
UNDERSTANDING TE TIRITI (concise)
2.5 hours, self-paced (online), for organisations
This succinct and powerful insight into Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides a great starting point for considering what Te Tiriti means today.
Are you looking for Understanding Te Tiriti (concise) for individuals?
what's covered?
- Pre-treaty relationships
- Te Tiriti –the agreement
- Colonisation and its impacts
- Current issues and action
WHAT WILL YOU learn?
By the end of this workshop, you’ll:
- appreciate the historical and current relevance of Te Tiriti
- recognise some of the ongoing impacts of colonisation
- identify actions that you can take personally to uphold Te Tiriti.
WHAT will YOU RECEIVE?
Registering for this workshop, gives you six months’ access to:
- 2+ hrs of presenter videos
- reflective activities
- downloadable supporting resources
- a list of suggested readings and personal actions
- a completion certificate.
who's it for?
- This course is the concise version of our 5-hour self-paced workshop Understanding Te Tiriti (in-depth).
- This workshop is for anyone who is new to Te Tiriti and needs an overview, or who’s already done a Te Tiriti workshop and wants a refresher.
- Many organisations use this workshop as part of staff induction.
pricing
Groundwork aims to make Te Tiriti education accessible for everyone. We have different rates for our workshops depending on what type of organisation you are. A discount is applied if you buy multiple registrations at the same time. You also receive a discount if you purchase Stage 1 and 2 (Understanding and Applying) workshops together.
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Understanding Te Tiriti (concise) is now available as a SCORM package. Contact us for more information.
interested in what’s next?
After completing this course, organisations can continue to Stage 2: Applying Te Tiriti

Stage 2: applying
Once you have a foundational understanding of Te Tiriti, the critical next step is knowing its relevance and application to your work.
These workshops bring together our experience in applying Te Tiriti with your organisational knowledge to generate Te Tiriti honouring action.
applying te tiriti
Turn your understanding into action
- Self-paced or facilitated (online)
- Half day
APPLYING TE TIRITI (IN EDUCATION)
Bring Te Tiriti to life in your educational practice
- Self-paced (online)
- Half day
APPLYING TE TIRITI (IN HEALTH)
Improve health outcomes by honouring Te Tiriti
- Facilitated (online)
- 1 day
APPLYING TE TIRITI (SECTOR SPECIFIC)
Uphold Te Tiriti within your sector
- Facilitated (online or onsite)
- 1 day
Or bring a group together to discuss your learnings…
Download the accompanying resource Ka Mua, Ka Muri: Understanding Te Tiriti Discussion Guide. This discussion guide is for friends, family, workmates or community group members to reflect together on the Understanding Te Tiriti workshop. The questions included invite you to deepen your understanding of Te Tiriti and to develop actions.
Header photo courtesy of Archives New Zealand (2017)