Te Umanga Whakaako

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā kaitiaki o ngā taonga tuku iho a ngā tūpuna, tēnā koutou katoa i runga o te mihi mahana. 

Ko te Matatū Aotearoa te runanga ngaio mō te katoa o ngā kaiako rēhita puta noa i Aotearoa - ahakoa kei ngā taiao arareo Māori, kei ngā taiao auraki e whakaako ana. Ka whai wāhi mai hoki te hunga kaiako kei ngā whare mātauranga o te motu e mahi ana. 

Ko te aronga nui o ngā kaiako arareo, kaupapa Māori ko te oranga tonutanga o te reo Māori huri noa i te motu, i te ao. E tautoko ana te Matatū Aotearoa i ngā manakotanga o te kaiako, o te whānau, o te hapū me te iwi kia whai wāhi ngā tamariki, ngā mokopuna ki te kounga o te akoranga, mā te huarahi o te reo o ngā mātua, tīpuna. 

The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand | Matatū Aotearoa is the professional body for all registered teachers, including kaiako and pouako in Māori medium settings including kura kaupapa Māori, kōhanga reo and puna reo and other related education institutions.  

As a teacher in a Māori medium setting you are key to keeping te reo Māori alive in Aotearoa. The Council supports you and the aspirations of whānau, hapū and iwi Māori who want their tamariki and mokopuna to experience quality learning through the language of their tūpuna