Te Takapau is a Maori owned & operated Professional Development initiative, established for Maori by Maori within the Mataatua region.  Te Takapau facilitates educational, Maori visual art workshops that validate and make relevant traditional Maori knowledge for educators within the early childhood and junior school sector.

Te Takapau have been contracted by Te Kohanga Reo National Trust to develop Maori medium resources and presented at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference for Education in Hawaii 1999

TheMinistry Of Education and Te Takapau have initiated joint venture projects this year with with two accredited providers. In the year 2000; 

Te Takapau will be facilitating workshops on behalf of Maioha - a Waikato based Early Childhood Professional Development Trainer.

Te Takapau, with Special Education Service Eastern Bay Of Plenty will deliver the Special Education 2000 professional development to 25 early childhood centres throughout the Mataatua Region.
Te Takapau provides workshops and wananga that promote knowledge and practical skills to kaiako and whanau within kaupapa Maori and mainstream early childhood Centres.
 

"active learning and teaching for Maori by Maori"

Te Takapau is a Maori owned and operated Early Childhood & Junior School Professional Development Unit, within the Rohe o Mataatua, AOTEAROA Te Takapau has qualified and experienced facilitators Te Takapau promotes and protects Maori intellectual & cultural knowledge Te Takapau integrates current Early Childhood Curriculum development into all workshops & Wananga