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  • 26 June 2023

    Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award honour roll

    At Te Wānanga o Aotearoa we’re lucky to have a talented bunch of kaimahi who dedicate themselves to their mahi, each and every day.

  • 22 June 2023

    Mokopuna motivate te reo Māori journey

    Mokopuna were the motivator for education consultant Lara Meyer to begin her journey towards revitalising te reo Māori in her whānau.

  • 21 June 2023

    Porirua mum overcomes doubts to graduate in rongoā Māori

    Two years ago, if you told Kaya Grace that she would be a graduate of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she might not have believed you.

  • 19 June 2023

    Christchurch mum helps bring te reo Māori back to her whānau

    Ever since she was a young girl, Alicia Ward had a deep desire to connect with her whakapapa (genealogy) and immerse herself in te ao Māori (the Māori world).

  • 13 June 2023

    Studying reo Māori gives Hastings dad new lease on life

    Studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has given Hastings dad, Tipuna Edward Smith, a new lease on life after many years of battling with his mental health.

  • 08 June 2023

    Getting into the forest right choice for rangatahi

    Rheeco admits he would be up to ‘nothing good’ if he wasn’t where he is now. Currently he’s deep in the Kaingaroa forest, using a chainsaw to cut down trees with a thinning crew.

  • 06 June 2023

    Wānanga Team Leadership programme uplifts Christchurch local

    Christchurch local, Sai Vaega has always aspired to make a positive impact in his community and the well-being of those around him.

  • 23 May 2023

    Dyslexia was no barrier for wānanga student

    Small business owner, Kawhena Rangihaeata Puha, overcame her struggles with dyslexia to complete the Level 4 Certificate in Small Business last year at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

  • 17 May 2023

    Multiple sclerosis diagnosis leads to rongoā Māori studies

    After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 19, Arron Learmond began a journey of learning, researching and experimenting with herbal medicine and rongoā Māori.

  • 16 May 2023

    Representing tāne in the weaving classroom

    Weku Kereopa may have been the only tāne (male) in his raranga (weaving) class but that didn’t deter him from completing the Diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art.

  • 15 May 2023

    Wānanga programme helps young mum gain employment

    After completing the Certificate in Tākaro, Sport and Exercise at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Ellerose Vanderaa secured a job as assistant manager at Jetts Fitness in Whakatāne.

  • 11 May 2023

    A love for weaving leads to Māori art degree

    Loren Riddall began her raranga (weaving) journey in 2019 and this year she will graduate from Maunga Kura Toi, Bachelor of Māori Art, Raranga.

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