Capability beyond the basics

Momentum for Teams is an eight-week online course designed for organisations whose people already have a base and are ready to use Māori more naturally at work. Across a supported cohort, your team develops workplace language for meetings, coordination, role allocation, project updates, andprofessional relationship-building.

This course supports organisations to take language capability beyond the basics and into confident, daily use. By the end, learners are better equipped to participate, coordinate, and communicate in te reo Māori across everyday interactions and higher-visibility moments.

Outcomes Enabled

  • Momentum for Teams is designed as the next stage after Foundations for Teams, giving organisations a clear, cohesive journey rather than one-off training. It builds from shared foundations into more confident workplace use, so capability grows in a structured way that is easier to support and sustain across the team.

  • Strengthen how your team shows up in meetings, from opening and guiding through to contribution and closing. The course supports a shared standard for professional meeting language, helping staff participate with confidence and reducing reliance on a few individuals to carry cultural moments.

  • Support clearer internal communication by giving teams language for roles, responsibilities, and contributions. This helps teams allocate work more smoothly and acknowledge others with integrity, strengthening both operational clarity and workplace culture.

  • Equip teams with practical language that supports everyday coordination, task movement, and collaboration. By building shared verbs, instructions, and teamwork structures, the course improves consistency across the workday, making it easier for te reo Māori to be used naturally and repeatedly.

  • Support culturally grounded practice by providing guidance on the purpose and appropriate workplace use of essential incantations. This strengthens confidence and consistency, ensuring language is used with care, correctly placed, and aligned with professional settings.

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Momentum for Teams includes weekly live sessions designed for practical team interaction and guided application, with recordings provided for anyone who cannot attend live. Your cohort also receives lifetime access to learning resources and materials, along with certificates of completion for each participant. To keep the experience cohesive and easy to manage, we provide a dedicated Team Learning Suite, bringing together your schedule, resources, certificates, and clear next steps to support ongoing learning beyond the course.

Delivery Inclusions

Certificates of Completion
Private Learning Suite
Lifetime Access
Weekly Live Sessions
Eight Modules

Our Three Step Approach

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Establish the Right Starting Point

Before delivery begins, we run a short pre-engagement survey to understand your team, your context, and what “good” looks like for your organisation. This includes a light level check so staff are placed appropriately and expectations are clear from the start.

( 02 )

Build Capability Through Delivery

Across eight weeks, we deliver structured learning that prioritises immediate workplace use, supported by interactive practice and clear cultural guidance. Sessions are designed to be practical and consistent, so people can build confidence without feeling put on the spot.

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Prove Impact and Support Next Steps

At the end of the course, learners complete a post-course survey to reflect progress and confidence shifts. We then provide a next steps survey that supports autonomy and recommends practical pathways based on each learner’s goals, role, and comfort level. This helps the learning continue, rather than ending at week eight.

Course Delivery

Duration: 8 Weeks

Cadence: 1 Hour Per Week Live Session

Delivery: Online via Teams

Between Sessions: Optional Practice Online

Recordings: Provided for Catch-Up

Course Modules

A natural progression from Foundations for Teams, this curriculum supports the application phase of your team’s Māori language journey. It is designed to move learning into daily workplace use through scenario-led modules that strengthen meeting language, coordination, role allocation, project communication, and professional connection, building confidence through practical repetition and real context.

  • Focus on confidently participating in and leading workplace meetings, using Māori phrases that you can apply immediately.

    • Learn key phrases to start, guide, and close meetings

    • Practice asking questions and making suggestions politely

    • Gain confidence contributing to discussions in Māori

  • Build your ability to coordinate and work effectively with colleagues using practical Māori structures.

    • Use passive instructions naturally

    • Expand your workplace vocabulary, including key verbs for team tasks

    • Practice phrases for everyday teamwork scenarios

  • Learn to describe and assign team roles clearly, improving communication and collaboration.

    • Identify and describe different roles within your team

    • Assign responsibilities using Māori phrases

    • Recognise colleagues' contributions appropriately

  • Enhance your introductions in Māori by including more names and context, helping you connect meaningfully with colleagues.

    • Practice introducing yourself confidently

    • Learn to introduce colleagues in a professional way

    • Use phrases suitable for both formal and casual workplace contexts

  • Develop the skills to plan, describe, and report on projects using Māori language structures.

    • Talk about project stages and progress

    • Practice reporting updates to colleagues or leaders

    • Learn phrases for tracking and delegating tasks

  • Express appreciation and provide positive feedback to colleagues in appropriate ways.

