Kimoro Taiepa

· Facilitator – Tōnui (Foundational Treaty Education)

· Team Lead to develop Tōnui 2.0 (Aug 2023)

· Member of MfE Tikanga Project

· Member of Te Rōpu Māori Steering Committee

· Cultural Capability Survey – data collation, analysis and reporting

· Facilitator SWIR advisory with mana whenua

· Portfolio holder Mahere Reo (Te Reo Plan) for MFE

• Co-taught Level 6 program in Te Reo Māori (total immersion).
• Facilitated 8 noho marae per year.
• Developed teaching plans, resources and assessments.
• Recruited, interviewed and enrolled students annually.
• Facilitated learning through online Moodle portal - iAkoranga.
• Participated in regular program development initiatives.

• Directed and coordinated the Tertiary Foundation Courses in Environmental Studies (TFCENV91F and TFCENV92F).
• Lectured on mātauranga Māori specific content for TFCENV.
• Māori Tuākana Coordinator for the School of Environment (ENV).
• Co-led establishing a postgraduate ENV Māori and Pacific space.
• Project Co-lead for Te Manu Whititua - Building cultural competency of ENV staff (including Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi).
• Developed Pūatatangi - Te Reo Māori course for beginners for staff and postgraduate students in the School of Environment.
• Providing cultural expertise, insight and advice to staff to support their teaching and research endeavours.
• Delivered cultural competency workshops for postgraduate students.
• Member of ENV Ako Innovation, Whanaungatanga, Outreach and Equity Committees.
• Member of Te Taura Here Pūtaiao (Faculty of Science Māori rōpū).
• Member of the Faculty of Science advisory rōpū developing a mātauranga Māori and kaupapa Māori stage two course (with the long-term goal of establishing a mātauranga Māori pathway).
• Developed traditional welcome for the Mānawa Mai Online Information Session for the Faculty of Science.

• Developed Quality Improvement Framework Teaching and Learning for the organisation.
• Developed Ako Wānanga resources and training including website.
• Delivered Ako Wānanga training nationally from Northland to Southland.
• Developed Ako Wānanga Peer Observation Framework.
• Presented Ako Wānanga at two International Conferences in London and Hawaii.

• Aligned to School of Applied Business, Architecture, Finance, IT, Marketing & Te Puna Ako (Teaching & Education Unit).
• Member of Unitec Academic Approvals Committee.
• Member of Teaching and Learning Committee.
• Developed and delivered a digital credential for academic and services staff - Te Tīpare: - A self evaluative tool for the embedding of mātauranga Māori in teaching, learning and professional practice at Unitec and Te Noho Kotahitanga: Treaty Based Partnership in Practice.
• Provided one-to-one assistance to Postgraduate students to develop Kaupapa Māori research components of PG Research.
• Developed and delivered Mātauranga Māori specific content for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the School of Business and Architecture.
• Assisted in the drafting and contributed to the subsequent approval of two postgraduate programs in the School of Business i.e. Masters of Applied Business/ Masters of Professional Accounting.
• Assisted in the drafting of the new Masters of Environmental Sciences and Postgraduate Diploma.
• Co-established Ngā Ia Vai - Māori and Pacific Students Support Network for the School of Architecture.
• Developed Unitec's first cultural induction "Find your tribe" as part of student onboarding process.
• Delivered basic Te Reo and Tikanga to Unitec Staff.
• Assisted in the embedding of Te Noho Kotahitanga and Te Tīpare in Teaching, Learning and curriculum development.
• Kaikōrero for Staff and Student pōwhiri.

• Evaluated and quality assured programmes (Māori) for Tertiary Education Sector against Te Hono o Te Kahurangi MMEQA framework for approval and accreditation.

• Assessed and graded Te Reo submissions for the Postgraduate Diploma in Digital and Collaborative Learning.
• Member of NZQA Panel for the Masters in Contemporary Education.