August 06, 2013
Victoria offers culture crash course for bureaucrats
Victoria University is following the lead of Waikato and creating a course teaching Māori cultural practices to executives.
Māori studies associate professor Peter Adds says employers and particularly those in the public sector want staff with the knowledge and skills to engage with the Māori world and Māori stakeholders.
Students will be taught to perform and respond to Māori greetings, take part in pōwhiri, perform a mihi, karakia and range of waiata, and know the difference between correctly and incorrectly pronounced Māori words.
They will also examine the role and place of the Treaty of Waitangi in workplace situations and deal with Treaty questions that are commonly asked in job interviews.
The course will be held on Te Herenga Waka Marae from December to February.
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