The Level 9 New Zealand Qualifications Authority-accredited programme consists of 20 noho marae, learning modules on the marae, over two years. It was designed for people already highly competent and matatau, or fluent in the reo, but it had a significant focus on grammar and linguistics at an exemplary level. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa executive director development Ben Ngaia said the programme filled without any promotion.
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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Aukaha (performance and quality assurance) manager Sharon Toi watching on as the new students arrive. In fact, it was oversubscribed and interviews were held with written and oral tests to select the final group.