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  • 3 September, 2021

    Donna follows her passion for manaakitanga

    Forty-year-old Donna (Ngāti Apakura), a solo parent from Te Awamutu, last year completed a Ngā Potoko Whakarara Oranga - Bachelor in Bicultural Social Work at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, after earlier getting a Certificate qualification.

  • 1 September, 2021

    British teacher steps up to bilingual unit in Ōpōtiki

    British migrant Caroline Willis had been teaching mainstream classes in the UK and New Zealand for more than 25 years.

  • 31 August, 2021

    Right where he belongs

    After first coming to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa as a tauira wanting to learn whakairo, he went on to become a kaiako, taught in Whangārei for three years before returning to Tāmaki, where he is now a student support adviser at our Māngere campus.

  • 9 August, 2021

    Taking up the challenge

    Darryl Thomson – better known in music circles as DLT – says when he met arts icon and educator Sandy Adsett at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Heretaunga, “he challenged me”.

  • 2 August, 2021

    Crowds gather to honour artist

    Hundreds of people gathered to acknowledge the work and career of one of our finest artists on Saturday with the opening of the Toi Koru – Sandy Adsett exhibition at Pātaka Art + Museum in Porirua.

  • 28 July, 2021

    Rare exhibition for arts icon

    A solo exhibition covering the 50 year career of one of Māoridom’s most important artists launches next weekend in Porirua.

  • 20 July, 2021

    Forestry course helps young father turn life around

    Charlie Wallace has previously had some struggles, including minor brushes with the law, but has turned his life around after completing a forestry course through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Rotorua.

  • 19 July 2021

    Kōwhaiwhai – a lens into te ao Māori

    Toni uses kōwhaiwhai as a lens for her tauira (students) to see te ao Māori on the Toi Maruata (the certificate in Māori and Indigenous Art) that she teaches.

  • 9 July, 2021

    Rangatahi now aiming for military careers

    Two Waikato-Tainui rangatahi from troubled backgrounds now have military careers firmly in their sights.

  • 7 July 2021

    Keita keeps learning to benefit her business

    After running a successful business with no formal business education behind her, Keita Miru got to a stage where she wanted to upskill herself and fill a few gaps she’d identified in her business plan.

  • 28 June 2021

    Course gives Minoo a clearer picture of community

    Minoo has just completed the Level 4 Manaaki Tangata Certificate in Bicultural Social Services programme at the Māngere campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and says it has given her a much better understanding of other cultures and people.

  • 25 June 2021

    Jo enjoys sharing her knowledge

    Jo Ngaia has learned from some of the best and is now sharing her raranga (weaving) skills on to others.

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