    • Give compliments confidently in Māori

    • Express thanks and appreciation effectively

    • Practice respectful ways of providing feedback

  • Deepen your understanding of essential karakia (incantations), learning when and how to use them in workplace contexts.

    • Learn key work-focused karakia

    • Understand context and meaning behind each karakia

    • Practice reciting with confidence and correct pronunciation

  • Learn to engage respectfully with external contacts, building professional relationships in Māori.

    • Use greetings and check-ins with stakeholders

    • Acknowledge support and maintain rapport

    • Gain phrases for professional communication

Course Investment

Investment is structured by cohort size and invoiced directly to your organisation. Payment schedules and terms are outlined in your agreement and confirmed at booking. For organisations planning multiple cohorts, we offer multi-cohort agreements to streamline delivery and lock in pricing for the agreed period. We will confirm the most suitable tier once we understand your participant numbers, timing, and delivery preferences.

  • Designed for leadership groups and close working teams who value a high-touch learning environment. This cohort size supports strong participation, personalised facilitation, and steady confidence building across a smaller group. Investment is $4,000 + GST for up to 10 participants.

  • Our most popular option, designed for momentum and engagement without losing quality. It creates a strong learning dynamic while still allowing space for interaction, guided practice, and individual confidence to grow. Investment is $6,000 + GST for up to 25 participants.

  • A practical option for larger organisations seeking broad reach while maintaining a structured, guided learning experience. Well suited to all-staff foundations, large teams across functions, or organisation-wide capability uplift delivered in a single intake. Investment is $7,500 + GST for up to 50 participants.

  • For cohorts above 50 participants, multiple sites, or wider implementation, we provide tailored pricing and delivery recommendations. We will propose the approach that best supports engagement, including options for multiple cohorts or staged delivery. Enquire for a tailored quote.

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Professional Reflections

Hear from professionals nationwide on their learning experience with Manawa Māori. These reflections speak to what shifts when learning is structured, practical, and supported, and the confidence that follows as everyday use begins to feel natural.

Momentum for Teams is facilitated by Ella, founder of Manawa Māori. As a language learner herself, she brings a deeply practical understanding of what helps confidence grow, especially in workplace settings where people want to participate well, without feeling put on the spot. Ella is known for building strong learning foundations alongside teams, combining cultural integrity with clear structure and immediate application. For organisations continuing on from Foundations for Teams, this also provides a consistent delivery style and learning rhythm, so capability can build seamlessly from one stage to the next. Her facilitation style is calm, precise, and encouraging, supporting learners to progress steadily and use te reo Māori with credibility, care, and ease.

Course Facilitator

Learn with Ella

A few practical details to support your decision and help you begin with clarity. If you have a question that is not covered here, you are welcome to reach out, and we will point you in the right direction.

Before You Begin

  • Momentum for Teams is designed for beginner to intermediate workplace learners. It is a natural next step for teams who have completed Foundations for Teams, or who already have a basic foundation and want more confident workplace use.

  • The course is delivered live online across eight weeks. Sessions are facilitated and highly applied, designed to support participation while still respecting busy schedules.

  • Recordings are provided, so learners can catch up and stay aligned with the cohort. This also supports revision and confidence building between sessions.

  • In addition to the weekly one hour live session, we recommend one to two hours of optional practice and review to reinforce learning and build confidence. For completion, participants are only required to attend the one hour live session each week. The course content is structured with clear priorities, so learners can progress without feeling overloaded.

  • We use a pre-engagement survey and level check to understand your team and establish the right starting point. This helps set expectations, supports learner confidence, and ensures the course is fit for purpose.

  • We use pre-course and post-course surveys to understand learner confidence and track shifts over time. We also provide a next steps survey that supports learner autonomy, with pathway recommendations based on goals and comfort level. Following the eight-week learning block, we provide a detailed progress report to support your organisation’s visibility and next steps planning.

  • Please use this enquiry form, and we will follow up to confirm your team size, preferred timing, and any relevant context. We will then propose the most suitable intake or delivery option for your organisation.

  • Each organisation receives a private portal, with cohorts clearly organised in one place. It brings together your programme schedule, course details, resources, recordings where applicable, certificates, and guided next steps, creating a single, well-structured hub for coordinators to stay aligned throughout the course and beyond.

  • Yes. Participants receive certificates of completion, and these are also housed within the Team Learning Suite for easy access.

  • Pricing covers facilitation, cohort delivery, access to resources, recordings where applicable, certificates, and the Team Learning Suite. We will confirm the appropriate tier based on participant numbers and your delivery needs.

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