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Whakarāpopoto Kōrero
Mā te ariā kaupapa Māori e akiaki ana i tētahi tātaringa
mai i tō tātou tirohanga Māori ake ka whakahoungia te
ariā ki ngā kaiako Māori hei kaiako. Nō konei, he pūrākau
hoki tēnei kōrero, he kōrero ahurea whānui mō te mahi
a te kaiako Māori e whakaatu ana i ngā tū āhuatanga
ahurea me te kounga o tā te kaiako Māori mahi kāore
pea e kapohia ana i ngā arotakenga Pākehā. Ka tōia mai
ngā whakaaro o ngā kaiako Māori kua tuhia kētia ki ngā
tū tuhinga hei kōkiri i te whakaaro ehara te kaiako Māori
i te tauira noa iho, arā noa atu āna mahi. Whaihoki, he
kaimahi ahurea te kaiako Māori e ngākaunui kē ana kia
whakatauira atu i ngā mahi tūturu a te Māori.


Abstract
Utilising kaupapa Māori theory that encourages an
analysis from our own cultural framework, this article
reconceptualises Māori teachers as kaiako. In this
regard, this article is also a pūrākau, a broader cultural
narrative, about Māori teachers’ work that tells of the
cultural dimensions and qualities of Māori teachers’
practice, not often captured in standard measures. This
article draws on the voices of Māori teachers in a small
body of existing literature to advance that Māori teachers
have always been more than Māori role models. Rather,
Māori teachers have acted as cultural workers who have
been more interested in modeling Māori roles.