Te Māoritanga WELLBEING AND IDENTITY Kapa Haka as a Vehicle

oth a physical place and body/ies of knowledge. It was where dance, song and
games were developed, took place, and were performed. He includes the
following categories as forming the ‘content’ of Te Whare Tapere (p 174-176);
Ngā Waiata me ngā kōrero, Ngā Haka me ngā kōrero, Ngā Tākaro, Ngā
Tāonga Pūoro, Ngā Tāonga o wharawhara, and Ngā Momo kōrero.
According to Best (1976. p 2) Te Whare Tapere includes the following
skills and categories, Para whakawai, Whatoto/Mamau, Whawhai mekemeke,
Tākaro tūpeke, Kai rere, Tākaro omaoma, Tī rākau, Tipao Kotaha, and Piki
rākau.
2) Te Whare Tū Taua
Te Whare Tū Taua is the traditional school of Māori weaponry, including
the art of war. According to Te Whare Tū Tauā Inc. (Sharples, 2007), the
following categories constitute content in Te Whare Tū Taua; Ngā Kawa me ngā
Tikanga o Te Whare Tū Taua, Ngā Haka Tū Taua me ngā kōrero, Ngā
Toroparawae and Ngā Tuwaewae.
3) Te Whare Pora
Te Whare Pora is the traditional school of weaving (Yates, 1980), and
includes in its learning; Te Whakarite and Te Whatu Kākahu.
“ The house was not actually a building , but rather it was the collective of
weavers old and young who worked within the principles of the house,
who protected its traditions and made sure that novices were properly
inducted into the tikanga.” (Mead, 2003, p. 256).
4.3. The Kapa Haka Ako Process
In this section the Ako learning process which takes place in kapa haka
is outlined. This significant Māori term (Ako) is defined by Bishop and Berryman
as meaning both to learn, and to teach. They state that Ako is both the
aquisition of knowledge, and the processing and imparting of knowledge (2006,
p. 272).
The Kapa Haka Ako Process is placed in this chapter as it provides
essential background information. Four different stages in the ako process has
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