Tātaiako: Cultural competencies for teachers of Māori learners (Ministry of Education & New Zealand Teachers Council, 2011) frames bicultural teaching practice by linking the Registered Teacher Criteria with five bicultural teaching competencies: Ako (effective pedagogy, including reciprocal teaching/ learning); Whanaungatanga (relationships, keeping connected, productive partnerships); Wananga (communication, problem solving, innovation); Manaakitanga (treating Māori students, whānau and iwi equitably); and Tangata Whenuatanga (identity, language, culture) (p.16).
These values are unpacked in terms of understanding and applying tikanga Māori cultural values and behaviours, using te reo Māori, being guided by Māori in my local community, and building reciprocal relationships with Māori ‘stakeholders’.