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23 November 2021
Weaving whānau connections through raranga
Elisa Graham was adopted and raised by a Pākehā family. She’s found that studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has helped her bridge the gap with her Māori heritage.
22 November 2021
Spreading Māori knowledge for teachers
Tauranga kindergarten teacher Toia Palmer plans to use her own teaching experiences and qualifications gained at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to support other early childhood teachers to grow their understanding and application of kaupapa Māori.
19 November 2021
Learning te reo Māori about more than just words
Learning the poetic Māori language and understanding tikanga Māori is an important part of being a New Zealander, says Nick Chin.
18 November 2021
Fonterra kaimahi to inspire workmates with raranga
Hamilton 25-year-old Estelle Waaka is aiming to take the skills and knowledge she has gained from Te Wananga o Aotearoa’s raranga (weaving) programme to inspire her Fonterra workmates.
17 November 2021
Te reo makes successful return to Russell
The first te reo Māori course to be held in Russell in eight years has been dubbed a resounding success, despite the impacts of COVID-19 forcing tauira into an unfamiliar online learning environment.
15 November 2021
A korowai for her Māori Battalion koro
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira Marie Clarke has spent the last year weaving a korowai hihimā or cloak as a tribute to her late koro Private Natanahira Wiwarena, a 28th Māori Battalion veteran.
12 November 2021
Support for Pasifika police prep tauira
A partnership with the Quality Education Services (QES) Tupu Aotearoa team has seen Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Pasifika tauira on the Police Preparation programme in Māngere being supported through the extended COVID-19 lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau.
11 November 2021
Connecting with whakapapa through weaving
For Alberta Harmer, studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) has become a journey of both learning the art and more about her whakapapa.
8 November 2021
Changing lanes
Stuck in traffic on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, on her way home from another day at her unsatisfying and uninspiring mahi, Ngahuia Thomas knew there had to be a better way.
02 November 2021
Tūwhitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitū
It’s a familiar feeling for many on their te reo Māori journey and one Tanya Tucker knows well.
26 October 2021
Spike staking his claim to become a police officer
Kirikiriroa youth worker Spike Taylor has been dreaming for years of stepping up to be a police officer and he’s now set to make that a reality with the help of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
18 October 2021
The hard work starts at home
Working with young people in Ōtāhuhu, Elaine Poutoa has seen first-hand the issues they face. Poverty, crime, bullying, homelessness, self-harm, Elaine has seen what it does to young people and wanted to do something about it.
