Kimoro Taiepa

Facilitated foundational treaty education through Tōnui program, enhancing staff understanding.

Led the development of Tōnui 2.0 with a focus on Tikanga Māori

Contributed to MfE Tikanga Project, ensuring alignment with Māori cultural practices.

Participated in Te Rōpū Māori Steering Committee, promoting Māori interests and perspectives.

Compiled and analyzed data for cultural capability survey, delivering comprehensive reports.

Advised SWIR initiative with mana whenua, fostering collaborative relationships.

Managed Mahere Reo portfolio for MFE, advancing Te Reo language initiatives.

• Co-taught Level 6 Te Reo Māori program with total immersion approach.
• Facilitated eight noho marae annually to enhance cultural learning.
• Developed comprehensive teaching plans, resources, and assessments for effective instruction.
• Recruited and enrolled students through structured interviews each year.
• Utilised online Moodle portal, iAkoranga, to facilitate remote learning.
• Contributed to ongoing program development initiatives for continuous improvement.

• 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 rape).
• Member of the Faculty of Science advisory ropu 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.

• 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.

• Established Quality Improvement Framework for Teaching and Learning within organization.
• Created Ako Wānanga resources, including a comprehensive training website.
• Delivered Ako Wānanga training sessions nationwide from Northland to Southland.
• Developed Ako Wānanga Peer Observation Framework to enhance collaboration among educators.
• Presented Ako Wānanga initiatives at international conferences in London and Hawaii.