Te whakaatu māramatanga ki ngā kai taketake me te pānga ki te oranga tangata
This standard asks you to show you understand indigenous/native foods—where they come from, how they're used, and why they matter for health and wellbeing. You need to pick one native food and explain its characteristics, cultural practices around it, and how it affects people's health and whānau/community life.
You identify a native food and describe its characteristics and link to wellbeing, showing basic understanding of how it matters to health.
You explain the characteristics of the native food and analyze why its cultural practices and use are important for wellbeing, with some supporting evidence.
You evaluate the characteristics of the native food in depth, analyze the relationship between cultural practices and wellbeing using supporting evidence, and demonstrate sophisticated understanding of how it impacts health at individual and community levels.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.