Stewart, Georgina TuariBenade, LeonSmith, ValanceWells, AlastairYates, Amanda2026-01-132026-01-132025-01-15New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, ISSN: 0028-8276 (Print); 2199-4714 (Online), Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 60(1), 25-34. doi: 10.1007/s40841-024-00373-z0028-82762199-4714http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20484Following up on our recent article in this journal, this research note discusses the range of names used in Māori school settings for flexible learning spaces (FLS) and innovative learning environments (ILE), There are various existing Māori names for FLS/ILE, which fall into two types: individual names and category names. We consider several of these names as a way to explore this concept and provide a background for positing ‘he wāhi ako’ as a generic name for Māori FLS/ILE, which translates into English as ‘Māori learning space(s).’Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy39 Education13 EducationEducationFlexible learning spaces (FLS)Innovative learning environments (ILE)Kaupapa MāoriMāori learning spaces/He wāhi akoJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1007/s40841-024-00373-z