Māori Education Consultant

Promoting educational success for all Māori students
Angitu ako mō ngā tauira Māori katoa

Māori Education in Context

Angitu ako mō ngā tauira Māori katoa
Hitori Māori

Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Reo Māori

Ko au tāku reo
Belonging

Tūrangawaewae
Taonga

Pounamu
Kapahaka

Ngā taonga tuku iho
Harakeke

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
Pūrākau and Pakiwaitara

Māui fishes up Aotearoa
Whakatauki

Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei
Biculturalism

Culturally responsive practice

KO WAI AHAU?

Ko Hikurangi rāua ko Taranaki ōku maunga

Ko Waiapu rāua ko Waingongoro ōku awa

Ko Horouta rāua ko Aotea ōku waka

Ko Ngāti Porou rāua ko Ngāti Ruanui ōku iwi

Ko ahau te mokopuna o Te Wakatotora rāua ko Taitapuariki

Ko Kathie Rifle Tūwhakaara Raiwhara tāku ingoa

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome, and thanks for visiting!

Kia ora. I'm Kathie Rifle, a Māori Education Consultant located in the Waikato region. I look forward to sharing with you the variety of ways in which I can help you to make a difference in the education of Māori students in Aotearoa. Whether you are a school, an early childhood education provider, a tertiary provider, an alternative education provider, a parent, an iwi or hapū representative, a student, or somebody who works with rangatahi Māori/youth, then I look forward to working with you to promote success for Māori students of all ages.

With a variety of services to choose from, I'm sure you'll be happy working with me. Take a look around the website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me.

I hope to see you again! Check back later for new updates to my website. There's much more to come!

Mauri ora!