Kua Ao Te Rā - introduction to te ao Māori and te reo Māori for the legal profession 2025

Kua Ao Te Rā - introduction to te ao Māori and te reo Māori for the legal profession 2025

Starts: Postponed CPD hours: 4 Format: In-Person

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This half-day interactive workshop is designed to enhance your ability to connect with Māori as clients, stakeholders, and partners in an everyday capacity and will provide you with practical law-specific te reo Māori resources.

Learning objectives

By attending this workshop you will:

  • Develop an understanding of te ao Māori gaining confidence to enhance your practices and relationships when engaging in te ao Māori environments.
  • Participate in an interactive tikanga session and share ideas and experiences of how this can be implemented in both your professional and personal life.
  • In a te reo session, learn welcomes, appropriate responses, everyday phrasing and some specific legal introductions.

Presenter

Apimaera Thomas 2025 Apimaera Thomas
Kaupare Law and Consultancy, Auckland

Apimaera’s background is in the Māori health and legal sectors where he has developed programmes and delivered strategies that are focused on kaupapa Māori frameworks. He has a passion for helping people realise their full potential as well as developing their understanding of te ao Māori.

Comments from past attendees

  • “Api gave valuable insight into why things are done a certain way, not just how to do them”.
  • “Great energy, engagement, and enjoyable te reo”.
  • “I felt very comfortable knowing that I was surrounded by others at the same point in their learning journey as me”.

Cancellation and refund policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.

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