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Learning outcomes

​If you are considering using the resources on this page to develop a sexual violence prevention programme, you might like to orient students learning to the following learning outcomes.

  1. Demonstrate understanding of key concepts in te reo Māori and pūrakau that support rangatahi exploration of sexuality, relationships, and healing

  2. Explain how and why a society informed by Western cultural norms can create unique pressures and expectations in relation to gender, sexuality, relationships, and healing

  3. Critically discuss how challenges can arise in young people’s lives when growing a sexual identity and forming relationships

  4. Adopt personal reflexivity in examining one’s own past, present, and future behaviour

  5. Engage ihi, wehi, and wana in the appreciation of mahi toi produced by creatives in a process of raising awareness of social issues, and in a healing process by speaking into silenced topics

​​Tōku tuakiri provides resources that support rangatahi to better understand themselves, their whakapapa, gender, attraction, desire, and sexuality. The resources on this platform encourage rangatahi to know themselves through Māori understandings of sexuality. The resources support rangatahi to develop the tools and skills to resist racist, sexist, and homophobic understandings of Māori, gender and sexuality.

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There are four topics in Tōku tuakiri.

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​​Tōku tuakiri |
My identity

What does it mean to be you?

You are special and unique, and carry the special talents and qualities of your ancestors who came before you. You have mana and tapu as birthright. Take a journey with us to explore what it means to be you. 

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Want to know more about gender?

Sometimes this doesn’t fit exactly how we understand ourselves to be. We don’t always fit the box of what society tells us we should be as a girl or boy, and what it means to grow into a woman or man.

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Want to know more about attraction & desire?

Some rangatahi describe this as feeling “butterflies” or having a “buzzy” feeling. Other times our intuition might tell us to stay away from someone when we feel “goosebumps”. Take a journey with us to explore more about attraction and desire. 

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Want to know more about sexuality?

Did you know there are lots of different kinds of sexuality, and ways we can describe who we are attracted to?  Take a journey with us to explore more about sexuality. 

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Explore the purpose behind each platform on this website

Our website is structured in relation to three platforms that cover several topics. The platforms are based on the things rangatahi, kaumātua & kaimahi told us were important for rangatahi learning about becoming sexual beings. The platforms are packed with content that allow rangatahi to explore:

Puta ki te wheiao ki te ao mārama provides resources that support rangatahi to better understand the mana of wāhine and mana of tāne, relationship tikanga and relationship pressures online and offline. The resources on this platform encourage rangatahi to identify and resist racist and sexist understandings of Māori, gender, relationships and sexuality. Young people are encouraged as learners of Māori understandings of gender and sexuality. We seek to normalise an exploration of relationships and sexuality within safe and ethical limits.

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There are six topics in Puta ki te wheiao ki te ao mārama.

​​Puta ki te wheiao ki te ao mārama | Gender & sexuality in the world of light

Want to know more about te ao mārama?

On this page you can explore cornerstone concepts, knowledges, practices, values and pūrākau from Te Ao Māori about sexual violence.

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Want to know about mana wāhine?

Pūrākau teach us about the mana held by wāhine in Māori culture. Take a journey with us to explore mana wāhine.

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Want to know about mana tāne?

Our lives as boys and men can be complicated. But tāne are clever and find different ways to resist these pressures.

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Want to know more about relationship tikanga?

How we interact with one another in a way that acknowledges their mana and tapu. How we move together in relationships through the ups and downs of life.

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​Want to know about relationship pressures?

In our lives today there are lots of cultural pressures to have sex or be in an intimate relationship.

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​Want to know more about relationship pressures online ?

 It can be fun and exciting flirting with people and getting to know them online. But sometimes people can hide things about themselves or their intentions when we meet them online.

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​Te ara toi ora provides resources that support rangatahi and whānau to better understand sexual violence, its impacts, and ways of healing. The resources on this platform encourage rangatahi to derive strength and resilience, and hold hope for their future.

There are six topics in Te ara toi ora

​​Te ara toi ora | Healing journeys

What is sexual violence?

Our ancestors took sexual violence very seriously as it was considered a violation of the mana and tapu of another person. Our pūrākau are very clear about the consequences of sexual violence and the importance of pathways to healing for those affected.

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Want to learn about healing from sexual violence?

A journey to healing is as unique as we are, and we might find different obstacles on our way. We can find healing in expression of our thoughts, feelings, and emotions through art.

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Case study 1: Pip & Maia’s poetry

Pip and Maia are contemporary mixed media Māori artists, whose backgrounds are in literature

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Case study 2: Maranga Ake’s music

Maranga Ake is a contemporary mixed media Māori artist whose background is in music

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Case study 3: Reva’s art

Reva Mendes is a contemporary mixed media Māori artist whose background is in traditional Māori weaving.   

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Case study 4: Karen Brown’s art curation

Karen Brown is a contemporary mixed media Māori artist whose background is in art

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