Drama Resources for New Zealand Senior Secondary Schools - Ko Te Ao Toi Whakaari: He Puka Rauemi ma Aotearoa is aimed at senior secondary students - Years 11, 12 and 13. It offers resources for students and teachers of drama to create, perform and study whakaari (drama). These resources can be used for both NCEA and general drama study, and include material on the theoretical, historical and practical aspects of drama and theatre. The book uses the language of the Drama curriculum and a te reo Maori translation of important terms to help students and teachers develop their appreciation and understanding of the bicultural nature of New Zealand.
The authors are Secondary drama teachers with postgraduate qualifications who have recent teaching experience as well as research experience.