Te Waka Unua School · Canterbury
Māori Medium Kaiako (MMI Level 1 - Year Level Negotiable)
Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 28/01/2027, End Date: 27/01/2028 (Study Leave)Beginning teachers welcome
Te Waka Unua School in Canterbury is seeking a full-time Māori medium kaiako for Years 1–8, with the year level negotiable. This fixed-term role runs from 28 January 2027 to 27 January 2028 while the permanent teacher is on study leave. Beginning teachers are welcome, and the Māori immersion teachers allowance applies.
- Māori medium teaching role
- Year level negotiable
- Māori immersion teachers allowance
- Fixed term for study leave
Closes in 21 days
Applications close 9 Oct 2026, 5pm.
Read the full listing and applyOpens the Education Gazette, where the school takes applications.
The role
- Sector
- Primary
- Role
- Mātauranga Māori
- Hours
- full time
- Tenure
- fixed term
- Starts
- 28 Jan 2027
- Ends
- 27 Jan 2028
- Allowances
- Māori immersion teachers allowance (MITA)
- Listed
- 17 Sept 2026
In the school’s words
“Kei te rapu mātou i tētahi kaiako reorua. He tūnga e wātea ana mōna e ngākaunui ana ki te poipoi i ngā ākonga kia whakawhanakehia ngā pūmanawa me ngā wāwata o te tamaiti, whānau me te kura kia eke panuku…”
The school
Te Waka Unua School
- Type
- Full Primary
- Authority
- State
- Students
- 500
- Gender
- Co-Ed
- Address
- 476 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch