in the Language Studies strand, particularly in developing understanding.
Source: Te Mataiaho English · Phase 4 · Language Studies
"formal, informal, serious, humorous) that match the audience's knowledge, needs, and interests. A speaker's message is strengthened by including supporting evidence."
How This Resource Aligns
Debate Skills With Maori Oratory Traditions supports aspects of this English curriculum statement in the Language Studies strand, particularly in developing knowledge.
Source: Te Mataiaho English · Phase 2 · Language Studies
"Presenting an individual presentation requires: understanding their audience and purpose, and tailoring content, style, and tone to suit the context, level of formality, and intended impactselecting an appropriate oral communication form — such as a seminar, formal speech, podcast, spoken word poetry, or whaikōrero — and understanding how oral traditions, past and present, contribute to meaning-making and audience connectionclear organisation of ideas, including a strong introduction, well-structured body, and compelling conclusion that suits the presentation's intentusing rhetorical devices, purposeful language choices, and presentation strategies g., 'example')."
How This Resource Aligns
Debate Skills With Maori Oratory Traditions supports aspects of this English curriculum statement in the Language Studies strand, particularly in developing understanding.
Source: Te Mataiaho English · Phase 4 · Language Studies
"formal, informal, serious, humorous) that match the audience's knowledge, needs, and interests. A speaker's message is strengthened by including supporting evidence."
How This Resource Aligns
Debate Skills With Maori Oratory Traditions supports aspects of this English curriculum statement in the Text Studies strand, particularly in developing knowledge.
Source: Te Mataiaho English · Phase 2 · Text Studies
Puna Kōrero — Sources
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2021). Te Mātaiaho: The Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education.
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2021). Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. Teaching Council.
Mātauranga Māori Lens
This curriculum companion is informed by mātauranga Māori — the holistic body of Māori knowledge, values, and practices. Kaiako are encouraged to draw connections between the content and tikanga, whanaungatanga, and students's turangawaewae (place and belonging). Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles of partnership, participation, and protection should shape how this material is introduced and discussed in the classroom.