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  • 18 February, 2022

    Te Wānanga o Aotearoa appoints Nepia Winiata as chief executive

    Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is pleased to announce the appointment of Nepia Winiata (Ngāti Raukawa) as chief executive.

  • 17 February 2022

    Mau rākau returns to Tauranga campus

    Mau rākau is once again being offered at the Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Tauranga campus and will be taught by highly skilled kaiako, Tamahau Tangitu.

  • 15 February 2022

    Making tikanga the everyday norm

    The practice and values of tikanga is relevant in our everyday lives and isn’t something just to be kept on the marae.

  • 14 February 2022

    Reconnecting to home through te reo Māori

    Learning te reo Māori has been a way for husband and wife, Alistair and Shari Kydd to reconnect with Aotearoa after spending a big chunk of their lives living across the ditch.

  • 10 February 2022

    Mum of four now taking on police role

    She has four children aged five to 12. But that hasn’t stopped Hamilton’s Akesa Taufa achieving her goal of becoming a police officer, with support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) along the way.

  • 08 February 2022

    Top CrossFit athlete promotes health through education

    Aritaku Robens is one of the countries top CrossFit athletes passing on his skills and knowledge through his role as a kaiako (teacher) at the Wānanga.

  • 03 February 2022

    From wānanga student to wānanga teacher

    Tiffany Makoare was once a student at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa but now teaches her own class in the King Country town of Taumarunui.

  • 1 February 2022

    Māori performing arts alive in North Waikato

    A true performer, Whaea Parehiwa Totorewa has been teaching and sharing her passion for all things performing arts and te ao Māori for over 30 years.

  • 26 January 2022

    Passionate te reo Māori teacher educating local community

    Growing up on the marae and listening to the elders kōrero (speak) in te reo Māori was a founding moment in Teinakore Harawira’s upbringing.

  • 21 January 2022

    Taking power over your health through Rongoā

    For David Jones, Rongoā - the study of traditional Māori medicine, is about giving people the knowledge and tools to take power over their health and wellbeing.

  • 10 January 2022

    Dave meets Dave

    A dyslexic solo-dad with mild autism and ADHD, battling homelessness and overcoming a drinking problem credits Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with helping him find himself and turn his life around.

  • 13 December 2021

    Wāhine take up mau rākau in Waikato

    Mau rākau is traditionally seen as a male-dominated Māori martial art. But a group of wāhine at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton) have been challenging that stereotype.

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