Morag Carter demonstrates the application of her Aotearoa NZ Histories card deck resource in the classroom.

Īhaka Martyn is the Kairuruku Whakaari / Script Co-ordinator for Playmarket. Here, he shares the work of Playmarket alongside some recommendations of Māori playwrights and plays for use in schools.

A collection of kēmu suggestions to refresh your kete. Included are intros/explanations with examples of how to play, shared by kaiako and wānanga contributors.

Whakarongo Tauranga, on behalf of Dramatic Inquiry Network Trust, introduces her unit ‘Who owns the paihikara, who owns the whenua’ for upper primary ākonga. The unit uses process drama to support learners to see Te Tiriti from the perspective of tangata whenua.

Annette Thomson shares her research into how space reflects our identity, with provocations on how we can shape our teaching spaces to reflect Aotearoa NZ and give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, referring to resources from WADNZ website.

Lisa Simpson shares her mahi with a Year 9 Drama class, grounding the intro work within her local area before launching into a process drama using The Huia Beak Brooch.

A series of videos hosted by Taylor Rogers featuring in depth interviews with leaders of Aotearoa theatre companies discussing their kaupapa and origin stories.

These webinars go through the resources available to plan your teaching and learning programmes, a detailed breakdown of each of the standards (1.1 91940 Explore the Function of Theatre Aotearoa / 1.2 91941 Participate in creative strategies to create a drama), setting up your conditions of assessment and making assessor judgements

Whakaari Aotearoa presents a new Interview series bringing visibility to Māori Theatre Practitioners and NZ Theatre Companies filmed November 2023.

Scholarship Webinar Videos for Students

Scholarship Webinar Videos for Kaiako

Watch the Behind the Page Interviews with New Zealand Playwrights.

A series of videos advocating the study of drama.

Bridget Crooks takes us through some outstanding options for how to navigate teaching online.

This presentation looks at the whakapapa that sits behind the kupu (words) in EN2 of 1.1 and 1.2 – manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. It presents an overall of the Māori world view and links to the mātāpono (values) that underpin these cultural concepts.

An interview with Rachel Tully and the set and props creators Anne Le Blond and Richard van den Berg from the Court Theatre.

An interview with Rachel Tully and lighting creator Giles Tanner from the Court Theatre.

A series of short videos on how Drama students develop skills in teamwork and collaboration.

This interview is between Rachel Tully and Costume Designer Hayley Douglas from the Court Theatre Christchurch NZ