Navigating the main sections of Tahatū, Te whakatere ki ngā wāhanga matua o Tahatū
Updated 12 May 2026
Find your way around Tahatū so you can easily guide people through the website when you’re supporting their career planning and development.
Tahatū is designed to be easy to navigate. Here are the main website sections and content that you and the people you’re working with can explore.
There are also activities for people to get to know Tahatū, including ones for site exploration.
HomepageWhārangi kāinga,
The homepage is designed to inspire and inform career seekers. It's organised into sections that highlight what's most useful:
- Quick links – Jump straight to career ideas or qualifications.
- Top tools and topics – Popular resources like the Interest quiz and Job Hunters' Workbook.
- Get advice – Guides on topics like choosing where to study, finding a job and making career decisions.
- News – The latest career news and insights.
The content on the homepage is updated regularly, so it's worth checking what's featured.
Navigation menuTahua whakatere,
The left-hand menu is the main way to move around Tahatū.
- Search – Find content quickly. You can search for specific job titles, qualifications, school subjects, or topics like CVs and apprenticeships. Then narrow your search by using the filters.
- The 5 main sections – Get inspired Kia whakaohooho, School and NCEA Kura, Study and training Ako, Work Mahi and Plan your future Whakamahere ā mua.
- My kete – A personal collection where people can save things they want to revisit, like career ideas, qualifications, Interest quiz results and helpful guides (they must be signed into their account to save to My kete).
You can click the Tahatū logo anytime to return to the homepage.
Career Practice HubPokapū Tikanga Aramahi,
The Career Practice Hub is a dedicated space for career practitioners, educators, iwi, communities, employers and agencies involved in education, employment and youth development across Aotearoa.
The hub brings together trusted tools, insights and strategies to support career education and strengthen career practice. Here you'll find resources like:
- Career conversations
- Career Malaga
- How to use the Job Hunters’ Workbook.
There is a link to the Career Practice Hub on the Tahatū homepage and in the footer.
The 5 main sectionsNgā wāhanga matua e 5,
Each section in the navigation panel covers a different part of the career journey.
Here’s what’s in each section and when to use it.
Get inspiredKia whakaohooho,
This section includes the Interest quiz and guides about values and skills.
When to use this section
Use this section when someone isn't sure what they want or is at the beginning of their career journey.
School and NCEAKura,
This section includes NCEA subject information and guides about choosing subjects.
When to use this section
Use this section when working with school-age students and their parents.
Study and trainingAko,
This section includes 4,000+ qualifications, apprenticeships and fees information.
When to use this section
Use this section when people want to upskill or retrain.
WorkMahi,
This section includes 800+ career ideas, 270+ career idea videos, kaupapa Māori career ideas and guides about finding and applying for jobs.
When to use this section
Use this section with people who are job hunting or exploring careers.
Plan your futureWhakamahere ā mua,
This section includes guides about career decision making and next steps.
When to use this section
Use this section when people are ready to make a career choice.
Practical guides for every stepNgā aratohu whaitake mō ia kaupae,
Tahatū has more than 65 guide pages with practical tips to help at every stage of the career journey. They're written in plain language, and sometimes include downloadable worksheets.
You'll also find CV templates and CV examples to help people create a personalised CV.
Guides are found within each section. Look for them under the Get advice section of the homepage and section landing pages or the Guides section within career idea pages.
Kaupapa Māori career ideasNgā whakaaro aramahi kaupapa Māori,
Tahatū features a collection of career ideas that are unique to Aotearoa New Zealand –roles where you use te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori in your everyday mahi.
These include careers like:
- Kaikaranga – Weaver
- Kaitiaki taiao māori – Kaitiaki ranger
- Pouako – Māori medium teacher
Kaupapa Māori career ideas include a video of someone in the role and the pages can be read in te reo Māori or English.
Video libraryPuna ataata,
Use the video library to watch career idea videos and find out what it’s like to work in 200+ jobs.
Work area playlists – career idea videosNgā rārangipurei wāhi mahi – ngā ataata whakaaro aramahi,
Career idea videos are grouped into playlists by work area. These videos tell you what it's like to work in a particular job and how you can get into it.
Career advice playlistsNgā rārangipurei tohutohu aramahi,
Career advice videos give easy-to-understand advice on the important parts of a career journey, like how to figure out what success looks like and how to look for a job.